Karl Bohm - Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 / Schubert: Symphony No. 5 (1971, 1979) [2018 SACD]

This famous 1971 recording of Beethoven's Sixth by the Wiener Philharmoniker under Karl Böhm, now considered a reference, has been called one of the best versions ever recorded and one of Böhm's greatest career performances. On this programme it is paired with Schubert's Symphony No. 5, a 1979 recording which Gramophone praised as a "superb version of this lovely symphony".

Tracks:

Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
I: Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo)
II: Szene am Bach (Andante molto mosso)
III: Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
IV: Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
V: Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)

Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
I: Allegro
II: Andante con moto
III: Menuetto (Allegro molto) - Trio
IV: Allegro vivace

Recorded in May 1971 (Beethoven) and in December 1979 (Schubert) at Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien, Austria

Personnel:

Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm (conductor)