Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

DG: 4474002

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Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

Awards:

Gramophone Magazine

100 Greatest Recordings

Penguin Guide

Rosette Winner

Building a Library

First Choice - October 1999

Building a Library

First Choice - October 2007

Label:

DG

Catalogue No:

4474002

Series:

Originals

Discs:

1

Barcode:

0028944740028

Medium:

CD
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Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7


Beethoven:

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92


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playBeethoven: Symphony #5 In C Minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro Con Brio

playBeethoven: Symphony #5 In C Minor, Op. 67 - 2. Andante Con Moto

playBeethoven: Symphony #5 In C Minor, Op. 67 - 3. Scherzo: Allegro

playBeethoven: Symphony #5 In C Minor, Op. 67 - 4. Allegro

playBeethoven: Symphony #7 In A, Op. 92 - 1. Poco Sostenuto, Vivace

playBeethoven: Symphony #7 In A, Op. 92 - 2. Allegretto

playBeethoven: Symphony #7 In A, Op. 92 - 3. Presto, Assai Meno Presto

playBeethoven: Symphony #7 In A, Op. 92 - 4. Allegro Con Brio

Gramophone Classical Music Guide

2010

“The recording of the Fifth, always very fine, comes up superbly in this transfer.
What, though, of the Seventh, an equally distinguished performance though always perceptibly greyer-sounding on LP, and on CD? The result is a performance of genius that now speaks to us freely and openly for the first time. In some ways this is a more important document than the famous Fifth.
Great recordings of the Seventh, greatly played and conducted, but with first and second violins divided left and right, are as rare as gold dust. Freshly refurbished, this Kleiber Seventh would go right to the top of any short list of recommendable Sevenths. It's wonderful to have these two legendary performances so expertly restored.”

Gramophone Magazine

1000th issue

(James Jolly)

“Mercurial, thrilling accounts of two warhorses from the unique Carlos Kleiber”

BBC Music Magazine

January 2012

“an essential recommendation for any collection. These are performances which seem to present a Beethoven 'for the ages', a distillation of a long interpretative tradition, without concern for historical accuracy in text or performance practice. The sense of something monumental is enhanced by the imposing Vienna Musikverein acoustic.”

Penguin Guide

2011 edition

“In Carlos Kleiber's hands the first movement of the Fifth is electrifying, yet still has an underlying hushed intensity...In the Seventh the symphonic argument never yields to the charm of the dance. Incisively dramatic, his approach relies on sharp rhythmic contrasts and thrustful rhythms.”

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