Jeffrey Hall 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.:-)

IMHO Carlos Kleiber's recording of the 5th (available on DG 'The Originals'
series coupled with his also famous recording of Beethoven's 7h) is one of
the greatest recordings of the century.

Wilson Pereira