The greatest performance of this symphony bar none is a late fifties recording by Fritz Reiner/Chicago Symphony. I don't know it is available anywhere but it was aprt of a set "The Last Three Symphonies." The sound is good but the performance is astonishing; the counterpoint of the last movement is so brilliantly architected that all others pale by comparison--and there are other good performances.
My favorites, in rough order, would be Hogwood, Mackerras, and Karl Bohm. Last I checked, however, the Hogwood was only available in a boxed set of Mozart symphonies--a great value if you want the works, but an expensive way to get one or two. If anyone knows otherwise, please let us know.
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