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Box sets and individual performances, IMHO

The below only reflects CDs.

I find Bohm/VPO the most consistently satisfying set and it's in decent sound. Jochum/Concertgebouw is my second favorite set but the sound is a little thin. The new Vanska recordings have the best sound in Beethoven but the performances so far are "merely" good r/t great.

Favorite individual Symphonies (which are essential as no set I've heard is really good enough in all of these required Masterpieces and many great performances are available on budget releases).

#1 - Szell, Jochum
#2 - Szell, Norrington, Konwitschny
#3 - Walter, Bohm, Klemperer('59), Norrington, Szell
#4 - Bernstein(NYP), Konwitschny, Walter, Leinsdorf
#5 - Reiner, Bohm, Szell(Amsterdam or Vienna), Kleiber
#6 - Monteux, Bohm, Furtwangler
#7 - Bohm, Reiner, Kleiber, Zinman, Wand
#8 - Szell, Norrington, Ormandy
#9 - Furtwangler(Bayreuth or Lucerne), Bohm, Karajan('62 or '77).

I have not heard the Weingartner or Mengelberg performances. Next on my list.



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