Mitch Friedfeld asks:

>Is there such a thing as a disc(s) that contain all the Beethoven
>overtures?  Recommendations please.

There are quite a few single discs devoted to the Beethoven overtures,
but they wouldn't have every one of them: Harnoncourt/Teldec, Levi/Telarc,
Rogner/Berlin Classics, Szell/Sony, Drahos/Naxos, and Harding/Virgin.

Marriner has two 2-cd sets of all the overtures; one is a Philips Duo,
the other a Capriccio 2-cd set.

Personally, I'd opt for the Harnoncourt or Szell.  However, I do wonder
about the merit of having a disc of overtures; sounds a little mind-numbing.

Don Satz
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