
Nikolaus Harnoncourt quite expectedly brings his decades of early music experience to bear on the Fifth, the most baroque-fashioned of Bruckner’s symphonies. The conductor’s lean,
Several sonic and stylistic drawbacks concern this expertly rehearsed yet somewhat detached performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. On the plus side, it boasts a more
This very interesting and worthwhile disc offers an excellent reason to acquire yet another Bruckner Ninth. As usual, Harnoncourt offers a “concept”, and as with
Even Mozart’s earliest symphonies, slight as they are, contain plenty of charming music. The largest of the works here, K. 43 in F, reveals the
Just when you thought you’d heard it all, along comes Nikolaus Harnoncourt to teach you and thing or two. Now as we all know, there
Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s first recording of The Creation was a dud, and so is this remake. It’s odd, because you would expect him to be right
On one level, this new set of Beethoven piano concertos must be counted an unalloyed success: Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Nikolaus Harnoncourt collaborate extremely well. Note
Nikolaus Harnoncourt has established himself as a noteworthy interpreter of Viennese light music through his previous recordings on Teldec, and while there’s little here that
By 1858, Brahms had his First Piano Concerto ready for performance. He was then only 25. Beethoven had died three decades earlier. Try imagining a
Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s previous Strauss outing with the Berlin Philharmonic gave ample proof of his affinity for this delightful music. Like all the best conductors of