I received this DVD along with Claudio Abbado's Nine Beethoven Symphonies from EuroArts. The Beethoven DVD set was released in 1080HD with a 1.77:1 aspect ratio, has multi-angles and contains 413 minutes of music from recent performances in a beautiful location. It cost $27.99.This Beethoven EMI DVD was released in 480 standard DVD with a 1.33:1 aspect ratio (which is just right for your old analog TV) and contains 59 minutes of music from a 1995 performance. It cost $15.97.Don't get me wrong: this is an excellent DVD, with top performers, and I will watch this one many times. But it explains why I always look first at EuroArts/MediciArts when I buy classical DVDs. By cutting corners and issuing mostly old content the established companies are losing customers to the new kid on the block. The future is here.