classical music: Bernard Haitink ...     classical music:       Violin Adagios7 reviews Jules Massenet, Max Bruch, ... Decca, 2001 Exquisite collection & performances, unbelievable value!!! "Over 2 l/2 hours of the world's most beautiful music." These words on the cover are very close to true. What an incredible value this collection is!! So many of these compilations of this sort are cheaply produced, and those "greatest hits" collections are one trite piece after another -- after a while one runs screaming to the stereo to shut it off. However, this collection is top-notch, ...             The Most Famous Opera Arias27 reviews Georges Bizet, Alfredo Catalani, ... EMI Classics, 1994 italian opera Love it! Has so many of the heart swelling songs from the movies we love!             Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos1 review Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernard Haitink, ... Sony BMG Europe, 2007 An excellent collection of the Beethoven concertos! A fabulous collection of Beethoven! Murray Perahia and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra interact beautifully in this album with each of the Beethoven concertos. Excellent sound quality, great technique displayed - one of my favorite collections!             Shostakovich: Symphonies no 5 and 9 / Haitink17 reviews Dmitry Shostakovich, Bernard Haitink, ... Decca, 2000 A Soviet Artist's Response to Just Criticism?! The Symphony No. 5 is one of Shostakovich's greatest masterpieces, which can hardly be ascertained from its origins as a piece to satisfy the Soviet state's artistically stifling demands in music (for example, all other aspects of music had to be subordinate to melody). The previous year Shostakovich was savagely attacked in the Pravda for his opera `Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District', primarily ...             Brahms at Bedtime: A Sleepytime Serenade7 reviews Johannes Brahms, Bernard Haitink, ... Philips, 1996 Naptime I love to listen to this cd if I'm tired and need to take a nap or just rest for a while. It is very soothing.             Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life); Webern: Im Sommerwind Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Richard Strauss, ... CSO Resound, 2010 The newest album from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, considered one of the world's greatest Strauss ensembles, features Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) whose US premiere it gave in 1900. The CSO pours out a lush interpretation of Richard Strauss's large and complex tone poem in their newest live recording; Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads with restraint and allows the strings and woodwinds to sing. In the famous Battle Scene, the brass ...             Best Opera Album In The World ... Ever!14 reviews Thomas Hampson, Ernest Blanc, ... Angel Records, 1999 Great for the amateur Opera listener As a long time armchair Opera listener I'm shocked that I hadn't come across this album until recently. I'm not really an Opera connoisseur so my review is based on just the fact that I love Opera, but mostly by listening to arias or occasionally going to the Opera. This CD is quite comprehensive and offers a broad spectrum of aria's and some chorus's from several composers as well as the more ...             Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor; Bruch: Violin Concerto #1; Itzhak Perlman9 reviews Itzhak Perlman, Felix Mendelssohn, ... EMI Classics, 1990 An Impressive Pairing of Concertos In addition to the bargain price of this 1990 recording the music lover will find two of the more solid performances of two very popular and demanding violin concertos from the vast repertoire available. Itzhak Perlman is in top form for these performances, marrying his impeccable technique with the poetry inherent in his approach to the scores. The Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26 by Max ...             The Best of Saint-Saëns6 reviews Camille Saint-Saens, Neeme Jarvi, ... Philips, 1994 This is a must have CD I must admit that the Penguin Guide was overly critical of this CD. They said the recording of the Organ Symphony was not exciting and they are certainly far from being correct. The standard by which I judge the Symphony is mainly (if not almost) purely based on the finale. Out of the recordings I have heard this is the finest account. I found the Ormandy version a bit too fast forsaking the ...             The Most Famous Opera Duets38 reviews Eberhard Wchter, Georges Bizet, ... EMI Classics, 1994 Don't let the low price fool you! This CD is magnificent, especially for people just getting into opera. I've never really been interested in opera before, but I've recently started listening to it and wanted a CD of my own to listen to. When I bought this, I was a little wary of the low price, and I wondered what the quality would be (mostly quality of the content). Let me tell you, it is magnificent! There are so many ...             Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos8 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernard Haitink, ... Sony, 1990 If I were to become deaf, this is what I would hear This recording is simply amazing. The way Perahia plays each note in such a way that notes no longer exist but ooze out as sugary themes piqued by sweet harmonics which in themselves become the theme, over and over again, like undulating waves upon a lake. The 3rd and 4th are my favorites. The recordings are perfectly clear, limited only by your own hardware--speakers, wires, etc. The piano ...             Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 26 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven, Murray Perahia, ... Sony, 1990 Great Sound and great performances I want to say the sound on these CD's is superb. The warmth and clarity is outstanding. The dynamic range is just as it should be. The quiet moments are quiet but not lost, as is so often the case. As far as the performance goes, I find them true to the spirit of the compositions. These concertos do represent a very classical Beethoven who was still learning to write for the Symphony. To ...             Adagios for After Hours3 reviews Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, ... Philips, 2000 Absolutely perfect This is a wonderful collection of some of the most beautiful, relaxing classical music composed by the greatest artists of our history. My personal favorites, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Gabriel Faure, are well represented here. The selections are made based on their ability to relax, and transport you to another place. They certainly succeed. In these troubled and stressful times, we need ...             Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Symphony No. 98 reviews Gustav Mahler, Bernard Haitink, ... Philips, 1999 Among the best versions of both works, a true bargain! This recording of Mahler's 9th stood among the best when it was first released, and time ha not changed that fact. Here, to paraphrase what the Mahler afficionado Deryck Cooke said when he first reviewed it in Gramophone, is not Klemperer, Barbirolli, Horenstein, or anyone else's version of the 9th. This feels like MAHLER's version of Mahler's 9th. This is because all Haitink does is ...             Bruckner: The Symphonies [Box Set]7 reviews Anton Bruckner, Bernard Haitink, ... Philips, 2005 HAITINK'S EARLY BRUCKNER CYCLE This was my first Bruckner cycle (in its earlier black-box incarnation), and the date was October 11, 1996. Only while writing the check for it, did I remember that this day was the centennial of Bruckner's death. Say what you want, but it was a happy omen. Back in college I had listened to some of these performances on LP, and wanted to get back to them. The first thing to emerge was how ...             Debussy: Orchestral Music17 reviews Claude Debussy, Eduard Van Beinum, ... Philips, 1994 Great True, Haitink is not a "ZIP! ZING! POW! conductor" like David A. FLetcher mentioned in his review (I thought it was funny put, so I wanted to quote it), but he sure knows how to let the music do the speaking. These are not "impressionistic" readings and I'm glad they're not, although the orchestra sounds warm and round, a little "cosy" if you like, but that's fine, I love the sound. The ...             100 Best Opera Classics5 reviews Thomas Allen, Gabriel Bacquier, ... Emd Int'l, 2007 Amazing Value I am so impressed by this collection that I must share my joy at getting so many beautiful arias, duets, et al in one collection. It captures many of the great operatic voices in stellar performances spanning the last 50 years. If you are enchanted by beautiful operatic highlights, removed from their operatic storylines, this set is for you. Hours of gorgeous music for practically pennies!             Mozart for a Monday Morning5 reviews W.a. Mozart Philips, 1998 Music that Motivates Phillips Classics has spawned a brilliant concept for classical music compilations. The first compilation to enter the market place was "Mozart for Your Mind", a collection of scientifically proven sonatas and overtures that actually boost the listeners IQ. In this compilation, they have presented Mozart's more buoyant and snappy tunes to quicken the pulse, motivate the spirit and inspire the ...             Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4 and 74 reviews Berlin Philharmonic, Sylvia MacNair Philips, 2006 Mahler lovers must have this DVD If you love Mahler, this DVD is a must buy. The performances by Bernard Haitink and the Berlin Philharmonic are absolutely superb in every way. Haitink's Mahler has never had the type of adoration given to Leonard Bernstein but after you watch and listen to this DVD you might just wonder why. Haitink does not overinterpret Mahler like Bernstein. He plays the music straight and I for one love ...             Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies5 reviews Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dmitry Shostakovich, ... Decca, 2006 SUPERB overall I have an average of about 10 recordings for each Shostakovich symphony. My first box set of DSCH symphonies was this set, and I still think it's really great! There may be some more special versions of some of the symphonies out there, but you can't go wrong with this for an overall set. The reviewer below who says that it's made in the last few years is plain wrong. 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