Karajan conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
“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
© 1973 Unitel
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