On Saturday, 12 August 2017 21:43:36 UTC+3, tony sayer wrote:

Couldn't agree more a very nice "light" sound to it and yes, those
simple mic arrangements sometimes cam be excellent.

Indeed. Phil mention ORTF, which was at one time very widely used. Don mentioned the Jecklin disc - that was also very popular, and with two omnis, gave a wonderful open sound. XY and AB pairs seem to be the order of the day these days in most concert halls.

Iain