Though Known Primarily Today for his Definitive Idiomatic Interpetations of French Opera, Andre Cluytens was Regarded also a Highly Versatile Conductor During his Lifetime. This Beethoven Cycle was Recorded in Stereo Between 1958 - 1960 at the Invitation of the Berlin Philharmonic and features Many of Cluytens" Characteristic Qualities. Orchestral Textures Are Remarkably Clear, and his Use of Color Especially with the Winds is on Par with Better-known Beethoven Specialist Conductors Such as George Szell and Herbert Von Karajan. A Great Value!