Mats Norrman ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >Neither IMO it is necessary to have listened to everything one recommends. >How does this recommendation sound to one who proposes an interest in >Beethovens symphonies for first time: > >"One of Karajans (Sorry, just an example!) cycles is an exampel of how >Beethovens symphonies usually were played in modern time (the Kapellmeister >approach). Alternative is Norrington, who is part of the HIP movement >which means <SNIP>. If you just want to hear the works and don't care for >this, try Naxos set or even cheaper ElCheapos set, just to get the music >to low cost." > >(Disclaimer: Naxos can be much more than just "the music", my exaple was >not intended to be a kick against naxos) Sounds like the recommendation of somebody who's never heard the recordings...:-) Sorry Mats, but as far as I'm concerned any recommendation based on *not* hearing a performance is worth less than nothing. deryk barker ([log in to unmask], http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~dbarker)