Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
Franz Schubert
Sir Thomas Beecham / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1959 Pretty good stereo sound.A very famous recording and the top choice for this sunny, 'Mozartian' work. Beecham brings his characteristic 'elegance,' and the 'slow movement is gorgeously done'.
Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic
1979 Slightly better recorded than Beecham.Slightly better recorded than Beecham. A 'heavier interpretation, not as... genial sounding,' but it 'brings that lush beauty' of the Vienna Philharmonic.