Now listening to what will be my final set of the Schumann symphonies - George Szell. Leave it to Szell to have the best set. Wonderful performances in great sound - listening to the CD layer right now, and tomorrow will check out the SACD layer. Szell is simply a great conductor and the Cleveland band is pretty great. So, while I've enjoyed Mahler's take, and Gardiner's lighter version, this is the best of all I've heard.