Bernard Haitink conducts Strauss: Don Juan & Ein Heldenleben

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The Don Juan...gives any account in the catalogue a run for its money in terms of sheer elan, and bristles with energy, The LPO's playing is vibrant and full of the sense of a live performance...the... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2014 More…

Release Date: 1st Sep 2014
Catalogue No: LPO0079
Label: LPO
Length: 65 minutes

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Strauss, R: Don Juan, Op. 20

Work length17:57

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Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded: 3 December 1992
Recording Venue: Live recording, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom

Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Work length47:22

$9.05

$11.05

Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded: 29 August 1986
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

I. Der Held

Track length4:15

$1.05

$1.30

II. Des Helden Widersacher

Track length3:30

$1.05

$1.30

III. Des Helden Gefährtin

Track length13:16

$2.15

$2.60

IV. Des Helden Walstatt

Track length9:04

$1.60

$1.95

V. Des Helden Friedenswerke

Track length4:48

$1.05

$1.30

VI. Des Helden Weltflucht und Vollendung

Track length12:29

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$2.60

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As the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor from 1967–79, Bernard Haitink presided over some of the Orchestra’s most memorable and acclaimed performances.

Strauss was only 25 years old when his tone-poem Don Juan was premiered in 1889, and it was this vivid depiction of a young man’s relentless pursuit that launched the composer’s reputation as master of the genre. Composed ten years later, Ein Heldenleben recounts another life of conquest and passion, this time based on that of the composer himself. Both works exhibit the glorious orchestral colours and exhilarating energy that were to become the composer’s most admired hallmarks.

Haitink has had a long association on record and in concert with the music of Richard Strauss. His 1970 recording of Ein Heldenleben for Philips was long considered one of the best in the catalogue, but is no longer available.

These two concert recordings are both archetypal examples of Haitink’s renowned unobtrusive podium manner. The concert environment of Don Juan gives the performance a delightful spontaneity, and his approach in Ein Heldenleben is lighter in texture than most, allowing the listener to hear clearly, for example when the cellos double the horns as the main theme evolves.

This disc is dedicated to the memory of Nicholas Busch, LPO Principal Horn from 1973–2006, who features prominently in these works, vividly evoking the hero of Ein Heldenleben.

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December 2014

The Don Juan...gives any account in the catalogue a run for its money in terms of sheer elan, and bristles with energy, The LPO's playing is vibrant and full of the sense of a live performance...the conductor's command of the work's cast structure never seems in doubt.

Bernard Haitink conducts Strauss: Don Juan & Ein Heldenleben

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