London Symphony Orchestra, Horenstein, David Oistrakh - Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Bruch: Scottish Fantasy (2015) [Hi-Res]

Both of these recordings were made within a few months of each other in 1962 at the Walthamstow Assembly Rooms in north-east London. The Brahms was made for Reader's Digest and engineered by legendary Decca wizard, Kenneth Wilkinson, the Bruch for Decca without Mr. Wilkinson! They were the first two of just eight studio recordings made by Horenstein with the LSO (of the rest, all but one was recorded for Unicorn Records between 1969 and 1972). Both were excellent stereo recordings for their era and, with the lightest touch of XR remastering and minimal restoration requirements, have come up marvellously here.