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Title: Very nice transfers of this classic set
Review: If you, like me, purchased this Beethoven symphonies set way back at the dawn of the CD age in the form of the old Bescol CD set, and only know those transfers, then I wouldn't be too concerned about the quality of these Madacy transfers. The remastering engineer, Lutz Rippe, (according to reviewer L. Johan Modée, see his review here), has said that these transfers were made from the original 35mm 3-track master tapes, and furthermore expressed his feeling that the recordings were of some cultural significance and worthy of considerable effort to preserve them well. And from what I've been hearing, I have no reason to doubt that. The texture and tone color of the sound seems to me quite vivid and detailed enough for a recording of this age. It is vastly superior to the old Bescol set, and I think only the most fanatic of audiophile would have much to criticize here. For the price, a very good bargain.
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