Vienna Philharmonic play Beethoven

'Almost ideal performances'

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Michael Tanner

Published: June 8, 2016 at 1:55 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: Orfeo
ALBUM TITLE: Beethoven
WORKS: Symphonies Nos 2 & 7
PERFORMER: Vienna Philharmonic/Karl Böhm
CATALOGUE NO: C910 151 B (1980)

These are almost ideal performances, for those who aren’t addicted to authenticity. Warm and detailed playing from the Vienna Philharmonic in Böhm’s penultimate concert – and very lively too.

Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.

Vienna Philharmonic play Beethoven

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