The report I just received is that it's not the BPO but the Berliner
Staatskapelle. Here is what one e-source said to try to get me to buy it:

   "Seldom have Beethoven's works been performed so well, by such
   a strong ensemble, with modern recording technology.  Owing a
   slight stylistic debt to Wilhelm Furtwangler, Barenboim delivers
   an expressive and powerful, yet thoroughly original, Beethoven
   cycle that is already garnering critical acclaim." This same
   retailer is offering the package for $59.48.

Has anyone actually heard the set?

Chris Bonds