BEETHOVEN - Symphonies Nos.5 & 7 • Kleiber

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony no. 5 op. 67 • Symphony no. 7 op. 92
Wiener Philharmoniker
Carlos Kleiber

Registrazione del 1974

"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."

"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."