Deryk Barker wrote: >Jeffrey Hall ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > >>Dear CM fans, In regards to Beethoven 5th symphony, how does the famous >>Carlos Kleiber recording compare to the 1977 von Karajan recording? I've >>seen both recommended and both are supposed to be hard-driven. Thanks.:-) > >I think I'd apply the term 'hard-driven' more to Kleiber's 7th on the same >disc. His 5th is heroic, noble and very intense. I'd prefer it to HvK any >day. Another recording that has given me much pleasure, and in a similar character, is the Reiner/Chicago. All except the Scherzo. Bill S