Sunday 15 January 2012

A sudden whim yesterday evening saw me take Otto Klemperer's mono recording (1955, Philharmonia) of Beethoven's Eroica symphony off the shelf -- and listen to it with very great pleasure. It really is a great classic recording of Klemperer at his finest. One admires the forward woodwind and reduced strings that really bring out the essential of Beethoven's revolutionary symphony. Not an ideal recording for listening to through headphones, unfortunately. But one cannot have absolutely everything. I even really enjoyed the finale in this performance; something I rarely do.

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