"Robert Stumpf, II" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I have developed a desire to do a deeper investigation of the music of >Bobby Schumann. I am thinking about adding Sawallisch's set to my >collection. I already have Kubelik as well as Furtwangler's 4th. >Any opinions? Sawallisch is one of the better ones--many find it the best--though the recorded sound has always been a little thin and bright, to my memory. That refers to the EMI LPs. I've never heard the CDs. Incidentally, there are two Kubelik sets that I know of, one on DG the other on Sony. I haven't listened to either for years, though I think the DG is the better one. The Sony was very distantly recorded--but again, I haven't listented to them in a while. Roger Hecht