An unexpected reluctance to participate ina blind comparison
[snip] At one time I was pretty good at
picking-out a performance by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
because Ormandy whipped that group into an unmistakeable "sound". But he's
been gone for several generations, and whatever it was that he brought to the
Philadelphians is long gone with him.
Ormandy is recognizable because he generally reduced tempi compared to
others and coaxed a dreamy sound out of the orchestra. Their recording of
The Firebird - especially at the end - is so very different for -any-
other rendition I've ever heard. Beautiful, too!
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