Symphonies 5 & 6

WDR Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski

Beethoven:
 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

"In a crowded field this must be among the most literal-minded readings on record – a compliment, so far as I’m concerned, to the musicians of the Cologne orchestra and their ability to play what’s in front of them without a ghost of what Mahler meant when he dismissed tradition as laziness."
Gramophone Magazine - January 2020