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