Symphony box set recommendations

I'm looking for recommendations for box set cds containing the collected symphonies of Dvorak, Mahler, Bruckner, Shostakovich and Prokofiev.

Ie, which conductors' versions would you recommend?

jimjoyce2508-06-2009 4:45am

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sufentanil Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 782 posts 08-06-2009 at 05:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete For the Dvorak symphonies try the one with Istvan Kertesz and the London Symphony Orchestra. They were recorded in the 1960's but the sound quality and performance is excellent. Michael
learsfool Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,215 posts 08-07-2009 at 10:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Shostakovitch - Haitink's cycle is great. The premier Mahler conductor today is Claudio Abbado. For Bruckner, you can't beat Giulini, but I don't know if he ever recorded all of them. Not sure about complete sets of Dvorak or Prokofiev.
daverz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 487 posts 08-08-2009 at 05:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Giulini only recorded 2 and 7-9, all among the best recordings of those works. http://www.abruckner.com/sitesearch/searchdiscographyd/default.htm?search=giulini
daverz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 487 posts 08-08-2009 at 05:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I should have added that I'm referreing specifically to the Giulini's VSO recording of 2 now on Testament and the DG recordings of 7-9.

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