Beethoven: Symphony No 5 (1933) Weingartner

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 1. Allegro can brio (0:07) 2. Andante con moto (8:09) 3. Allegro (18:05) 4. Allegro (23:22) Felix Weingartner, conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded on January 31/February 2, 1933 at Studio 1, Abbey Road We have been wanting to restore Weingartner’s Beethoven 5th for a long time, but we also expected a tough challenge. Weingartner’s recordings can be hard to get really good sourcing for. Our quest to find one had us looking at sources from everywhere, including the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. The challenge did not stop there either, this is one of the toughest restorations we have encountered in over a year. Getting a stable sound out of the result was not easily achieved, and getting the air back in the room was an interesting experience as well. As for the reason to make so much effort, the answer is Weingartner himself. We can count the conductors from the nineteenth