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.:-)
Deryk writes:
>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.
I agree. "Hard -driven" implies a singular attitude toward the 5th. My
favorite 5th though is the Cluytens recording. Heroic, intense. Maybe not
noble, though.
Thomas Heilman