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There are two prime candidates for reference recording in Mahler’s […]
Bernard Haitink conducts a beautiful performance, magnificently played, particularly considering its live provenance. The first movement has plenty of character, thanks to the RCO’s delicious
This 1975 Concertgebouw performance of Mahler’s Song of the Earth, led by Bernard Haitink with soloists Janet Baker and James King, rates as the finest
The last time I checked, lines of music lovers weren’t exactly camping out on the street in advance of the release of this, Haitink’s third
Both Bernard Haitink and this orchestra separately recorded benchmark versions of Ein Heldenleben, so the prospect of putting the two together was enticing. The result,
This is Bernard Haitink’s second go at Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony. The first, from 1985, had as it’s main distinguishing feature the velvety sound of
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra probably can play this symphony by heart, and certainly its fabled brass (particularly trombones and horns), as well as the superb
Bernard Haitink’s somewhat stogy tempo for the opening movement of Poulenc’s Gloria (Gloria in excelsis deo) initially raises fears of a dull performance to come.
At 86, Arthur Rubinstein (the pianist always spelled his first name with an “h” in America) still played beautifully, as his 1973 Concertgebouw performances of
The Chicago Symphony has recorded this symphony at least five times (Haitink, Solti, Abbado, Giulini, and Boulez), and so has Haitink. Only the Boulez/Chicago recording
