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Best Recording of Scheherazade

What recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade do you find the most enjoyable? I've listened to four different recordings in the last 24 hours. London Symph under Svetlanov, Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte Carlo under Lawrence Foster, Berliner Philharmoniker under Karajan, and New York Phil under Masur. Out of these, I'd rank them as such:
1)Karajan
2)Masur
Distant 3) Foster
4) Svetlanov

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rar1
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I have always enjoyed the version conducted by Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the RCA Victor "Living Stereo" Series. Worth checking out.

Regards, Rich
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rar1
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Depending, of course, where you happened to be seated. I remember the old Acoustic Research catalogs from the 1970's, where they would show pictures of some recital hall with AR speakers (usually 12 or so speakers) providing the sound for the venue.  

Rich 
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