Bernard Haitink
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Biography
Acclaimed conductor Bernard Haitink CH KBE was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 4, 1929. It was in Amsterdam where he studied violin and conducting at the city's conservatory. He began playing violin in orchestras prior to concentrating on the art of conducting whereupon he studied under the renowned German conductor Ferdinand Leitner. Bernard Haitink's conducting debut was in 1954 with the Netherlands Radio Union Orchestra and, within three years, he became the chief conductor of the orchestra. His services became in demand all over Europe including with the Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra, widely acknowledged to be one of the world's finest ensembles. Bernard Haitink became a principal conductor of the Concertgebouw in 1961, a post he held securely until the early '80s when he threatened his resignation from the orchestra over proposed funding cuts from the Dutch government. The financial situation was eventually resolved, and he remained in the position until 1988. Outside the Netherlands, Bernard Haitink has been closely involved with many of the top American orchestras while closer to home he became a principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, a post which led to an honorary knighthood. Later, he went on to become director of the Glyndebourne Opera and the Royal Opera House. For the remainder of his life, Bernard Haitink remained a key figure in the international classical music community. During his career, he recorded an impressive catalog of titles including Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 (1965), Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (1981), Strauss: Daphne (1983), Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (1988), Stravinsky: The Great Ballets (1993), Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 (2000), Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (2013), and Brahms: Choral Works (2016). Bernard Haitink died on October 21, 2021, at the age of 92.
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Bernard Haitink
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1, The
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Bernard Haitink/Bavarian Radio Sympony Orchestra
Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelungen-Highlights
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Bernard Haitink
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 & The Lark Ascending
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Bernard Haitink / Eugen Jochum / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Richard Strauss: 5 Great Tone Poems
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Bernard Haitink, Henryk Szeryng, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Violin Romances Nos.1 & 2
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Top Tracks
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- Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E Minor
- The Lark Ascending
- Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: Da geht er hin featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
- Der Rosenkavalier Op. 59: Ich werd' jetzt in die Kirchen geh'n by Bernard Haitink
- Bloch: Schelomo featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 - 4. Menuetto I - II featuring Bernard Haitink
- Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 - 5. Scherzo. Allegro featuring Bernard Haitink
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14 - 1. Allegro molto appassionato featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 - 6. Rondo. Allegro featuring Bernard Haitink
- Siegfried, Act 3, Scene 3: Heil dir, Sonne! (Brünnhilde/Siegfried) featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major - 1. Langsam. Schleppend featuring Bernard Haitink
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major - 2. Kräftig bewegt featuring Bernard Haitink
- Beethoven: Violin Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59 - 1. Allegro moderato featuring Bernard Haitink
- Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, S.124 - 1. Allegro maestoso featuring Bernard Haitink
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14 - 2. Andante featuring Bernard Haitink
- Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: 2. Adagio featuring Bernard Haitink
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: 1. Allegro molto appassionato featuring Bernard Haitink
- Tchaikovsky: Ouverture solennelle "1812," Op. 49 by Bernard Haitink
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio by Bernard Haitink
- Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) K620: Der Hölle Rache by Bernard Haitink
- Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 - 3. Allegretto grazioso ( Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai featuring Bernard Haitink
- Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 - 2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso featuring Bernard Haitink
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 - 2. Andante moderato featuring Bernard Haitink
