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Yes, this is an outstanding Sinfonia but the stereo experience simply pales in comparison to the surround experience which is, afaik, unparalleled. The distribution of the voices takes great advantage of the additional dimensions.
And, yes, it is better than Lintu's limp performance and Pons' as well. The only real competition, musically speaking, is Péter Eötvös conducting the Göteborg Symfoniker and London Voices on DGG.