In doing so, Jordan established more persuasively and idiomatically than ever before that Don Carlos truly is, as he called it in a programme essay, “un opéra français” ... He cites greats such as Karl Böhm and Carlos Kleiber as proof of that approach.
Born into a lineage that included some of Europe's most aristocratic families, Harnoncourt was also part of Austria's musical nobility, with a mastery that put him on the level of those other great post-war Austrian conductors Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm and Carlos Kleiber. His concern for historical detail was legendary ... More about.