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Subject: Re: Beethoven 6 / Berlin Philh / Cluytens (1960)
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:58:55 -0500
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On 7/25/24 6:49 AM, Roland van Gaalen wrote:
> On 25 February 1997 professor Tony Movshon wrote a glowing review of the 
> EMI Beethoven symphony set recorded in 1957-1960 by the Berlin 
> Philharmonic conducted by André Cluytens (*):
> 
> "I cannot praise this set highly enough. ... This is the work of a 
> master musician."
> 
> Today I listened to #6, the Pastoral symphony, again.
> 
> And again I conclude: yes, this is _extremely_ beautiful music.
> 
> In the next few hours, I want to keep hearing this in my head and will 
> not listen to any other music!
> 
> The interpretation seems middle-of-the-road and natural, and yet I find 
> it overwhelming.
> 
> The grandeur has a delicate quality.
> 
> The sound is excellent on my Tivoli 'Music System+'.
> 
> And the orchestra sounds great.
> 
> (*) See the Google archive of rec.music.classical.recordings. The thread 
> is titled "Beethoven symphonies: Cluytens". The message is dated 25 
> February 1997.

Seconded! I purchased the Cluytens cycle on the strength of that 
recommendation.