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Ludwig van Beethoven, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Beethoven
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Overture
2. Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
3. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Allegro con brio
4. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Andante con moto
5. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Allegro
6. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Allegro - Presto

CD Details

All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Beethoven
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Opus Kura
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 7/29/2003
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 034061720379

CD Reviews

Five Stars are Not Enough!

Ralph J. Steinberg | New York, NY United States | 06/10/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the legendary 1937 HMV Beethoven Fifth with the Berlin Philharmonic. While there are a number of truly great recordings of this work - Klemperer, Kleiber, Solti, Weingartner, Nikisch - this one tops them all for sheer drive and passion. Likewise, the "Coriolan" Overture will terrify its listener with it shattering climaxes, and the "Egmont" Overture likewise will carry the listener along with its tempestuous course. The transfers are exceptionally lifelike. In a pinch, I still consider Furtwaengler to have been the greatest performing musician of my experience."