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Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Johann Nikolaus Graf de la Fontaine und d’Harnoncourt-Unverzagt; 6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016) was an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performances of music from the Classical era and earlier. Starting out as a classical cellist, he founded his own period instrument ensemble, Concentus Musicus Wien, in the 1950s, and became a pioneer of the Early Music movement. Around 1970, Harnoncourt started to conduct opera and concert performances

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace - Presto

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Bach, JS: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No. 4, Choral. "Zion hört die Wächter singen"

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Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat Major, K. 182 (173dA): II. Andantino grazioso

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Andante

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