Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
RecommendedLaura Aikin (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Johannes Chum (tenor) & Ruben Drole (bass)
Concentus Musicus Wien & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
He has achieved something remarkable, a performance that is heaven-storming despite the small forces employed. The key is that every singer in the chorus and solo quartet has been encouraged... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd June 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Choral
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Building A Library, July 2022, Also Recommended
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Special offer. 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:... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 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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J S Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
RecommendedChristoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Christine Schäfer, Dorothea Röschmann, Bernarda Fink, Elisabeth von Magnus, Dietrich Henschel, Markus Schäfer, Oliver Widmer, Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir & Wiener Sängerknaben, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, March 2002, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Grammy Awards, 44th Awards (2001), Best Choral Performance
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Special offer. Schubert: the Symphonies
RecommendedChamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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... —
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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
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Special offer. Mendelssohn : Symphonies Nos 3 & 4
RecommendedNikolaus Harnoncourt & Chamber Orchestra of Europe
The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Building A Library, July 2026, Top Choice - Scottish Symphony
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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... —
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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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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... —
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Genia Kühmeier (soprano) & Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Arnold Schoenberg Choir & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tempos are slow, sometimes even stolid, yet Harnoncourt achieves effects of extraordinary intensity...the superb Arnold Schoenberg Choir respond willingly to his every demand...Genia Kühmeier... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2011, Editor's Choice
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Beethoven: Fantasia, Triple Concerto & Rondo for piano & orchestra
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Thomas Zehetmair (violin) & Clemens Hagen (cello)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Fine performances of two of Beethoven's seriously undervalued works. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2004, Disc of the Month
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Haydn: The Creation
RecommendedDorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schönberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
The void evoked in the first few bars is bleak and barren, chilly vibrato-less strings and coldly gleaming brass, with winds bubbling away like some kind of primordial soup....one of the most... —
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Building a Library, July 2004, First Choice
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