The question is not "Is Bernard Haitink's cycle of the symphonies of Vaughan Williams the best digital set of the symphonies?" The answer to that question is an emphatic yes. Haitink's technique is beyond reproach and his interpretations are not only overwhelmingly passionate, they are deeply poetic and profoundly musical. The London Philharmonic, ...
Does anyone outside of the Benelux countries remember the Haitink/ Concertgebouw/Bruckner cycle? With competition from the more glamorous Karajan/Berlin cycle and the more muscular Solti/Chicago cycle, not to mention the more spiritual Jochum/Bavarian/Berlin cycle, the more straightforward Haitink/Concertgebouw cycle probably doesn't stick in the ...
When Decca first issued Bernard Haitink's Shostakovich symphony cycle between 1977 and 1984, it was the first non-Soviet cycle of the works. When the cycle was re-released as a set in 2006, it was still only the third non-Soviet cycle -- Eliahu Inbal had completed a perfunctory cycle for Denon and Ladislav Slovak a lackluster cycle for Naxos in ...
Beethoven's nine symphonies -- what can one say? The greatest body of orchestral works ever composed? Probably. The most performed body of orchestral works ever composed? Certainly. The most recorded body of orchestral works ever composed? Absolutely. Not only has virtually every conductor recorded a Beethoven cycle, some of them have gotten to ...
Even though Bernard Haitink's 2006 recording with the London Symphony Orchestra of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral," is live, taken from a concert at London's Barbican, listeners will be pleased to discover that it is phenomenally well recorded in direct stream digital, and that there are virtually no background noises or other ...
You can always depend on Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink. No matter what the repertoire or the venue, Haitink will always give you clear, clean, and accurate performances joined to ideally balanced and completely objective interpretations. Unfortunately, this quality makes Haitink especially vulnerable to the quality of his collaborators. With a ...
Even though Bernard Haitink's 2006 recording with the London Symphony Orchestra of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral," is live, taken from a concert at London's Barbican, listeners will be pleased to discover that it is phenomenally well recorded for this direct stream digital, multichannel SACD, and that there are virtually no ...
As one of Anton Bruckner's more experimental symphonies, the Symphony No. 6 in A major has never been as popular as the Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic," or the Symphony No. 7 in E major; consequently, it has been recorded less often than any other of the mature symphonies. Yet this is one of his most intriguing works, insofar as it ...
Bernard Haitink's live recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra most assuredly aren't the last word on these masterpieces (whose recordings ever could be?), but any collector looking for solid performances that satisfy most needs would do well to check out these remarkable CDs. For example, this 2006 disc ...
While not perhaps the greatest Don Giovanni ever recorded -- as if there could be such a thing -- this 1984 EMI recording led by Bernard Haitink absolutely has to be heard by anyone who loves Mozart's drama giocoso. Why? Several reasons, the most important of which is the man cast in the title role. Thomas Allan is not only a terrific singer with ...
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