Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, or, as it is often called, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, was founded in 1888, its first concert taking place on November 3 of that year. Concertgebouw means concert hall in Dutch, and the ensemble adopted that name from the lavish site where it has been based since 1888. The building, known for its splendid acoustics, houses a large auditorium (the Grote Zaal) and a small one (Kleine Zaal).
The Orchestra's first conductor was Willem Kes, who enforced a common etiquette on Dutch audiences previously unobserved: eating, late arrivals, and talking during performance were banned. Kes built the orchestra into a fine one, even if it still fell short of world-class caliber. Upon Kes' departure in 1895, the legendary Willem Mengelberg was appointed music director. He would serve for nearly 50 years in that capacity, molding the orchestra into a first-rate ensemble and making many famous recordings with the group.
During his reign Mengelberg took sabbaticals to conduct other orchestras in Europe and America, including the New York Philharmonic. During his absences, other conductors were engaged to serve as substitutes, including Pierre Monteux and Bruno Walter. While Mengelberg was highly respected and his orchestra widely admired, the repertory tended to be somewhat narrow, focusing largely on the Germanic sphere, especially on Beethoven and Richard Strauss. But he conducted works by Gustav Mahler, and the orchestra featured appearances by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev in performances of their works.
During World War II, Mengelberg sided with the Nazis, and after 1945 was banned from conducting the ensemble for six years. That same year Eduard van Beinum was appointed his successor. He broadened the repertory and maintained the orchestra's high performance standards during his 14 years on the podium. He died in 1959 during a rehearsal, and for the next four years, leadership of the orchestra was shared by Eugen Jochum and Bernard Haitink. Haitink was appointed chief conductor in 1963 and served in that capacity until 1988. During his tenure, the orchestra made numerous highly acclaimed tours and recordings.
Haitink's successor was Riccardo Chailly, who further broadened the repertory of the orchestra, and like his predecessors, produced a spate of critically acclaimed recordings. In 2004, Mariss Jansons was appointed conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Today the ensemble consists of 120 players and is widely considered one of the finest orchestras in the world.
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Bernard Haitink. The Philips Years
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 2013
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Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu & Le Sacre du printemps (Live)
Classique - Paru chez Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra le 5 janv. 2008
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Dvořák: Requiem & Symphony No. 8 (Live)
Classique - Paru chez Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra le 3 janv. 2009
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Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Takashi Harada, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1993
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Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 sept. 1984
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Richard Strauss: Salome
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Daniele Gatti
Opéra - Paru chez Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra le 21 sept. 2018
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Debussy: Trois Nocturnes; Jeux
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 2012
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2; Songs From Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1988
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1986
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Mariss Jansons Live - The Radio Recordings 1990-2014 (Live)
Classique - Paru chez Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra le 4 janv. 2015
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Schubert: Symphonies Nos.5 & 8 "Unfinished"
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1989
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Mahler 2 "Resurrection Symphony"; Totenfeier
Riccardo Chailly, Melanie Diener, Petra Lang, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 2001
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, No. 8, Coriolan Overture, Egmont Overture, Symphony No. 8, 2nd mvt.
Félix Weingartner, Willem Mengelberg, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Infinity le 11 août 2020
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1984
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Mozart: Symphonies Nos.32, 38 & 40
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Josef Krips
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1989
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Haydn: 6 "London" Symphonies
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 2001
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Johannes Brahms : Intégrale symphonique (Symphonies, Concertos, Ouvertures...)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 2010
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Shostakovich: The Film Album - Excerpts from Hamlet / The Counterplan etc. (Music from the Film)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1999
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Live)
Classique - Paru chez Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra le 8 janv. 2007
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Mitsuko Uchida, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 2 févr. 1996
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1982
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