I purchased this Suppe' and Auber as recorded in the Mercury "Living Presence" and it is not bad - not bad at all. Paul does and excellent interpretation and I like his directness and response that he leads the orch. with. I also have Suppe' and Auber being performed by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orch but I kinda like Paray more. The only other "Living Presence" CD I have is the 1812 conducted by Antal Dorati and the narration by Deems Taylor - what a blast that is. If you don't have that CD get it.