Prior to conducting this Saturday’s all-Beethoven program at the Michigan Theater, Music Director Earl Lee shared four of his favorite Beethoven Symphony No. 5 recordings, all available for listening on YouTube or via your preferred streaming provider.
- Herbert von Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker (Deutsche Grammophon – DG, 1963): https://youtu.be/5Ie88sLSGgo?si=IeACcnFYyImVVC1I
- Manfred Honeck/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Reference Recordings, 2015): https://youtu.be/icKeTON0a60?si=fW9qnXp6Cs9DzYUK
- Yannick Nezet-Seguin/Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Deutsche Grammophon – DG, 2022): https://youtu.be/BXEmM9Kp31E?si=XgCusFEOxGtLUvKG
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Teldec Classics, 1991): https://youtu.be/SQO-rZ8LMJw?si=uPEe9bGFoKLfybUX
Earl comments: “Lots of variety there. Karajan’s [recording] with lots of muscle (he probably doubled the winds), and Honeck with extremely clear and agile articulation and flexibility with a modern size orchestra. Note the drastic style differences even on the more “historical“ approach with a smaller chamber orchestra size between Yannick and Harnoncourt (of course the same orchestra by name but probably different people because the recordings were made years apart).”
Hear our Beethoven Symphony No. 5 concert this Saturday at 8 PM: https://a2so.org/beethovenfest2024/
Hear our Beethoven Symphony No. 5 concert this Saturday at 8 PM: https://a2so.org/beethovenfest2024/
