Bernard Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Concertgebouworkest: Bernard Haitink (Complete Studio Recordings) - Import 113 CD/4 DVD Boxset

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Bernard Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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The first complete set of recordings by a conductor and orchestra strongly bound by "trust. 113 CDs + 4 DVDs in one boxDutch conductor Bernard Haitink, who died in October 2021, was the principal conductor of the prestigious Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for 27 years from 1961 to 1988, He established a good relationship with the orchestra and was praised for his partnership. This 113 CD + 4 DVD box set is the first time that both conductors have recorded for Philips, Decca, CBS, and EMI. Limited edition. Haitink gave more than 1,500 concerts with the orchestra worldwide. Haitink is celebrated for his humility, humanity, musical sense, and musical integrity, but "trust" is also one of his key words. Jorgen van Rijn, principal trombonist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, said, "I always had the sense that he trusted us, the members of the orchestra. Haitink is well known for his dramatic and meticulous interpretation of the symphonic cycle of core classical composers such as Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Schumann, and Tchaikovsky. He was also the first conductor to record the complete symphonies of Mahler and Bruckner with the same orchestra.The 1984 recording of Brahms' Variations on a Theme of Haydn and Chabrier's Rhapsody on a Theme of Spain, as well as CD 108 through CD 113 of RCO Live are available for the first time. The orchestra has performed with such renowned artists as Murray Peraia, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich, Henryk Schelling, Hermann Krebers, and Arthur Gruimiaux. In original jacket. Includes a 170-page book (in English, French, German, and Japanese) with detailed commentary by music historian and Haitink's friend Niek Nelissen, a foreword by Patricia Haitink, many photos, a chronological index of recordings, and much more. Please note that some of the recordings may be omitted in rare cases, even in products that are claimed to be complete collections of recordings. Universal Music/IMS