Hermann Scherchen - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Piano Concerto No. 5 (1951/54) [2010]

Scherchen's excellent Beethoven series continues

Two splendid 'fifths' performances in superb XR-remastered sound

These two recordings indicate quite powerfully the swift advances in sound quality which were obtained in orchestral recordings through the 1950s. Despite there being just three years between them, the 1951 recording of the Piano Concerto No. 5 can sound at times like it belongs to a different era when the two are compared directly.



Tracks:

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor'

Personnel:

Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
conductor Hermann Scherchen