Harnoncourt; Nikolaus

Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Say what you will about Harnoncourt’s sometimes weird interpretive profile, […]

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Warner’s “Complete” Beethoven Box (A Bouquet of Roses and Nettles)

Jens F. Laurson

There are two ways to look at a Total-Beethoven box

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Reference Recording: Harnoncourt and Haydn in Paris–and Heaven

David Hurwitz

[Editor’s Note: This set is available again (1/20) on Amazon.com

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CD From Hell: Harnoncourt’s Twisted Aida Reissued

Victor Carr Jr

Harnoncourt fans will be excited to know that their hero

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CD From Hell: Harnoncourt’s Perverse Verdi Requiem

Dan Davis

Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s revisionist assault on Verdi continues. After a disastrous

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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess From, Yes, Harnoncourt

David Hurwitz

Believe it or not, this was going to be an

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Harnoncourt’s Slavonic Dances: Antidote to Bad Dvorák, Part 2

David Hurwitz

After Belohlávek’s dreary “traditional” new Decca recording of this music,

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References Revisited: Dvorak’s Piano Concerto chez Aimard & Harnoncourt

Victor Carr Jr

Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s Dvorák series with the Concertgebouw Orchestra remains some

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References Revisited: Harnoncourt’s “New World” Holds Up

David Hurwitz

This remains Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s best Dvorák, and one of the

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Harnoncourt’s Antidote to Bad Dvorák, Part 1

David Hurwitz

As might be expected, Nikolaus Harnoncourt has one or two

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Janina Fialkowska’s Superb Grieg Lyric Pieces

Jed Distler June 29, 2025

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Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

David Hurwitz June 29, 2025

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Grieg’s Gorgeous Music for Strings on SACD

David Hurwitz June 29, 2025

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October 6, 2024
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Finally, It’s SIR John
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He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related