Haas; Monique

David Hurwitz

In the early 1950s, DG had the bright idea of […]

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David Hurwitz

Hindemith was a lousy conductor, but not of his own

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Jed Distler

It may be rash to claim that the French pianist Monique Haas (1909-1987) never made a bad recording, but you won’t find one among her

David Hurwitz

Here’s a disc that never should have gone out of print. Monique Haas was a famous name in the 1950s and ’60s, and the booklet

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