Symphony Recommendation

I have a remastered version of Von Karajan's recordings of Beethoven symphonies and it sounds great. The only thing, it's a bit pricey ($60 or $70 for a set of 5 cds).
Dvorak's 9th is best performed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt And Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra on Teldec.

kleiber on dg for the 5th - this is easily the most exciting beethoven 5th recorded. don't let its age bother you, the performance will make up for any sonic deficiencies due to age.re dvorak's 9th, for sonics and performance, harnoncourt on teldec and fischer on phillips (on the latter you get an excellent 8th).

I wonder if the Harnoncourt/Teldec that is being recommended is the Teldec the poster sais he does not like?

excellent recommendations Otto...Celi and Furtie are my favs as well...I'll add Dvorak 9th with Newark Sym. Orch. with Macal conducting...excelletn performance!

that is New Jersey Sym. with Macaal conducting...not Newark...i was thinking about the city they play in...