Re: Beethoven 6 / Berlin Philh / Cluytens (1960)

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.