Bernard Haitink
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3
RecommendedGerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano)
Augsburger Domsingknaben, Frauenchor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink
a perfect beauty of a performance, natural sound matching natural evoution and every solo perfectly intoned —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th January 2017
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Winner - Orchestral
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Recording of the Year
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Record Review, 7th January 2017, Recording of the Week
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Special offer. Liszt: Piano Concertos
RecommendedAlfred Brendel (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies
RecommendedIan Bostridge (tenor), Sarah Chang (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
This set presents RVW in a slightly heretical way that will appeal to those whose RVW tastes have become jaded or for those who have, for whatever reason, been put off by the mainstream cycles.... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, May 2022, Recommended Recording
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Debussy - Orchestral Music
RecommendedGeorge Pieterson (clarinet), Vera Badings (harp)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
If you only buy one album of Debussy orchestral music, this is a very good bet! Comprising his best-known works at an excellent price, it's a great starting-point around which to build a library... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, November 2003, Budget Choice
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Building a Library, November 2008, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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This is very nearly my perfect Bruckner Six…The slow movement is relatively fast-paced, and when I first heard it I couldn’t help wishing that it would expand just a bit more. But Bernard Haitink’s... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
RecommendedTwyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano), John Mac Master (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass), Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tim Hugh (cello) & Lars Vogt (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bernard Haitink
a blazing performance of the Seventh Symphony that reaches a superbly disciplined and frenzied conclusion —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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New. Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - Bernard Haitink
Juliane Banse (soprano), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink
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Special offer. Debussy: Trois Nocturnes & Jeux
RecommendedConcertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam & Collegium Musicum Amstelodamense, Bernard Haitink
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Winner - Engineering
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Special offer. Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink
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this performance from last year with the London Symphony Orchestra on stupendous form seems to mark a pitch of understanding and communication which it wouldn't be possible to surpass. There... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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