Title: A Victorious Fifth
Product review: In fact, I believe this is the greatest performance of the Fifth ever committed to disc. As another reviewer notes, Strauss anticipated today's historically informed bunch, eschewing the Wagnerisms of Furtwangler and sticking to Beethoven's more classical drama. A reputedly unsurpassed Mozartian, Strauss reminds us that Beethoven never lost his love of Mozart. This Fifth is swift, transparent -- it's simply more musical than any other I've heard.Sadly, the Seventh is not on this plane, interpretively or sonically, although much better transfers (by Ward Marston) of both these recordings are available on Koch 3-7115- 2 H1.
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