This 8 CD Decca Box Set is of renowned performances of Beethoven by Hans Schmidt Isserstedt and The Vienna Philharmonic. The performances cover all 9 symphonies, the 5 piano concertos featuring Wilhelm Backhaus as soloist, the Violin concerto with Henryck Szeryng, and 3 Overtures (Egmont, The consecration of the House, Leonora No3). These full bloodied studio stereo recordings date from the late 1950s to late 1960s and are of outstanding quality and interpretation.