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With a little thought and planning, Universal could have put together a Shostakovich cycle for the ages. You wouldn’t think that this is a composer
This twelve CD set contains some remarkably poorly chosen titles
Bernard Haitink was known for his selfless, dedicated performances of
There are two ways to look at a Total-Beethoven box
Bernard Haitink famously disparaged conductors who re-recorded and re-re-recorded certain works ad infinitum. Of course Haitink ignored his own advice by churning out unnecessary Mahler
Maria João Pires is a treasure, no question, and in Beethoven’s high-classical Second piano concerto it’s great to hear her make the most of what
Well what d’ya know? The old man’s got some piss and vinegar in him still. I’ve never quite forgiven Haitink for giving an interview in
Frank Peter Zimmermann may not play the warmest, most lyrically imbued Brahms Concerto in town, yet his straightforward (some might say brusque), unsentimental, and technically
Bernard Haitink once gave an interview in Gramophone Magazine where
This performance of Beethoven’s thorniest choral work is what one might expect from the great Bernard Haitink: pinpoint precision and an authentic, non-doctrinaire, ego-free reading.
