In Reply to: Some Beethoven Fifth Last Movements posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 3, 2016 at 14:06:55:
Although I like the Karajan recording you included here, there are soooo many recordings. And personally, I like the variety available to me. Since I am happy to accept the notion that there is no one best interpretation of any great music, I can enjoy the recordings by a diversity of conductors/orchestras -- from Bruno Walter to Zinman, Maazel's under the radar live performance with the VPO on tour in Japan to Mravinsky with the Leningrad forces, and others.
BTW, I don't experience the same difficulties you do with the Dorati, because I play the original LP cut from the 35MM tape, which sounds pretty darned good to my ears.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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Follow Ups
- I've never been able to settle on one *best* - Amphissa 05:00:33 08/05/16 (2)
- I totally agree with you - Chris from Lafayette 09:19:47 08/05/16 (1)
- "Definitive" and "Best" have different meanings to me... - krisjan 11:57:29 08/07/16 (0)