Mimi Ezust:

> I am very fond of my set of Klemperer cds.  The detail in them is superb,
> and the sound is super, even though it is about fifty years old.  When
> you are collecting Beethoven symphonies, though, it's difficult to stop
> with one performance.

True enough, though there is still the problem of shelf space, not
to mention time for listening.  I have owned a number of Beethoven sets
over many years and have given away all but the quintessential Weingartner
and the Szell.  I have kept a few singles: Cantelli #7, Horenstein #9,
Rattle #6, etc.  At my age it is increasingly hard to listen to any
Beethoven with anything like fresh ears, and I have to give lots of
breathing room between my approaches to these masterpieces.

David Lamb in Seattle

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