Beethoven: Coriolan Overture & Symphony No. 5 (liv
Label: LPO Catalog: LPO-0087 Format: CD LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAThe great German conductor Klaus Tennstedt never made a commercial recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Instead, there are two live recordings, both featuring Tennstedt leading the LPO; one from 1988, and a remastering of the 1990 BBC Prom concert performance which has been remastered once again and released here by the LPO’s own label. This is Beethoven in the interpretative tradition of mid-20th c. conductors like Furtwängler, Klemperer and Karajan, but Tennstedt’s Beethoven has an added spring in its step and his tempos exploit the composer’s heroism. The Coriolan was recorded in 1992. Price: $16.98 |