My one vital Haitink LP set

Posted by TGR (A) on October 22, 2021 at 09:50:05

I saw the news yesterday that the conductor Bernard Haitink passed away yesterday, age 92. What a long career he had! He was making records in the 60s.

In my early days as a record enthusiast, I did purchase a number of his records, mostly Bruckner and Mahler. I actually found that despite the excellent production values of these records, IMO they were somewhat boring, which was enhanced by the distant balcony acoustics used by Philips for the Concertgebouw. I did purchase a few of his recordings in the CD/SACD era, and again, many were dull, IMO, although his Beethoven cycle with the LSO was a major surprise- really good and lively. I'm sure he made other great recordings, I just don't have them.

Last year (I believe it was) I bought the direct to disc recording of Bruckner's 7th, his valedictory concert with the Berlin Phil. This is a beautiful package, of course-the BPO goes all out on its products, and the sound, and performance, are superb, IMO, a fitting epitaph for a man devoted to music.

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Topic - My one vital Haitink LP set - TGR 09:50:05 10/22/21 (6)

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My one vital Haitink LP set

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