Bernard Haitink has held numerous prestigious positions, including Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam (1961-1988) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (1967-1979).
Performer Biography
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, featured on this album, was established in 1949 and is considered among the top international orchestras.
Performer Biography
Bernard Haitink has received several high honors, including being a 'Knight of the British Empire' since 1977 and receiving the 'Erasmus' award, the highest cultural award of the Netherlands, in 1991.
Performer Biography
Bernard Haitink, the conductor on this album, began his musical career as a violinist in various orchestras before becoming a conductor.
Performer Biography
The Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, also featured on this album, was founded in 1946 and is highly regarded for its sound quality and stylistic versatility.
Performer Biography
Bernard Haitink, the conductor, was first engaged by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in 1954 and began his career substituting for an ailing Carlo Maria Giulini in 1956.
Critical Reception
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks was listed among the ten best orchestras in the world in a 2008 survey by the British music magazine Gramophone.
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