Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Well known for his deep scepticism and deliberate avoidance of performing tradition, Harnoncourt breathes new life into the music by looking afresh at the sources and encouraging his players... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Building A Library, March 2024, Recommended Recording
4 CDs
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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies
RecommendedCharlotte Margiono (soprano), Birgit Remmert (alto), Ridolf Schasching (tenor), Robert Holl (bass)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Brimful of intrepid character and interpretative incident, this is surely one of the most stimulating Beethoven symphony cycles of recent times. As Harnoncourt himself states in the booklet:... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, July 2005, Budget Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Harnoncourt attends to the subtler aspects of Dvorak's scoring, and his love for the music's unique sound world is abundantly clear...[he] relishes the music's mix of rustic dance forms and... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Harnoncourt - Beethoven
RecommendedGidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Another absorbing set, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt bringing his impeccable, historically-informed sensibilities to the modern instruments of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The Eroica is mightily... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, December 2016, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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This set gives an invaluable historical cross-section of Antipodean singers in both commercial and rare archive recordings. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Re-issue of the Month
4 CDs
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beautifully and practically presented, while the performances, the performances, especially of the early symphonies, Nos 1-6, are miraculously alert and affectionately Viennese in style. Harnoncourt’s... — More…
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100 Best Film Classics
Gwynne Howell (bass), Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo-soprano), Arthur Davies (tenor), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Ernest Blanc (baritone), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Gerard Causse (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello), Augustin Dumay (violin), Cécile Ousset (piano), Timothy Beasley-Murray (boy soprano), Nikolaj Bloch (guitar),...
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The collection succeeds, though, not just in pioneering period performances but also through imaginative programming...One way and another it's a collection that demands the attention of anyone... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2012, Editor's Choice
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Dvorak: Piano Concerto & The Golden Spinning Wheel
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Straight to the top of the list for this one! Even on its best showings – Richter and Carlos Kleiber, Firkušný under Somogyi – Dvorák's Piano Concerto has never quite managed to cast off its... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2004, Editor's Choice
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