My favourite Eroica (2)

This is the latest incarnation of this glorious recording. Before any international issue of this BPO recording in the CD format to whet the appetite of those who know, I was fortunate enough to enjoy it through a 1993 EMI Taiwan release in the Treasure series. This budget series usually would not raise the attention of many, but the moment I discovered this was a moment of speechless rapture.

Kempe's reading is restrained and polished to a degree that some may find it lacking punch and tension. Is it a must that every Eroica needs to be punchy? My own preference tells me it is not.

The Testament transfer is as usual excellent. Kempe at his best.