VA - Beethoven the 5th: 13 Times the Same and 13 Times Different (2021)

Three Gs and an E flat, declaimed Ta-ta-ta-taaa!, is perhaps the best known phrase in all of classical music. The notes form the opening motif of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a work that has enjoyed enduring popularity since its first performance in 1808.This album presents various interpretations the symphony’s opening movement has received from a number of conductors, including Otto Klemperer (1885–1973), Michael Gielen (1927–2019), Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (1923–2017) and Ádám Fischer (b. 1949), giving the listener convenient comparisons and historic hindsight. Additionally, Robert Trevino conducts the Malmö Symphony Orchestra in a recording of the complete work, while Konstantin Scherbakov complements the collection with a performance of Liszt’s transcription of the work for solo piano.

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (1)
02. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (2)
03. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (3)
04. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (4)
05. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (5)
06. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, S. 464 No. 5: I. Allegro con brio (After Beethoven's Op. 67)
07. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (6)
08. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (7)



CD2:

01. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (8)
02. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (9)
03. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (10)
04. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (11)
05. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (12)
06. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
07. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro
08. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro