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...little more than 25 years later, the dream comes to an end when Bernard Haitink decided to end his celebrated tenure with the Concertgebouw. Now, six years later, the classical label Philips documents Haitink's discographic achievements by compiling and re-releasing six of his symphonic cycles, namely Brahms, Beethoven, Bruckner, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, and Schumann...
...first symphony seems to me a bit lacking in the quality for which early critics dubbed it "Beethoven's Tenth Symphony." For example, at the moment of maximum dramatic impact, the brass chorale before the final coda in the last movement, Haitink plows right on through, almost as if anxious to leave it behind him. Brahms delayed writing this symphony for over 20 years, fearing that he would forever remain in the shadow of Beethoven. However, it seems here that Haitink might be the one who feels himself in the shadows of the great symphonists...
...well as offering majestic and emotional interpretations of the great Russian and German concerti--Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Brahms--Cliburn has always had a special affinity for solo piano works. His recording of Chopin have matched those of the late Artur Rubinstein and Claudio Arrau in popularity. Sunday's concert will feature Chopin's C-Sharp Minor Scherzo as well as pieces by Debussy and Szymanowski...
...First Nights: 5 Performance Premieres"will examine the debut presentations of fivefamous pieces of music, including Handel's"Messiah" and Beethoven's "Symphony...
...peacocks strut nervously along the garden wall. Inside the house -- a spacious three-story villa of chandeliers and Art Deco furnishings -- papers and clothing litter the floor, presumably from a search for cash or documents. But most of the former First Family's belongings are still here: CDs of Beethoven and the sound track of the film Moonstruck, sterling-silver tea settings, an embroidered cushion presented by another former dictator, Nigeria's Ibrahim Babangida. Greetings from Pope John Paul II and U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, among others, are proudly displayed on shelves. In a teenager's room upstairs...