Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64

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Release Date: 1933-01

Label: His Master's Voice

Recorded October 1930 in the Beethovensaal Berlin.

Unlike earlier recordings of the symphony, Blech opens up the then-traditional big cut in the fourth movement development section. However, in order to bring the work in on the ten sides Electrola allotted, he was forced to make a number of small cuts on the final side. Regrettable though they are, the cuts are nonetheless done with intelligence, and work with the flow of the music well enough that the casual listener may not be aware of them.
- Notes by Mark Obert-Thorn