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In Reply to: +1 posted by PAR on August 3, 2017 at 03:54:34:
However, there was another "Urtext" published in 1978 (by Peters), edited by Peter Gulke. This was used in the early 90's set of Beethoven symphonies by Kurt Masur and the LGO. (Masur's earlier 70's set did not use this edition.) One interesting aspect of the Peters Urtext is that, in the Fifth Symphony Scherzo, the 90's Masur performance goes through the scherzo and trio an additional time, making for an ABABA form (as Beethoven used in the Fourth and Seventh Symphony scherzos). This practice follows Beethoven's autograph. However, Del Mar, in editing the Barenreiter Urtext, felt that that form did not represent Beethoven's final intention, so he changed it back to the simpler ABA form we hear in most performances. (I don't know what his basis was for deciding this.) As far as I know, the nineties Masur set is the only one to use the expanded form of the Fifth Symphony scherzo, per the autograph - although, as I mentioned, I'm far from having heard all recordings of the Fifth!Regarding the Harnoncourt performances, none of the performance aspects you mention would necessarily bother me. However, a desiccated approach to string vibrato certainly would, and Harnoncourt, although not nearly as bad as some, is just about at that threshold - for me, he's pushing it! ;-)
Edits: 08/03/17
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- I think you're right about Harnoncourt and the Del Mar Barenreiter edition - Chris from Lafayette 08:12:43 08/03/17 (0)
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