Adding my two cents, the EMI recordings are excellent, far better than the DGs I have heard. EMI may multi-mike a bit, but never as much or as badly, in my view, as DG. The live performances add greatly to the emotional involvement that comes through in the recordings. And with regard to Celi's Beethoven 9th, I have never heard a slower tempo for the Scherzo; certainly an interesting and different interpretation. While not totally to my taste, it is an interesting alternative to have in your library.
