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Bavarian Radio Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
(BR Klassik, 6 CDs)
The late conductor excelled in late Romantic repertoire, and these live recording of Bruckner symphonies see him at his best

Mariss Jansons died last November. During the final 15 years of his life he was the chief conductor of two of the world’s greatest orchestras, the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony, based in Munich. In Britain at least we seem to hear him more regularly with the Dutch musicians than with his German band, but there was little to choose between the two in terms of quality and refinement; Jansons seemed to have the rare ability to bring out the very best from any orchestra he conducted.