Bernard Haitink died last night, aged 92. His career was so extraordinary that it’s impossible to summarise, so I’ll leave that to Gramophone Magazine:
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/conductor-bernard-haitink-has-died-aged-92
Tonight, by way of a tribute, I shall listen to his wonderful recording of Peter Grimes:
https://app.idagio.com/albums/britten-peter-grimes-4A6D4CDC-7A11-4D81-9D00-0E0B454F6C7A
May he rest in peace 🕯
Thank you @jen for the article.
I didn't know much about Haitink, except that he was a colossus among conductors, and unfortunately I haven't listened to much of his interpretations. I will rectify that by starting with Idagio's in memoriam list of his recordings:
https://app.idagio.com/playlists/bernard-haitink-1929-2021?utm_source=pcl
