The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is one of the very best orchestras in the world. But what makes the orchestra so special? Time and time again, critics have lauded its unique sound, which clearly stands out among thousands of others. Although sound is difficult to describe in words, the RCO’s string section has been called ‘velvety’, the sound of the brass ‘golden’, the timbre of the woodwinds ‘distinctly personal’ and the percussion have an international reputation. While the exceptional acoustics of the Concertgebouw, designed by the architect AL van Gendt, also play an important rôle in this respect, no other orchestra sounds like the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Main Hall. The influence exerted on the orchestra by its chief conductors, of wh...
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ANDRIESSEN, L.: Mysterien (Concertgebouw Amsterdam, 2013)(Jansons) | |
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ANDRIESSEN, L.: Mysterien (Concertgebouw Amsterdam, 2013)(Jansons)
Composer:
Andriessen, Louis
Artists:
Jansons, Mariss -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: RCO Live |
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Fischer) | |
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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Fischer)
Composer:
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Artists:
Fischer, Ivan -- Netherlands Radio Choir -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: RCO Live |
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 9, "Choral" (Jansons) | |
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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 9, "Choral" (Jansons)
Composer:
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Artists:
Cornetti, Marianne -- Jansons, Mariss -- Netherlands Radio Choir -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra -- Selig, Franz-Josef -- Smith, Robert Dean -- Stoyanova, Krassimira
Label/Producer: C Major |
BRAHMS, J.: Deutsches Requiem (Ein) (Jansons) | |
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BRAHMS, J.: Deutsches Requiem (Ein) (Jansons)
Composer:
Brahms, Johannes
Artists:
Finley, Gerald -- Jansons, Mariss -- Kuhmeier, Genia -- Netherlands Radio Choir -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
BRAHMS, J.: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40, TrV 190 (Jansons) | |
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BRAHMS, J.: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40, TrV 190 (Jansons)
Composer:
Strauss, Richard
Artists:
Jansons, Mariss -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: RCO Live |
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 / RACHMANINOV, S.: Symphonic Dances (Kerstmatinee 2004) (Barenboim, Jansons) | |
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BRAHMS, J.: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 / RACHMANINOV, S.: Symphonic Dances (Kerstmatinee 2004) (Barenboim, Jansons)
Composers:
Brahms, Johannes -- Rachmaninov, Sergei
Artists:
Barenboim, Daniel -- Jansons, Mariss -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
BRUCKNER, A.: Symphony No. 5 (Harnoncourt) (1878 version, ed. L. Nowak) | |
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BRUCKNER, A.: Symphony No. 5 (Harnoncourt) (1878 version, ed. L. Nowak)
Composer:
Bruckner, Anton
Artists:
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: RCO Live |
GOUD VOOR HAITINK, Part 1 - MAHLER, G.: Das Lied von der Erde (Larsson, Smith, Haitink) | |
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GOUD VOOR HAITINK, Part 1 - MAHLER, G.: Das Lied von der Erde (Larsson, Smith, Haitink)
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Haitink, Bernard -- Larsson, Anna -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra -- Smith, Robert Dean
Label/Producer: C Major |
HAITINK 80 JAAR, Part 2 - BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 7 | |
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HAITINK 80 JAAR, Part 2 - BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 7
Composer:
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Artists:
Haitink, Bernard -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
HONEGGER, A.: Symphony No. 3, "Liturgique" (Jansons) | |
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HONEGGER, A.: Symphony No. 3, "Liturgique" (Jansons)
Composers:
Honegger, Arthur -- Strauss, Richard
Artists:
Jansons, Mariss -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
JANACEK, L.: Lasske tance (Lachian Dances), JW VI/17 (Harding) | |
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JANACEK, L.: Lasske tance (Lachian Dances), JW VI/17 (Harding)
Composer:
Janacek, Leos
Artists:
Harding, Daniel -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
MAHLER, G. Symphony No. 10 (Inbal) | |
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MAHLER, G. Symphony No. 10 (Inbal)
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Inbal, Eliahu -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
MAHLER, G.: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / DVORAK, A.: Symphony No. 8 (Kerstmatinee 2007) (Hampson, Jansons) | |
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MAHLER, G.: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / DVORAK, A.: Symphony No. 8 (Kerstmatinee 2007) (Hampson, Jansons)
Composers:
Dvorak, Antonin -- Mahler, Gustav -- Wolf, Hugo
Artists:
Hampson, Thomas -- Jansons, Mariss -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
MAHLER, G.: Symphonies Nos. 1-10 / Totenfeier / Das Lied von Der Erde (Royal Concertgebouw Orchtestra) | |
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MAHLER, G.: Symphonies Nos. 1-10 / Totenfeier / Das Lied von Der Erde (Royal Concertgebouw Orchtestra)
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Bavarian Radio Chorus -- Blythe, Stephanie -- Boulez, Pierre -- Brewer, Christine -- Espada, Maria -- Fink, Bernarda -- Fischer, Ivan -- Fujimura, Mihoko -- Gatti, Daniele -- Haitink, Bernard -- Hakala, Tommi -- Harding, Daniel -- Inbal, Eliahu -- Jansons, Mariss -- Kocan, Stefan -- Larsson, Anna -- Latvian State Choir -- Luisi, Fabio -- Maazel, Lorin -- Merbeth, Ricarda -- Netherlands Radio Choir -- Nylund, Camilla -- Persson, Miah -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra -- Smith, Robert Dean
Label/Producer: RCO Live |
MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 1 in D major, | |
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 1 in D major,
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Harding, Daniel -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, | |
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 2 in C minor,
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Fink, Bernarda -- Jansons, Mariss -- Merbeth, Ricarda -- Netherlands Radio Choir -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 3 in D minor (Jansons) | |
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 3 in D minor (Jansons)
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Fink, Bernarda -- Jansons, Mariss -- Netherlands Radio Choir -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra -- Sacramentskoor Breda
Label/Producer: C Major |
MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 4 (Ewing, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink) | |
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 4 (Ewing, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink)
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Ewing, Maria -- Haitink, Bernard -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: Monarda Music |
MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 4 in G major (Fischer) | |
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 4 in G major (Fischer)
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Fischer, Ivan -- Persson, Miah -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |
MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Gatti) | |
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (Gatti)
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Artists:
Gatti, Daniele -- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label/Producer: C Major |