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- From: smw@ira7.ecn.purdue.edu (S. M. WU)
- Subject: Re: beethoven's symphonies
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.012119.17492@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 01:21:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.4216.25866@dosgate> "alexander inglis" <alexander.inglis@canrem.com> writes:
- >
- > >z Subject: beethoven's symphonies
- >
- >SMW>How about the Furtwaengler's recording of Beethoven's symphonies on
- > >'Virtuoso' label? I bought a set of 5 discs including all but the
- > >2nd symphony for only US$18 (in mono, too). Are they considerably
- > >inferior to his EMI recording, individually or as a whole? Is there
- > >any EMI disc(s) worth owning in addition to the Virtuoso set?
- >
- >Oh-oh ... another label with WF performances floating about ...
- >I don't know this one. Could you post -- or e-mail -- the recording dats
- >if the box references these? I'm a Furtwaengler nut ....
- >
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- These are live performance dated from 1952 to 1954 by WF with VPO or BPO.
- The set includes 8 symphonies (without 2nd) and overture of Leonora #3.
- Only listened to part of the 3rd and 9th (bought the set for just 3 days),
- wonderful performance.
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