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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 | 
 enlarge | Creators: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Category: Music
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 42750
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000689902
UPC: 028947762287
EAN: 0028947762287
ASIN: B000G6BJNA
Release Date: August 8, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | 1. Allegro con brio | | • | 2. Andante con moto | | • | 3. Allegro | | • | 4. Allegro | | • | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace | | • | 2. Allegretto | | • | 3. Presto | | • | 4. Allegro con brio |
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Amazon.com
In 2006, the 25-year-old Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel's star on the international scene is rising fast, with prestigious conducting assignments and this CD of two of Beethoven's most-popular and often-recorded symphonies. It's a bold calling card for a label that has outstanding versions of these symphonies by the likes of von Karajan, Abbado, and Carlos Kleiber, among others. If Dudamel doesn't eclipse those or others atop the mountain of Beethoven symphony recordings, he gives fine performances brimming with vitality and excitement. His youth orchestra sounds as good as many better known ensembles, playing with spontaneity and technical expertise. Dudamel excels in painting vivid orchestral colors and lending rhythmic impetus to the fast movements of both symphonies, surely a prerequisite for conveying the power of the Fifth and the dancing rhythms of the Seventh. But he does tend to exaggerate dynamics, following powerful orchestral outbursts with barely audible solo or section passages. And his slow movements, while decently done, tend to lack flow and energy. Still, an impressive debut, heralding a welcome new face on the international conducting scene. --Dan Davis
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 A Very Welcome Surprise December 2, 2008
Rafael Rodriguez (Costa Rica)
I own several recordings of both simphonies recorded here, including the legendary recordings that Carlos Kleiber did in the 70s and were issued as a couple just exactly like this one.
Granted, Probably Kleiber's or Karajan's recordings might be superior in some aspects, but I consider that having several recordings of the same work is useful mostly because, as Dudamel points out, everyone has it's own voice and in every recording you can discover something new.
In this case, you have an enormously charismatic performance, inspired, techinally excelent and filled with the characteristic energy of young people. This is a version of both works that you would like to play over and over, probably between Kleiber and Karajan or Abbado or Rattle....
Thank God for music programs like this, it's the kind of stuff that every goverment should be doing, because music is certainly a universal language that can get people closer.
Put attention to the final movements of each work, you hardly will find performances so alive as this one, not even among the greatest conductors.
Congratulations Young Fellas, don't miss your energy and never quit music.
 Decent, but better talents available. June 5, 2008
A. F. S. Mui (HK)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
DG, oh, yea, DG (or Universal, to be exact) has become as of late the BIGGEST hype force in the world of classical music.
Well. Gustavo IS talented, but certainly, he has miles to go before he could handle a well-established label's patrons by issuing disc after disc.
More than any other genre of classical musicians, conductors need TIME to nurture. However talented, he needs to be grilled over and over before he could handle diverse repertoire.
How many concerts has the lad conducted? How large is his repertoire?
If he hasn't yet built up a substantial force, the label that 'sells' him off as a big gun is simply being irresponsible.
Listening to this disc and you have a glaring example. The No. 5 of Beethoven - how many classical versions already? If you say young Gustavo is in the same league as Carlos Kleiber, von Karajan, Norrington, Zinman, Harnoncourt, not to mention Furtwangler, Klemperer ......you must be KIDDING!
And being 'young' is not the sole criteria for this 'business' of hyping. There ARE around a host of talented young conductors too - the Czech Philharmonic's Jakob Hrussa is only 26. An equally, if not more, talented young conductor.
 Biggest Hype of Recent Years May 26, 2008
Young (CA, USA)
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
To my ears, Dudamel sounds like a complete fraud. Not just this recording, but everything I had a chance to hear from him totally lacks any musical substance. It is just a marketing machine churning a flavor of the moment. Who knows how long the moment would last?
Not just another Beethoven's 5th April 7, 2008
C. Cook (Wales, MA United States)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Even Dudamel said there are thousands of recordings of Beethoven's 5th. Oh, but this one: When you combine Dudamel's extraordinary talent with the amazing Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, the energy results in an exciting listening experience. I look forward to more from Dudamel in his new role as conductor of the LA Philharmonic in 2009.
 a bit rushed March 3, 2008
doodoobrown (Texas)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
His timing was a bit rushed in this production. It would work on an electric guitar, but I think an orchestra needs a little more finesse.
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