Donald Satz wrote: >Telarc released a few weeks ago Beethoven's 5th and 7th symphonies >performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra directed by Benjamin Zander. >So far, reviews I have read are widely divergent concerning the >interpretations. Have any of you heard this new recording? The 5th >and 7th are two of my favorites - a great coupling. I can tell you only that Zander's schtick is sticking to Beethoven metronome markings. This results in some fast tempos, I'm told, though I am no student of these things. I do know that he led the Eroica live here a week ago. I didn't go, but a friend in the orchestra told me the finale was faster than anything he had ever heard. The reviews said the same. They were favorable. Take it from there. Roger Hecht