Dvorak - The Nine Symphonies - Istvan Kertesz

[Cspiegs]

Hi all. I'm looking to purchase a complete LP set of the Nine Symphonies of Antonin Dvorak with Istvan Kertesz and the London Symphony Orchestra. I noticed there are two versions of this, one on Mercury (Murray Hill) and one on Decca. What's the difference between these two sets (aside from I believe the Mercury being a US pressing and Decca being a UK pressing)? Does one sound better than the other one (I suspect the Decca will sound better)?

Thanks

 

[bimasta]

All Murray Hill records I've heard were awful, no matter what the original source recording. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe there were exceptions — but the Decca sound will be superb... and probably more natural sounding even than original Mercury pressings.

 

[sKiZo]

Decca decca decca ...

PS ... which is your favorite ... Dvorak's 9th, or his 5th?
(trick question) <G>

Truth be told, I'm more of a 7th kinda guy.