Jeff Grossman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hello, everyone. I was hoping that I could get some thoughts from the list >about a generally good set of the Beethoven symphonies. I bought a cheap >set a few years ago, but I'm now at the point where the interpretations and >quality of the set consistently disappoint me. I want to get a full-priced >set, but there are so many options, I have no idea which to choose. First of all; there will of course supply better recordings generally of each symphony if individual recordings are chosen, but I think the best redux one get from complete sets, and they should include a Karajan (1962 is a good one) - or Szell/Cleveland, and Norrington for a HIPset. I wouldn't be able to pick just one set. I would get a nervous breakdown. Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]