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Alain Lombard

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A legendary album that fetches high prices at auctions and elsewhere!The long-awaited return! Lombards Beethoven: Complete Symphonies!This legendary album, which commands high prices at auctions and elsewhere, is making its long-awaited return.The renowned French conductor Alain Lombard (1940) served as Bernsteins assistant in New York before going on to lead the Strasbourg Philharmonic and the Bordeaux-Aquitaine National Orchestra, among others. He has left a legacy of numerous recordings on labels such as FORLANE, EMI, and ERATO. He also excels at German repertoire, having recorded complete symphony cycles by Beethoven, Brahms, and Schubert, as well as works by Mahler.This Beethoven recording features a uniquely elegant interpretation, characterized by a lack of unnecessary sharp attacks and an abundance of legato. Thats not to say it lacks power, however; the forte passages resonate clearly