In keeping with Stunning recordings, how would one best put together a collection of the 9 Beethoven symphonies so I can put to rest the jokes of a good friend of mine who is on the board of directors for the PEI Symphony Orchestra. He says he will stop criticizing my measly classical collection if I at least get all 9 Beethoven's. I will then continue to criticize him for having only 1 Pink Floyd CD in his collection. After all, classics are classics. heh heh

Formats I can do are CD, DVD, DVD-A, and SACD.

I currently only have #9 in this board recommended version.
Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Wiens, Hartwig, Lewis, Wand, etc

I believe this collection was once recommended as a low cost introduction to the complete collection.
Beethoven - 9 Symphonies and 1st Movement of 10

or would I be happier in gathering over time, individual recordings of one or two symphonies at a time on a more highly recommended disk.

I most interested in obtaining the best sound per recording. I am not classically educated enough to get into multiple interpretations of the same piece. That can come later as the library grows into enough of the essentials that I can begin to explore variations.

Thanks for your help.



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