Respected London magazine rates Chicago Symphony No. 5 in the world and tops in the U.S.

Chicago Sun Times ^ | 11/23/08 | ANDREW PATNER

[WilliamReading]

I have never heard the Cleveland Orchestra in person, but I must have at least 20 CDs by them, and there isn’t one that isn’t absolutely stellar.

I have about 800 CDs, but haven’t purchased a CD in about 6 years. I mainly listen to classical music on free Internet Radio, which is now CD-quality. Who needs to purchase CDs anymore?

And do we need a 100th version of the popular symphonies by Brahms and Bach?

[Pharmboy]

HAHA...Excellent! Never heard that one...

[HoosierHawk]

For those of you who appreciate the Cleveland Orchestra under Szell's direction:

Dvorak's Slavonic Dances.

A classic.

[Borges]

Well if you don’t support the industry it will eventually vanish. Orchestras need all the support they can get.