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Herbert Blomstedt’s Ein Heldenleben is one of the most beautifully rendered performances on disc. There’s buoyant energy that enlivens the music from the first note
Herbert Blomstedt is one of those conductor who grows on
Herbert Blomstedt’s new recording of the Brahms Second Symphony and Academic Festival Overture improves markedly on his prior Gewandhaus Orchestra version of Symphony No. 1.
The bottom line: This new release is a snooze, plain and simple. I wish it were otherwise; Blomstedt is such a fine conductor, but here
It may be a good thing or a bad thing that you can predict in advance what you’re likely to hear in a Blomstedt performance:
Herbert Blomstedt has taken a cue from the period instrument folks in his recent Mozart and Beethoven, and the results here are mixed. The performance
Herbert Blomstedt returns to his Swedish roots in the twilight
Mendelssohn’s two piano concertos always have fared well on disc,
What a puzzle Max Reger was! A master of counterpoint
We may understand the rationale, but it’s a pity nonetheless.
