Richter's Well Tempered Clavier


I recently bought the cd version of Richter's recording of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier.

The sound is pretty bad: A combination of muffled + reverb-ish that is hard to listen to after a few minutes.

Is there an alternate cd version that is better? LP?
jimjoyce25

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I appreciate the suggestion, but what I'm looking for is whether a better-sounding version of Richter's recording is available.
Uru975: Thank you for the eBay suggestion. Is it true that the LP versions lack the weird muffled sound of the cd version? (The one I have is RCA Gold Seal.) Any idea why the cd version is so bad?
Thanks Michael. From what you say, it sounds like the problem may be limited to the cd version on RCA. (If the same problem was on LP, you would have noticed it as a problem, not as a difference in set-up, because everyone who listens to the cd version finds it completely unlistenable after a few minutes.)
btw: Here is a youtube video of two selections from the cd. Th excessive decay/echo is relevantly similar to what is heard on a good system. Please let me know if the LP is an improvement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRZfA5gv-dE&feature=related