Andrey Yaroshinsky & The Gnessin Academy Chamber Orchestra

[Dangerous]

This sounds great! I'm a little confused as to whether or not people automate levels on orchestral mixes (outside of cinematic arrangements). It sounds like you did because the crescendos (and decrescendos, etc) are very smooth and have more impact than what I was hearing in the original recording.

Again, a joy to listen to.

Thanks Mike, Yeah, no automation or compression happening here. I think it's just arranging the tracks for the best translation of the performance overall. There were some spot mic tracks that I inverted and the "Hall" track from memory also. The accumulative effects here may be the contributing factor.
I would love to see a professional engineer work on assembling a performance like this. I think it would be a real eye opener.