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It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

even for surround enthusiasts a crowded field...

I flipped a coin and bought the Vänskä cycle and only bought the Haitink 2 & 6, but I like the Haitink so much I think I'll end up buying the set. As far as I can recall the first cycles out on surround were Barenboim (Teldec) and Abbado on DVD-A and Karajan on SACD (both DG/BPO). I didn't have any strong opinions at the time, but I gravitated strongly to Abbado and perhaps like 1 & 2 even better on the 2001 performance in Rome on Blu-ray. Perhaps this preference helps to explain why I also like the Pentatone SACD by Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields of Symphonies 1&2 (although quad is hardly my preference).

Speaking of preferences in surround sound, I really like Tacet's approach with chamber music, but have no inclination to listen to symphonies that way. Anyway, I apologize in advance of any flames for my praise of these lightweight treatments.



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