Berlin Philharmonic Records releases a "one-point" microphone Beethoven Symphonies box set with Sir Simon Rattle conducting, on 10 x 180g LPs, priced reasonably at US$299.
Also available on CD & Blu-ray.



www.analogplanet.com/content/berlin-philharmonic-records-releases-one-point-microphone-simon-rattle-vinyl-beethoven-cycle



Do I need another Beethoven box set?

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Although anything involving the Berlin Philh is noteworthy, esp B'hoven, I'd be interested to hear if the 'one-mic' thing is really a big deal.
An oni-directional mic I'd presume?

Historically, Decca of course had their 'Decca tree' technique of recording large classical orchestral, using 3 x omni mics attached to a suspended 'tree', 3m above the floor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decca_tree
www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/decca-tree


A Decca tree being used by Linn Records

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sheffield labs made a lot of single point mic recordings.

mercury living presence had their 3 mic/ 3 channel array.

rca living stereo were multi-miked.


i like beethoven but not a big fan of rattle or the berlin phil.

$299 too rich for me, even though unlike MW, I generally rather like Rattle and the BPO, and not necessarily together either.