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The final opera in the Ring is the best of the four led by Bernard Haitink, recorded in the very early ’90s. Siegfried Jerusalem remains
Australian Eloquence can boast what arguably is the most intelligent reissue program available today. From Universal’s huge back catalog nearly every release offers a well-chosen
This is Bernard Haitink’s fourth recording of Beethoven’s Ninth, in itself a telling commentary on the lunacy of today’s music world, even in supposedly “tough”
Vladimir Ashkenazy’s way with the Rachmaninov Second Piano Concerto noticeably mellowed in the years between his blistering 1963 premiere recording on Decca with Kirill Kondrashin
This release shows that you can teach an old dog new tricks. Like Abbado in his Berlin cycle for DG, Haitink seems to have taken
Releasing Bernard Haitink’s 1971 Mahler Eighth on SACD allows for appreciation of the original multi-channel recording, which does indeed enhance the spaciousness and clarity of
After two relatively uninteresting Beethoven cycles, I was not exactly looking forward to this release, but happily Bernard Haitink delivers a splendid interpretation of Beethoven’s
Bernard Haitink’s straightforward Enigma Variations makes a decent impression. The conductor’s safe-bet tempos and smooth, uninflected phrasing certainly won’t ruffle any feathers. Nimrod moves along
There are a few nice things to be found in this hour of Die Zauberflöte, mostly from the sopranos. We get both arias of the
Let’s see. The main reasons to acquire this recording would be: 1. Bernard Haitink’s reputation as a highly accomplished Bruckner conductor; 2. The Royal Concertgebouw
