Old notions that Beethoven’s metronome markings for his symphonies are mistaken or impractical have been disproved by conductors as varied as David Zinman, Roger Norrington and John Eliot Gardiner.

Beethoven's seventh symphony is a masterpiece that expresses ... these trying times as it was 10 years ago. In Maestro Roger Norrington's performance there is no vibrato - since he prefers to ...