I am sorry to say that this transfer does not do justice to the original records. Digital noise reduction has been used here. The loud passages sound OK, but the soft passages (such as the very beginning of the first movement) feature watery-sounding artifacts typical of noise reduction used too aggressively. Mr. Varney has attempted to completely remove the record surface noise, and this unsatisfactory sound is the result. It is better to leave some of the noise in, so that we can hear all of the music, without such artifacts.

UPDATE (3/15/19): There may have been some improvement with the redub, but the noise reduction is still excessive. Soft passages sound muffled and occasionally a bit "watery", loud passages sound bright and some groove scratch peaks through. So this is not a top quality pro NR job. That said, for those wishing to hear this historical recording for artistic reasons, it will do. Thanks to Mr. Varney for dubbing this.