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Rather than embracing the heavily romanticized style that was then prevalent, Leibowitz anticipates later, historically informed approaches: his tempos are fresh and flowing, his articulation clean, and his orchestral textures remarkably transparent.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA central part of this recording’s enduring appeal lies in its exceptional sound quality, achieved by the celebrated Decca engineering team, working here on assignment for Reader’s Digest, who originally commissioned the sessions. The audio was supervised by Kenneth Wilkinson, regarded as one of the greatest classical recording engineers of the 20th century. 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