Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Colin Davis - Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 (2007) [SACD]

There's a lot of ear candy here: a perfect balance of harp, cornet, and orchestra in Un bal; the distant and not-so-distant rolling thunder of the timpani at the end of the Scène aux champs; and the mournfully tolling church bell at a climatic point of the final movement. The sound of the string basses merits special mention: Seldom do you hear such clean articulation in those lowest registers. -- Ultraaudio.com, May 2008