abstract:Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Count Nikolaus de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt;Thepeerage.com born 6 December 1929) is an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performances of music from the Classical era and earlier.
The Arnold Schoenberg Choir and the Vienna Concentus Musicus are conducted by NikolausHarnoncourt in the "Qui Tollis" and the "Sanctus" from that Mass.
But Nikolaus Harnoncourt's Teldec release of the Op. 46 and Op. 72 sets, with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, makes a case for them not just as important parts of Dvorak's output, but also as integrated cycles of pieces.