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Beethoven the 5th: 13 Times the Same and 13 Times Different

4/23/2021, 16 Tracks, 2:00:33

Featuring

  • Otto Klemperer
  • Stanisław Skrowaczewski
  • Jascha Horenstein
  • Hans Rosbaud
  • Monica Huggett
  • Konstantin Scherbakov
  • Helmut Müller-Brühl
  • Ádám Fischer
  • Michael Gielen
  • Sir Roger Norrington
  • Herbert Kegel
  • Béla Drahos
  • Robert Trevino
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
  • Pro Musica Orchester Wien
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
  • Hanover Band
  • Kölner Kammerorchester
  • Danmarks Underholdningsorkester
  • SWR Symphonieorchester
  • Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
  • Dresdner Philharmonie
  • Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
  • Malmö SymfoniOrkester
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Album & Artwork

This album contains 13 different versions of the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

The first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is described as an emotional roller coaster that reduces aggression and creates feelings of happiness.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is one of the few classical works appreciated by non-classical listeners, appealing to a wide range of musical tastes.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Despite precise information on tempo and instrumentation, every conductor seems to have a unique interpretation of how the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony should sound.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

Research in the Naxos Music Library suggests there are well over 800 recordings of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from the last 100 years.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

The 13 recordings of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony's first movement on this album are an excellent basis for discussions among Beethoven connoisseurs about the ideal recording.

Source: Booklet

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