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784 works on 87 CDs. Recordings date from 1987-2007.
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Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set] Reviews
Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set] Reviews
| 72 of 75 people found the following review helpful  A waste of money., This review is from: Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set] (Audio CD) In short, this box set is just awful. You can get it for even cheaper (about $90, shipping included) from a German mail-order company, but even at this price, it's not worth it.The performances are poor and the sound quality is atrocious. Most of the recordings have a lot of static. They also use a large number of live recordings which adds coughing and clapping into the mess. Sound quality varies from works on a single CD -- one of the discs of symphonies has a decent sounding 5th, but the 7th is barely audible. After I turned it up, it almost blew out my car speakers when it cycled back to the 5th symphony. Don't be deceived by the big-name conductor -- these sound like rehearsal recordings. Mistakes abound and in general sound unpolished. I listened to about a third of the recordings before I decided I was wasting my time. The Symphonies as a whole are passable, but only barely. The Violin Sonatas are absolutely terrible. They are live performances,... Read more 18 of 20 people found the following review helpful  Who could complain?, By This review is from: Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set] (Audio CD) Okay, so I ordered this boxed set from Europe at a much cheaper price (even when S & H are added in) and I now own "the complete" Beethoven on CD! I have listened to the entire set and of course there is a range of quality but who could complain about having 87 CDs of Beethoven for less than $1 per disc? Most of the versions are quite serviceable or even very good.HOWEVER.... I decided that there are some things that I really have to complain about, despite this being a good deal. 1. The tracks are often "run together" with absolutely no break being provided between them. Thus, as soon as one movement ends we often hear a new movement or even a new work (of entirely different character) starting up with no pause whatsoever! 2. Whoever wrote up the information on the disc sleeves apparently knew nearly nothing about classical music. The information about the timings isn't 100% reliable, it is common that fast movements with an introduction... Read more 6 of 21 people found the following review helpful  WOW! Beethoven in a box!, This review is from: Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set] (Audio CD) Who could ask for more? This is the ultimate. To have all of Beethoven's works in one, easy to access place is heaven for the Beethovenite! The price, considering what one would have to pay for each recording separately, is so well worth it. The booklet provided, lists each work alphabetically, with the disc number, so finding a particular work is easier. The only draw back is not having a cross listing of works listed by Opus number or WoO (Without Opus). The box is nicely designed, and no tower of jewel cases! The recordings provide good sound quality. I have heard better recordings, but still, they are good. 100's of hours of listening pleasure. |
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