If There's a Better Beethoven Fifth, I Haven't Heard It.

A great 1-2 punch, if you have the time, is to go through the Harnoncourt rehearsal above and follow up with his performance of the symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic. It's available through 6/10 with no paywall at the Berlin site.

I think I learned more about the symphony, the art of conducting and musicianship than I have in a long time. Harnoncourt was the real deal.

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Topic - Beethoven metronome markings - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 15:47:55 05/31/20 (16)

Thanks for the link - that was a FAR better episode. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:54:51 06/02/20 (0)

RE: Beethoven metronome markings - Mel 12:35:46 06/02/20 (13)

sounds bang on right - DrChaos 22:01:51 06/02/20 (0)

Any good recording done at this speed? - jimbill 15:15:05 06/02/20 (10)

If you can find Gunther Schuller's book, "The Compleat Conductor". . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:59:05 06/03/20 (8)

RE: If you can find Gunther Schuller's book, "The Compleat Conductor". . . - Mel 08:46:56 06/04/20 (4)

If There's a Better Beethoven Fifth, I Haven't Heard It. - Mel 21:05:10 06/04/20 (0)

Yes - That's right - Chris from Lafayette 09:50:27 06/04/20 (2)

RE: Yes - That's right - George6 18:01:32 06/04/20 (1)

I haven't heard the Boulez recording myself, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 11:53:25 06/08/20 (0)

RE: If you can find Gunther Schuller's book, "The Compleat Conductor". . . - ecl876 09:56:02 06/03/20 (2)

I think that used to be a fad - using the older spelling [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:44:47 06/03/20 (1)

Just looked in my computer dictionary - Chris from Lafayette 10:48:09 06/03/20 (0)

RE: Any good recording done at this speed? - Mel 19:15:01 06/02/20 (0)

I enjoyed that... Especially the illustration of the different... - TWB 14:50:07 06/02/20 (0)

That was interesting! Thanks for posting it... - TWB 21:03:59 05/31/20 (0)

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If There's a Better Beethoven Fifth, I Haven't Heard It. - Mel 21:05:10 06/04/20 (0)

If There's a Better Beethoven Fifth, I Haven't Heard It.

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