Hi-Do Shin ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...  I am primarily interested in the Vegh set (although, the new budget
>release of the Talich looks very tempting).  Now, I noticed that there
>are three releases available, and I was wondering if somebody could help
>me sort this out please?  What is the difference between them, if any?
>(I noticed the M&A release was recorded in 1952, and I don't have any
>recording information on the other two.)

The Auvidis set is from the 1970s IIRC.  I only have the late quartets
from that set but they are generally very fine indeed.

The 1952 set on M&A is interesting; there are some controversial things
on it, but the Beethoven Quartets are a broad church.

Deryk Barker
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