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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

~ Ludwig van Beethoven (Artist), Carlos Kleiber (Artist), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist), C. VPO/Kleiber (Artist)
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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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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 A Fifth for a lifetime, 19 Sep 2003
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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 work in the world. Then something like this comes along and we’re back in the original furnace of its creation. Kleiber and his band (and lets not underestimate their achievement) give us a first movement of fearful power & terror. That opening motif sheds it familiarity and hits us as if for the first time. After getting the solar plexus to settle after the first movement, we’re then in the realms of steady resignation, a relentlessness that never relies on volume or speed and then on to an ethereal 3rd movement that seems to encompass all spiritual sadness to an almost unbearable point.
And then …! Here we have the most glorious transition between movements in all the history of music. The seamless growth from breathless quiet to the explosive joy of the 4th movement can never fail to make the arms rise in triumph. Beethoven saying Bollocks to fate and taking his own life back with a fierce exhilaration that makes one want to shout with him. Kleiber & the Vienna miraculously achieve this with a transparency of sound and unity that comes along in recorded music once in a lifetime. The engineering is equal to the artistry (blindfold, most people would still think it’s a new recording). If you really haven’t heard this version, go out now and buy it. Turn it up on the Hi-Fi and come away a changed person.
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19 of 20 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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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 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 16 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 18 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 21 months ago by Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane

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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
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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 Life affirming
I first heard Kleibers 5th stuck in a jam on the M25. It grabs you from the famous 'fate' motif opening until the triumphant ending. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2002 by lelio18

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings on these 2
I have both these recordings on vinyl i.e. the originals, bought in the 1970s. The 5th certainly justifies the rave reviews, electrifying and all that, but of course it is one... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2001 by a.ashdown@cranfield.ac.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars BEETHOVEN AND HIS BEST!
This has got to be one of the greatest performances of any of Beethoveens works.This recording will thrill and delight. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest recordings of all time.
This is one of the greatest recordings of all time. This CD presents Beethoven in a thrilling, dynamic and transcendent manner. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 1999

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