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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Simona Saturova (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Christian Elsner (tenor) & Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
MDR Rundfunkchor, GewandhausChor, GewandhausKinderchor & Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt
[Blomstedt] looks as vigorous and youthful as ever, conducting (without a score or a baton) Beethoven's Ninth with no detail spared — More…
Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Christina Landshamer (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (alto), Wolfram Lattke (tenor) & Luca Pisaroni (bass)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Dresdner Kammerchor, Herbert Blomstedt
Blomstedt is never bent on point-scoring didacticism, His is a truthful account; prayerful, reverential, intent on welding the disparate movements into a caressing over-arching entity… Among... — More…
The video direction of both performances is excellent; the pictures are very sharp. The sound quality is very good indeed. These are rewarding, very musical performances which I enjoyed very... — More…
Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt
[Blomstedt] shows the warm relationship he has with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and that they all have with the music. The performance of [the Schubert] is on a broad scale, with... — More…
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Triple Concerto
Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (violoncello) & Martin Helmchen (piano)
Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt
