Dear All, Brilliant has issued a 5 CD set of the Beethoven symphonies with the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Blomstedt. This team made some stunning recordings of Mozart and Strauss (Dennon) and I am intrigued to give the Beethoven a try. The complete set comes to 11 (!) Has anyone heard these performances? The Strauss recordings were characterised by slightly acidic woodwind, tight timpani and veiled floating strings. Also a natural warm resonant acoustic. Regards + thanks, David Harbin Nottingham, UK