Karajan conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5

Name: Karajan conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
Uploaded: 2014-08-08T15:00:00+02:00
Description: “Throw away your first hundred Fifths!” Karajan would tell younger conductors, such are the challenges of this Beethoven symphony. In this recording from 1972, we experience on the other hand a definitive interpretation. The orchestral sound combines the velvety opulence typical of his predecessors with the brilliance and power Karajan brought to the Berlin tradition.

“Throw away your first hundred Fifths!” Karajan would tell younger conductors, such are the challenges of this Beethoven symphony. In this recording from 1972, we experience on the other hand a definitive interpretation. The orchestral sound combines the velvety opulence typical of his predecessors with the brilliance and power Karajan brought to the Berlin tradition.

Berliner Philharmoniker

Herbert von Karajan

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Herbert von Karajan Chief conductor 1956–1989

Ludwig van Beethoven composer

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