Hello Cpdunn,
for DG it isn't bad at all. very balanced and enjoyable. yes... tape hiss is slightly audible, but the performances and recordings in general are very listenable. I can't say that I know of a more enjoyable schumann set- of course there are the Gieseking records (his davidsbundlertanze and kinderscenen in particular are arguably more lucid and have more sweep) and then there is the Cortot footage from the "great pianists" dvd playing "the Prophet" from kinderscenen which is probably for me the most transcendental, ultimate piano art example IMHO, in a masterclass of all places.
You won't regret getting the Kempff set.
for DG it isn't bad at all. very balanced and enjoyable. yes... tape hiss is slightly audible, but the performances and recordings in general are very listenable. I can't say that I know of a more enjoyable schumann set- of course there are the Gieseking records (his davidsbundlertanze and kinderscenen in particular are arguably more lucid and have more sweep) and then there is the Cortot footage from the "great pianists" dvd playing "the Prophet" from kinderscenen which is probably for me the most transcendental, ultimate piano art example IMHO, in a masterclass of all places.
You won't regret getting the Kempff set.