0:00 Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker
0:25 Paavo Järvi, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
0:42 Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
1:03 John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
1:22 Christian Thielemann, Wiener Philharmoniker
1:43 Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
2:01 Pierre Boulez, New Philharmonia Orchestra
2:27 Simon Rattle, Wiener Philharmoniker
2:44 Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
3:07 Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra
3:21 Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
3:41 Franz Welser-Möst, London Philharmonic Orchestra
4:02 Myung-Whun Chung, Seoul Philharmonic
4:22 George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra
4:43 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Berliner Philharmoniker
5:02 Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra
5:30 Gianandrea Noseda, NHK Symphony Orchestra
5:45 Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra
6:07 Edo de Waart, Hong Kong Philharmonic
6:24 Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
6:41 Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker
7:06 Seiji Ozawa, NHK Symphony Orchestra
7:26 Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
7:47 Herbert Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
8:06 Peter Eötvös, Ensemble Modern
8:25 Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony
8:47 Teodor Currentzis, MusicaEterna
9:03 Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker
9:27 David Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich
9:46 Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra
10:05 Erich Kleiber, Concertgebouw Orchestra
10:24 Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker
10:46 Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
11:13 Andris Nelsons, Wiener Philharmoniker
11:32 Philippe Herreweghe, Royal Flemish Philharmonic
11:48 Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony
12:08 Roger Norrington, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
12:26 François-Xavier Roth, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
12:42 Iván Fischer, Concertgebouworkest
13:02 Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker (1954)
13:29 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Frankfurt Radio Symphony
13:47 Masato Usuki, Freude Philharmonie
14:14 Glenn Gould (Liszt Piano Transcription)
Beethoven 5 opening, 43 times
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My favorites:
2:44 Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
6:41 Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker
11:48 Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony
13:02 Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berliner Philharmoniker (1954)
I feel that Klemperer, who I love, fails after the opening.
Agreed – the main tempo and character should be “Allegro con brio” as indicated, and brio in this case is as important as allegro. It is surprising how many conductors take it too slow and too calm/relaxed, almost cantabile.
Wow, fascinating. Just a few comments.
WTF Pierre, that is SO SLOW.
What’s with the ECHO with Vanska and Minnesota?
And…who taught most of these guys how to conduct?? So damn much unneccesary arm-waving. The easiest one to follow is Toscanini, of those on video.
The Boulez is a famous epic fail on vinyl. Not sure it made it to CD.
I didn’t know that! Boulez is great in so much, though…he’s not really close to the top of my list of go-to conductors for Beethoven.