In Reply to: Beethoven: 9 Symphonies Best Box Set posted by PhillyB on April 7, 2007 at 11:13:00:
I bought the 5CD Toscanini for $26 from Tower, to get Nos. 1, 3 (1953, already have 1939), 7 (not quite the 1936 NYPO, but close) and 9 (1952, nice complement to 1938).There is no complete set that covers all bases, but here's some individual performances I like:
#1 Monteux, VPO
#2 Beecham RPO (stereo) and London Phil (mono)
#3 Toscanini/NBC (1939) and Furtwaengler/BPO (1943)
#4 Walter/NYPO
#5 Furtwaengler/BPO (1937)
#6 Walter/Columbia (1958)
#7 Toscanini/NYPO (1936) and C. Kleiber/VPO
#8 Beecham/RPO and Monteux/VPO
#9 Toscanini/NBC (1938), Furtwaengler/BPO (1942)
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