It is rare when the quality of the performance, the clarity of the recording, and the insightfulness of the liner notes all come together in one outstanding release. Manfred Honeck’s recording of a live performance of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony in February 2018 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall, released on the Reference […]
Manfred Honeck
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Honeck and the Mahler Ninth
Performing and recording the cycle of the Mahler’s nine symphonies (plus the unfinished 10th) is irresistible to conductors of major orchestras who can persuade a record label to accept the project. No exception is Manfred Honeck, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Austrian music director. The Pittsburgh has a long and distinguished record of exceptional principal conductors, […]