I promptly got rid of this CD. The sonics are atrocious. Thin and overly contrasty with pierce-your-ears treble on louder portions. The Egmont is poorly done too. No meaning. Grind-thru and then pierce-your-ears on the loud parts. What a dissapointment. This NY Philharmonic was nothing like the PBS live TV broadcast of the NY Philharmonic in mid 2006 doing the Egmont. The other reviewer (to date) also hated this CD. Don't buy it!