Like everything else, peoples taste in Beethoven varies wildly, but I can heartily recommend John Eliot Gardiner's Beethoven. The classical music show on NPR called Performance Today broadcasted a live performance of Gardiner conducting Beethoven 5 some years ago ...........it was the first orchestral performance of Beethoven that really grabbed me. I've tried many other interpretations but always go back to Gardiner.
SQ on these recordings is quite good too.....
https://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Ludwig-van/dp/B003DEIZBQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473...
SQ on these recordings is quite good too.....
https://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Ludwig-van/dp/B003DEIZBQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473...