Following this comment on the Multiple recordings thread from Mario (Auferstehen), I thought it warranted another thread, to avoid the hijacking that he feared might result.
The early Naxos set of Shostakovich symphonies (apart from #14) got the push once I acquired the Haitink set (as individual Decca ovation CDs) and the Barshai set (that some of us got for a song in Superdrug!); they really weren't very good, and it's no surprise that Naxos went for another cycle, with Petrenko.
Without wishing to highjack Pulcinella’s thread, may I ask particularly those that have many recordings of one work, say into double figures, if any performances of a work disappoint, and would warrant, in hindsight, disposal?
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