Rare live performance of Beethoven's Fifth recorded in the course of the Harnoncourt's music festival Styriarte in 2007, never officially released. As much as I liked Harnoncourt's '91 Beethoven cycle, I always thought the Fifth from that set lacked the fire and grit Harnoncourt is so well-known for. This version has it all: Harnoncourt's Beethoven grew ever fierier as he got older, just like Abbado's.
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