MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm Halfspeed
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Wojciech Rajski - conducting
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827)
symphony no. 5 in c minor op. 67
allegro con brio - 6:54
andante con moto - 9:08
allegro - 4:36
allegro - 10:54
Following the highly successful recordings of Beethoven’s Symphonies nos. 1, 2 and 7 with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra under Wojcieck Rajski, which the TACET label released on vinyl, a further work in the series is surely eagerly awaited. Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5 is a work which puts a conductor to the test and many maestros and orchestras have demonstrated their competence with its interpretation in the past. Thankfully, Rajski does not attempt to outdo the crystalline coldness and severity which is currently fashionable and found in other recordings. Rather, he gives weight to the grim fate motif in the first movement by means of a swift tempo and gentle timbre. With chamber-music-like airiness and doting wonderfully on the interwoven parts, he enables the listener to get to the heart of the two middle movements and highlights subtleties which are hidden even from Beethoven specialists. In the final movement the orchestra finds the ideal medium between silky symphonic brilliance and analytic precision and confidently leads the sweeping C major final section to a magnificent close. Now halfspeed mastered and the B-side is playing backwards!
RECORDING March 2008 at the church of "Stella Maris" in Sopot, Poland
ENGINEERING Andreas Spreer, Roland Kistner
LABEL Tacet
MASTERING Andreas Spreer
RELEASED 2017
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Classic / Chamber Music
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
