Classical music recordings upgrade

Has anyone heard the Naxos box set (Edlinger/Zagrab P.O.)? For 33 bucks, I wondered how those performances and recordings compare to some of these previously mentioned classics. BTW, I personally cannot tolerate the Bernstein recordings unless played in mono.

Gabbro, are you refering to Bernstein’s CBS, New York Phil. cycle or the one on DGG with the Vienna Phil.?

CBS, New York Phil.

Gabbro, Then try the VPO if you want better sound, its pretty good even for DG. The performances vary from the NYPO version some but IMHO its a wash as to which is better in the overall.

It's a shame that the intensity of many of Bernstein's NY performances were sabotaged by the incredibly crappy-sounding productions. Was someone really listening in the control booth?

It has always baffled me that the artists themselves were not equally horrified by the sound of their LPs. Or, were they, and no one at the label listened to them?