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Both Bernard Haitink and this orchestra separately recorded benchmark versions of Ein Heldenleben, so the prospect of putting the two together was enticing. The result,
In 1991 the Chicago Symphony celebrated its 100th anniversary by issuing a blockbuster 12-CD set culled from the orchestra’s rich trove of broadcast performances, with
This remarkable collection drawn from Universal’s back catalog makes an intelligent and affectionate tribute to as fine a collection of principal wind and brass players
This is not only one of the best sounding violin and orchestra recordings ever made, but the entire concept is so smart, so well executed,
Pierre Boulez has become a “grand old man”, and for the past decade or so he has conducted like one. He used to be fabulous
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra probably can play this symphony by heart, and certainly its fabled brass (particularly trombones and horns), as well as the superb
A lot of Mahler 4s have come and gone since this 1974 release, but its musical values remain undiminished. It finds both James Levine and
Bernard Haitink’s somewhat stogy tempo for the opening movement of Poulenc’s Gloria (Gloria in excelsis deo) initially raises fears of a dull performance to come.
The Chicago Symphony has recorded this symphony at least five times (Haitink, Solti, Abbado, Giulini, and Boulez), and so has Haitink. Only the Boulez/Chicago recording
What fun this disc is! True, today you can get all three Bartók piano concertos on a single disc, but these two performances from the
