A good, not great Beethoven cycle that offers very few disappointments, but which also never rises to a notable level of excellence. Walter Weller has enjoyed a fairly distinguished career on disc--he did a fine set of Prokofiev symphonies on London/Decca--and there"s nothing unmusical or routine about his Beethoven. But the orchestra isn"t a great one, and there"s so much competition in this repertoire that unless you"re a fanatical collector of this music, there are many better options. Sad, maybe, but true. --David Hurwitz