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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

~ Ludwig van Beethoven, Carlos Kleiber
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (4 April 1995)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B000001GPX
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,795 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: 1 - Allegro con brio
2. Symphonie No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: 2 - Andante con moto
3. Symphonie No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: 3 - Allegro
4. Symphonie No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: 4 - Allegro
5. SYMPHONIE NO. 7 IN A MAJOR, OP. 92: 1 - Poco sostenuto - vivace
6. SYMPHONIE NO. 7 IN A MAJOR, OP. 92: 2 - Allegretto
7. SYMPHONIE NO. 7 IN A MAJOR, OP. 92: 3 - Presto
8. SYMPHONIE NO. 7 IN A MAJOR, OP. 92: 4 - Allegro con brio
On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Conducted by Carlos Kleiber

  2. Symphony No. 7 in A
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Conducted by Carlos Kleiber

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Long regarded as the quintessential interpretation of the most popular and best-loved symphony ever written, this performance of the Fifth has everything: passion, precision, drama, lyric beauty, and a coiled fury in the first movement that sets your pulse racing from the very first note. Carlos Kleiber has made very few recordings in his distinguished career, but almost all are special. If you own no other copy of this symphony, this is the one to get. It comes with an exceptional performance of the Seventh--not quite as gripping as the Fifth, but definitely one of the great ones. There is classical music, and there are classic recordings of classical music. This one's a classic. -- David Hurwitz

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Performances, 7 Mar 2003
By M. G. KETTERIDGE (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Having heard the 7th more than one hundred times in my 50 + years and nearly always been blown away by the last movement the
Klieber Beethoven 7 on the radio and was a revelation and I had to get the CD without delay. The clarity of the Vienna Philharmonic playing, the musical line, the sense of architecture ........... lost for words.
I am an avid fan of Arturo Toscanini but Carlos Kleiber in the Fifth and the Seventh makes the Maestro seem half asleep.
Of course the DG 1975 recording quality far out strips the best of Toscanini and is superb.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest recordings of all time., 5 Dec 1999
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This is one of the greatest recordings of all time. This CD presents Beethoven in a thrilling, dynamic and transcendent manner. From the famous opening motif one knows that this is not another perfunctory reading of one of Beeethoven's masterpieces. The whole record is beautifully balanced and rhythmical. Don't be put off by the mid price. Buy and enjoy years of life-affirming music. Why,oh why, has Kleiber released so few records?
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely sublime!, 12 Nov 2003
From the first three notes you know this is going to be good.
The opening 'fate' motif grabbing you instantly, you are transported into an unsurpassed sound world. The famous transition from the 3rd to 4th movements is the most life affirming thing, and in this recording you are carried along with such power, even though tempi are not the quickest, Kleiber and the mighty Wiener Philharmoker manages to knock you for six. To be honest i cant really put it into words - every word i think sounds hollow and meaningless compared to this recording. And then the 7th, oh what joy. The splitting of the violins in the last movement...heaven.
Its the most important piece of music in the history of Western Civilisation, everyone should buy this CD.
Stop reading this just buy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dazzling
You might just be picky about some details - I'm not - but overall this is a phenomenal reading of these two masterpieces. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Bezza

4.0 out of 5 stars 9/10
Buy it for the fifths, not for the seventh. Symphony no. 5 is marvelous. Maybe one of the all best fifths. It get a WOW factor from me. Not the seventh. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Torbjørn Lygre

4.0 out of 5 stars Heresy!
I belong to that probably small minority of people who have wondered why this disc has consistently received rave reviews. It is good, but not that good! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Graham

5.0 out of 5 stars incandescent
I am not musically literate, i.e i dont know a crotchet from a quaver but i know what i like, is it an exagerration to say that if we had to show one example of the greatness and... Read more
Published 20 months ago by I. Stockham

3.0 out of 5 stars What's all the fuss about?
I cannot endorse all those "rave" reviews. The Fifth receives a very good performance but hardly outstanding; the Seventh is less impressive and too hard-driven. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Musica Vita

5.0 out of 5 stars marvellous ; justly famous
This has just been chosen on BBC 3's CD Review as the 'best' version of the 5th. Symphony, just pipping the 1955 mono Klemperer ; and I believe it was chosen also the last time CD... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2007 by Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive
To maintain an avid listening ear for music that you just `know' from the earliest of ages is testimony to the art of interpretation ... Read more
Published on 21 April 2007 by James Ghani

5.0 out of 5 stars timeless
I have listened to this at least 200 times and have barely scratched the surface.
Even if you dont like classical music you should still buy this CD, as it defies all... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2005 by MeteorCornedBeef

5.0 out of 5 stars recorded music ....
doesn't always let you down. Yes, it's true the 5th almost nulls reaction. It is easy to put it aside as known, loved, more an idea than a piece of music. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fifth for a lifetime
The Fifth! Ah, the fifth! In the musical world, no one doubts whom you mean. Beethoven’s majestic symphony is the most overplayed, over recorded and hackneyed piece of... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2003

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