Excellent recording of Mozart Jupiter No.41 ?

Hi 6chac -- I've been battling with the sound of violins in my system... too glassy (or is it my imagination?) Cheers!

I like the newer small group recordings better like Saraste/Virgin (2 CD set late symphonies budget price) or
Glover/ASV etc have much clearer more agile perspective of sound which seem to suite Mozart better.

The Walter, Bernstein, Bohm etc are a bit heavy and old school.....good only if you want warm romantic readings, the Mackerras/Telarc is OK but nothing special to me.

The Hogwood and Marriner versions are pretty good.

I've heard the Saraste Mozart, found them empty, thin, and lifeless.

Gregm, say... You imagine the imaginations? Cheers! Hahaha...

Kmplerer/Philharmonia takes the Sym almost exactly as the Walter/Columbia, just a tad more guto in the tempo, maybe a finer orchestra as well. But like I say very very close performances. So I'd go Kmplerer. The Mackeras/Prague is excellent as well, but the room acoustics=recording is bad, not warm like the Kemplerer/Walter.