历史上只有一张唱片同时登上企鹅三星带花、日本唱片艺术名曲三百、《留声机》百大、DG 100（英国的Gramophone杂志为纪念Deutsche Grammophon的百岁生日，特别评选出的榜单，名为「DG百年历史最伟大的百张唱片」），Classic CD百大（由台湾著名古典音乐杂志《CD Hi》推出）五份权威榜单！这张唱片就是由卡洛斯克莱伯指挥维也纳爱乐乐团录制的贝多芬第五交响曲、第七交响曲。
当录音技术发展到本世纪中期以后，在那么多伟大指挥家都一再与一流乐团录过贝多芬的交响曲之后，几乎没有人相信还有谁能在这些音乐中找出更多令人振奋的新素材，可是一九七五年，克莱巴的第五、七号交响曲录音出现了，这是一份真正伟大的录音！这张是唱片史上不朽的经典之作，是经典中的经典。
如果你的唱片架只允许一张唱片，那么留下的一定是这一张！

CD-1155(1) BRUNO WALTER'S NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC BEETHOVEN NINTH. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 9 in D Minor, Op. 125; recorded for American Columbia with NYPO on April 18, 1949, 30th Street Studio, NYC (Movements 1-3), and March 7, 1953, Carnegie Hall, NYC (Movement 4). With Frances Yeend, soprano; Martha Lipton, contralto; David Lloyd, tenor; Mack Harrell, baritone; Westminster Choir, John Finley Williamson, director.
Digital restoration (2004): John Wilson; liner notes: Mark Kluge. Note: this is NOT the "Choral" movement recently released by Music & Arts in set CD-1137 (which dates from 1949). Total time: 65:40. [AAD] UPC # 017685-11552-3.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Irma Gonzalez (S), Elena Nikolaidi (A), Raoul Jobin (T), Mack Harrell (Bar); New York Philharmonic; Westminster Choir; John F. Williamson, Chorus Master
April 16 and (last movement) May 4, 1949; 30th Street Studio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (last movement)
Frances Yeend (S), Martha Lipton (A), David Lloyd (T), Mack Harrell (Bar); New York Philharmonic; Westminster Choir; John F. Williamson, Chorus Master
March 7, 1953; 30th Street Studio
When this performance was first released on LP, High Fidelity said: "Dr. Walter's performance is the most romantically aspiring of all, harmonically weightier than the others and voluptuously phrased".
美利坚人民艺术家不是“死气沉沉”的，起码1949年不是。