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References Revisited: Bernstein’s Vienna Beethoven Cycle

Jens F. Laurson

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Some performances age like 80s fashion. Case in point: Leonard […]

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Reference Recording: Barenboim (Teldec), Szell (Sony), w/Vienna Philharmonic: Schmidt-Isserstedt (Decca), Hi-Res: Vänskä (BIS)

    Soloists: Gwyneth Jones (soprano)
    Hanna Schwarz (mezzo-soprano)
    René Kollo (tenor)
    Kurt Moll (bass)

    Bernstein, Leonard (conductor)
    Vienna Philharmonic
    Vienna State Opera Chorus

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