I own the Philips / Gardiner requiem and I like the performance, but I would not recommend the sound quality, which is adequate but not spectacular. I think it's an early (1990) DDD recording. You could try it, but I doubt it would be much better than your Telarc.
My experience is that a recent (since 1995) CD remaster of an older analogue recording is usually better than an early (1995 or earlier) full digital (DDD) recording. Also I'm not a big fan of Philips releases ... they don't have the sparkle of a good Decca recording for me.
I'm inclined to wait until I have a high-res. player (SACD or DVDA) before purchasing a replacement to the Gardiner.
My experience is that a recent (since 1995) CD remaster of an older analogue recording is usually better than an early (1995 or earlier) full digital (DDD) recording. Also I'm not a big fan of Philips releases ... they don't have the sparkle of a good Decca recording for me.
I'm inclined to wait until I have a high-res. player (SACD or DVDA) before purchasing a replacement to the Gardiner.