Virginia Knight asks:

>A friend of mine is a huge Beethoven enthusiast and is sad that her
>favourite recording of the 9th symphony is a cassette that has been
>loved to death and is no longer playable.
>
>The performance is Rudolf Kempe conducting the Munich Philharmonic and
>it used to be available (in Britain) on the Classics for Pleasure label.
>Now, has it been picked up anywhere else on CD?

Lucky her.  She can get all 9 Beethoven symphonies plus the Prometheus,
Egmont, and Leonore No.  3 overtures from Berkshire Record Outlet for
the low, low price of $17.94 (6 records in the set!).

Go to www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com and put the argument "Beethoven Kempe"
in the search engine.

Steve Schwartz