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I am opening this topic because I have read positive reviews, referring to the performances from the '60s with the Czech Philharmonic.
Do they really seem that exhilarating to you? I have a De Agostini edition; they didn't seem bad to me. Let's say, in certain respects, they are precious, but not so exhilarating as to shout "genius."
What do you think, do you know them?
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In my father's old record collection, there were three "Quintes". One, the most beloved, was that of Paul Kletzki, who however conducted the Southwestfunk Baden-Baden Orchestra. It was the third one I listened to and it was, from my perspective as a young child, truly the most beautiful, the one I enjoyed listening to most. The cover of the old vinyl says that this conductor combined, unusually, "a strong musical sensitivity with a poetic expressive force", two elements that surely—the second one in particular—are very important in Beethovenian interpretation.
There was also a single "Pastorale" conducted by Paul Kletzki, this time conducting the Orchestre Nationale de la Radiodiffusion Télévision Française. What can I say? I have a memory of that unforgettable Sixth to such an extent that, probably even today and after many listenings of this symphony by other performers, it remains my favorite. In that record, one could truly perceive like never before, the inner joy of someone who loves nature in an absolute way. That serenity and vivacity of someone who, by approaching it and immersing themselves within it, finds reconciliation between himself, man, and destiny, which is often bitter.
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Regarding the aspects you described ... I fully agree.
