Monteux; Pierre

Pierre Monteux’s 10 Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Pierre Monteux was born in 1875 and died in 1964. […]

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Puzzling Monteux Box From Italian Universal

David Hurwitz

This 20-disc set purports to contain “Decca Recordings,” which it

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Reference Recording: Victoria de los Angeles is Manon

Dan Davis

In Act 2, Manon, reading the letter her lover Des

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Historical Gems: Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique from Monteux

David Hurwitz

Pierre Monteux was one of those conductors who could make

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CD From Hell: Monteux’s Dreary Westminster Beethoven 9th

Jed Distler

Good news first: the Pierre Monteux Beethoven Ninth receives its

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Reference Recording: Monteux’s Proprietary Daphnis

David Hurwitz

Pierre Monteux conducted the premiere of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé,

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Reference Recording: Kogan’s Khachaturian, with a Reiner Chaser

Dan Davis

Welcome back to a pair of treasured Living Stereo LPs

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Historical Gems: Monteux’s d’Indy Perfectly Pitched

David Hurwitz

In his review of RCA’s complete Monteux recordings, Jed Distler

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Big Boxes: Pierre Monteux’s Complete RCA Victor Recordings

Jed Distler

Pierre Monteux (1875-1964) was celebrated and respected throughout a long

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Big Boxes: Living Stereo, the Sequel

Jed Distler

Sony/BMG’s Living Stereo Volume 2 big box differs from its

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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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