Today's desert island record is DGG's 1983 release of Rachmaninov's Second Symphony with Maazel leading the Berlin Phil.
Original vinyl edges the CD in sound quality.
youtu.be/vYXjlECH8ks?...
Original vinyl edges the CD in sound quality.
youtu.be/vYXjlECH8ks?...
Vinyl: Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 2 (Maazel/BP)
YouTube video by Classical Music in Vinyl
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September 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Today's desert island record is DGG's 1983 release of Rachmaninov's Second Symphony with Maazel leading the Berlin Phil.
Original vinyl edges the CD in sound quality.
youtu.be/vYXjlECH8ks?...
Original vinyl edges the CD in sound quality.
youtu.be/vYXjlECH8ks?...
Lorin Maazel was a genius on the podium. His ability to make clear every detail while maintaining the whole was uncanny. With his music, architecture is king. He made monuments of sound.
Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Pittsburgh Symphony, Lorin Maazel youtu.be/g4H8DRL7G4U?... via @YouTube
Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Pittsburgh Symphony, Lorin Maazel youtu.be/g4H8DRL7G4U?... via @YouTube
Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Pittsburgh Symphony, Lorin Maazel
YouTube video by Jeffrey Budin
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January 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Lorin Maazel was a genius on the podium. His ability to make clear every detail while maintaining the whole was uncanny. With his music, architecture is king. He made monuments of sound.
Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Pittsburgh Symphony, Lorin Maazel youtu.be/g4H8DRL7G4U?... via @YouTube
Prokofiev Symphony No 5 Pittsburgh Symphony, Lorin Maazel youtu.be/g4H8DRL7G4U?... via @YouTube
Strauss's massive 'Domestic Symphony' is autobiographical and an orchestral tour de force. Maazel is in total control here.
Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica • Lorin Maazel (1986) | NDR Elbp... youtu.be/0kVH1-_WgSw?... via @YouTube
Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica • Lorin Maazel (1986) | NDR Elbp... youtu.be/0kVH1-_WgSw?... via @YouTube
Richard Strauss: Symphonia domestica mit Lorin Maazel (1986) | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
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November 30, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Strauss's massive 'Domestic Symphony' is autobiographical and an orchestral tour de force. Maazel is in total control here.
Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica • Lorin Maazel (1986) | NDR Elbp... youtu.be/0kVH1-_WgSw?... via @YouTube
Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica • Lorin Maazel (1986) | NDR Elbp... youtu.be/0kVH1-_WgSw?... via @YouTube
#MusicSky
Maazel leads the mighty North German Radio Elbphilharmonie orchestra in one of Richard Strauss's most fantastic works.
Lorin Maazel conducts Barber and Strauss (1986) | NDR Elbphilharmonie Or... youtu.be/egpSBRTS760?... via @YouTube
Maazel leads the mighty North German Radio Elbphilharmonie orchestra in one of Richard Strauss's most fantastic works.
Lorin Maazel conducts Barber and Strauss (1986) | NDR Elbphilharmonie Or... youtu.be/egpSBRTS760?... via @YouTube
Lorin Maazel dirigiert Barber und Strauss (1986) | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
YouTube video by ARD Klassik
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July 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#MusicSky
Maazel leads the mighty North German Radio Elbphilharmonie orchestra in one of Richard Strauss's most fantastic works.
Lorin Maazel conducts Barber and Strauss (1986) | NDR Elbphilharmonie Or... youtu.be/egpSBRTS760?... via @YouTube
Maazel leads the mighty North German Radio Elbphilharmonie orchestra in one of Richard Strauss's most fantastic works.
Lorin Maazel conducts Barber and Strauss (1986) | NDR Elbphilharmonie Or... youtu.be/egpSBRTS760?... via @YouTube
@loveinner.bsky.social Some of Maazel's most interesting recordings on this 14 CD #NewRelease
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
@loveinner.bsky.social Some of Maazel's most interesting recordings on this 14 CD #NewRelease
Full performance here:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125.
Hiroyuki Iwaki Memorial Orchestra and Choir
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Tokyo, Japan
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/qMUgcU38RtE?...
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125.
Hiroyuki Iwaki Memorial Orchestra and Choir
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Tokyo, Japan
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/qMUgcU38RtE?...
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 / Lorin Maazel (2010)
YouTube video by JAPAN 1913
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July 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Full performance here:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125.
Hiroyuki Iwaki Memorial Orchestra and Choir
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Tokyo, Japan
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/qMUgcU38RtE?...
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125.
Hiroyuki Iwaki Memorial Orchestra and Choir
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Tokyo, Japan
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/qMUgcU38RtE?...
Today's desert island record is EMI (Warner)'s 1989 live recording of Bruckner's 8th with Maazel leading the Berlin Phil.
The sounds is great and the 2024 Japanese Warner hybrid SACD is excellent.
youtu.be/QK4WbN4aYGk?...
The sounds is great and the 2024 Japanese Warner hybrid SACD is excellent.
youtu.be/QK4WbN4aYGk?...
BRUCKNER Symphony No.8 Lorin Maazel Berliner Philharmoniker
YouTube video by I am Toscanini
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September 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Today's desert island record is EMI (Warner)'s 1989 live recording of Bruckner's 8th with Maazel leading the Berlin Phil.
The sounds is great and the 2024 Japanese Warner hybrid SACD is excellent.
youtu.be/QK4WbN4aYGk?...
The sounds is great and the 2024 Japanese Warner hybrid SACD is excellent.
youtu.be/QK4WbN4aYGk?...
Maazel gets it exactly right - the coda is perfect.
Starting at 1:17:00.
Starting at 1:17:00.
Today's desert island record is EMI (Warner)'s 1989 live recording of Bruckner's 8th with Maazel leading the Berlin Phil.
The sounds is great and the 2024 Japanese Warner hybrid SACD is excellent.
youtu.be/QK4WbN4aYGk?...
The sounds is great and the 2024 Japanese Warner hybrid SACD is excellent.
youtu.be/QK4WbN4aYGk?...
BRUCKNER Symphony No.8 Lorin Maazel Berliner Philharmoniker
YouTube video by I am Toscanini
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September 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Maazel gets it exactly right - the coda is perfect.
Starting at 1:17:00.
Starting at 1:17:00.
Starring Lincoln Maazel, father of orchestral conductor Lorin Maazel, as a vampire hunting shopkeeper.
September 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Starring Lincoln Maazel, father of orchestral conductor Lorin Maazel, as a vampire hunting shopkeeper.
Prokofiev, c'est presque aussi métal que Wagner...
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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1: Dance Of The Knights
Sergei Prokofiev, The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel · Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet · Song · 1973
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July 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Prokofiev, c'est presque aussi métal que Wagner...
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Martin (1977) an incredibly original vampire film that subverts genre conventions through Romero's masterful direction and psychological depth. The complex, protagonist keeps audiences questioning whether he's genuinely supernatural or mentally ill. #horror #horrormovies #horrorsky #horrorjunnkie
Martin (1977) | RETRO HORROR MOVIE | John Amplas - Lincoln Maazel - Christine Forrest
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June 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Martin (1977) an incredibly original vampire film that subverts genre conventions through Romero's masterful direction and psychological depth. The complex, protagonist keeps audiences questioning whether he's genuinely supernatural or mentally ill. #horror #horrormovies #horrorsky #horrorjunnkie
#MusicSky
Maazel's arrangement of Wagner's masterpiece is joining the repertoire. Uploaded from Finland 3 hours ago.
Richard Wagner (arranged by Lorin Maazel): Der Ring ohne Worte | Turku P... youtu.be/qazfOLEIymE?... via @YouTube
Maazel's arrangement of Wagner's masterpiece is joining the repertoire. Uploaded from Finland 3 hours ago.
Richard Wagner (arranged by Lorin Maazel): Der Ring ohne Worte | Turku P... youtu.be/qazfOLEIymE?... via @YouTube
Richard Wagner (arranged by Lorin Maazel): Der Ring ohne Worte | Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
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October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#MusicSky
Maazel's arrangement of Wagner's masterpiece is joining the repertoire. Uploaded from Finland 3 hours ago.
Richard Wagner (arranged by Lorin Maazel): Der Ring ohne Worte | Turku P... youtu.be/qazfOLEIymE?... via @YouTube
Maazel's arrangement of Wagner's masterpiece is joining the repertoire. Uploaded from Finland 3 hours ago.
Richard Wagner (arranged by Lorin Maazel): Der Ring ohne Worte | Turku P... youtu.be/qazfOLEIymE?... via @YouTube
Woke Up Lonely by Fiona Maazel
What's a book you love with all your goddamn heart that you believe did NOT get the love and attention it's due?
I'll go first, and it's abso-LUT-ely THE CITY IN GLASS by Nghi Vo. There are moments from that book that live in my blood and wake me from the dark.
I'll go first, and it's abso-LUT-ely THE CITY IN GLASS by Nghi Vo. There are moments from that book that live in my blood and wake me from the dark.
September 21, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Woke Up Lonely by Fiona Maazel
Some more classical big boxes on the way:
Boulez (reissue)/Sony (67)
Doráti/London/Decca (29+28)
Fischer-Dieskau/Warner (79)
Inghelbrecht/Erato (16)
Karajan/Live in Berlin/BPR (24)
Giulini/Warner (60)
Maazel/Cleveland/Sony (15)
Ormandy (1936-45)/RCA (21)
Sutherland/Opera I/Decca (49)
Boulez (reissue)/Sony (67)
Doráti/London/Decca (29+28)
Fischer-Dieskau/Warner (79)
Inghelbrecht/Erato (16)
Karajan/Live in Berlin/BPR (24)
Giulini/Warner (60)
Maazel/Cleveland/Sony (15)
Ormandy (1936-45)/RCA (21)
Sutherland/Opera I/Decca (49)
The latest list of classical big boxes being released in 2025 (with number of discs in brackets):
Argerich/Warner (46)
Atherton/Decca (13)
Béroff/Erato (42)
Buxtehude/Brilliant (17)
Female composers/Brilliant (25)
Guarneri Quartet/RCA (49)
Ormandy (1964-83)/Sony (94)
Seefried/DG (20)
Argerich/Warner (46)
Atherton/Decca (13)
Béroff/Erato (42)
Buxtehude/Brilliant (17)
Female composers/Brilliant (25)
Guarneri Quartet/RCA (49)
Ormandy (1964-83)/Sony (94)
Seefried/DG (20)
February 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Some more classical big boxes on the way:
Boulez (reissue)/Sony (67)
Doráti/London/Decca (29+28)
Fischer-Dieskau/Warner (79)
Inghelbrecht/Erato (16)
Karajan/Live in Berlin/BPR (24)
Giulini/Warner (60)
Maazel/Cleveland/Sony (15)
Ormandy (1936-45)/RCA (21)
Sutherland/Opera I/Decca (49)
Boulez (reissue)/Sony (67)
Doráti/London/Decca (29+28)
Fischer-Dieskau/Warner (79)
Inghelbrecht/Erato (16)
Karajan/Live in Berlin/BPR (24)
Giulini/Warner (60)
Maazel/Cleveland/Sony (15)
Ormandy (1936-45)/RCA (21)
Sutherland/Opera I/Decca (49)
Italian film poster for George A. Romero's MARTIN (1977) Cast: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest
September 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Italian film poster for George A. Romero's MARTIN (1977) Cast: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest
These three Sibelius Thirds stand out for me, personally. Segerstam distils a powerful atmosphere, particularly in the finale; Jansons’ first movement has splendid momentum and sweep; Maazel caps his drab Sony series with as fine a Third as I’ve ever heard! It is simply majestic.
November 28, 2024 at 7:19 PM
These three Sibelius Thirds stand out for me, personally. Segerstam distils a powerful atmosphere, particularly in the finale; Jansons’ first movement has splendid momentum and sweep; Maazel caps his drab Sony series with as fine a Third as I’ve ever heard! It is simply majestic.
“Today’s ruling marks a significant victory for press freedom and for the dedicated women and men who bring it to life—our clients, the journalists, executives, and staff of Voice of America." - Andrew G. Celli, Jr., founding Partner, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP
April 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“Today’s ruling marks a significant victory for press freedom and for the dedicated women and men who bring it to life—our clients, the journalists, executives, and staff of Voice of America." - Andrew G. Celli, Jr., founding Partner, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP
#NowListening
Ravel – L´Heure Espagnole (Maazel, Paris)
(DG, 1969)
20th Century Opera / Impressionistic
Ravel – L´Heure Espagnole (Maazel, Paris)
(DG, 1969)
20th Century Opera / Impressionistic
July 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#NowListening
Ravel – L´Heure Espagnole (Maazel, Paris)
(DG, 1969)
20th Century Opera / Impressionistic
Ravel – L´Heure Espagnole (Maazel, Paris)
(DG, 1969)
20th Century Opera / Impressionistic
So glad Bookforum still exists. I somehow missed this review—it focuses on a bunch of things that were important to me in ways that I hadn’t seen in other pieces.
www.bookforum.com/print/3104/l...
www.bookforum.com/print/3104/l...
Lumberjack Flash
A story collection finds multiple ways to explore and explode gender identity – Fiona Maazel
www.bookforum.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
So glad Bookforum still exists. I somehow missed this review—it focuses on a bunch of things that were important to me in ways that I hadn’t seen in other pieces.
www.bookforum.com/print/3104/l...
www.bookforum.com/print/3104/l...
#MemoryMusic #MusicChallenge
10-Spiritual Experience
First symphony. Lorin Maazel conducted Bolero. It was his last season. Signed up for the next season, then another, I watched Gilbert for his entire run. Bolero was always Maazel's.
Years at Lincoln Center
The only place I was never drunk.
10-Spiritual Experience
First symphony. Lorin Maazel conducted Bolero. It was his last season. Signed up for the next season, then another, I watched Gilbert for his entire run. Bolero was always Maazel's.
Years at Lincoln Center
The only place I was never drunk.
Lorin Maazel / NYP - Ravel : Bolero (2007 - Live)
YouTube video by uchukyoku1
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December 10, 2024 at 8:03 PM
#MemoryMusic #MusicChallenge
10-Spiritual Experience
First symphony. Lorin Maazel conducted Bolero. It was his last season. Signed up for the next season, then another, I watched Gilbert for his entire run. Bolero was always Maazel's.
Years at Lincoln Center
The only place I was never drunk.
10-Spiritual Experience
First symphony. Lorin Maazel conducted Bolero. It was his last season. Signed up for the next season, then another, I watched Gilbert for his entire run. Bolero was always Maazel's.
Years at Lincoln Center
The only place I was never drunk.
Latest list of classical boxes due for release (number of discs in brackets):
Adni/Warner (17)
Maazel/Warner (20)
Muti/Decca (37)
Ohlsson/Hyperion (16)
Ozawa/Universal (238)*
K Richter/DG (19)
K Richter/Warner (18)
Walter/Warner (20)
*Includes all recordings from all labels. Previously Japan only.
Adni/Warner (17)
Maazel/Warner (20)
Muti/Decca (37)
Ohlsson/Hyperion (16)
Ozawa/Universal (238)*
K Richter/DG (19)
K Richter/Warner (18)
Walter/Warner (20)
*Includes all recordings from all labels. Previously Japan only.
Updated list of classical big boxes spotted in the future releases lists:
Barenboim/Warner (37)
Gavrilov/Warner (21)
Haitink/LPO/Decca (31)
Harnoncourt/Warner (29)
Kocian Quartet/Praga (31)
Rodziński/Decca (25)
Rogé/Decca (43)
Stein/Decca (15)
Romantic Piano Concerto/Hyperion (50)
Barenboim/Warner (37)
Gavrilov/Warner (21)
Haitink/LPO/Decca (31)
Harnoncourt/Warner (29)
Kocian Quartet/Praga (31)
Rodziński/Decca (25)
Rogé/Decca (43)
Stein/Decca (15)
Romantic Piano Concerto/Hyperion (50)
Some more classical big boxes on the way (number of discs in brackets):
Beecham mono/Warner (53)
Boult stereo/Warner (79)
Dohnányi Vienna/Decca (31)
Gulda/DG (84)
Haydn Doráti/Decca (41)
Mackerras/Warner (63)
Ozawa/Universal (238)*
*Ozawa's full discography sourced from every label, but Japan only
Beecham mono/Warner (53)
Boult stereo/Warner (79)
Dohnányi Vienna/Decca (31)
Gulda/DG (84)
Haydn Doráti/Decca (41)
Mackerras/Warner (63)
Ozawa/Universal (238)*
*Ozawa's full discography sourced from every label, but Japan only
August 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Latest list of classical boxes due for release (number of discs in brackets):
Adni/Warner (17)
Maazel/Warner (20)
Muti/Decca (37)
Ohlsson/Hyperion (16)
Ozawa/Universal (238)*
K Richter/DG (19)
K Richter/Warner (18)
Walter/Warner (20)
*Includes all recordings from all labels. Previously Japan only.
Adni/Warner (17)
Maazel/Warner (20)
Muti/Decca (37)
Ohlsson/Hyperion (16)
Ozawa/Universal (238)*
K Richter/DG (19)
K Richter/Warner (18)
Walter/Warner (20)
*Includes all recordings from all labels. Previously Japan only.