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Otto Klemperer’s Conducting Still Stuns, 50 Years After His Death
03 Nov 2023 09:02 GMT
Klemperer was one of those conductors who sought to get out of the way of the music, to play a score objectively. It was an impulse he shared with Arturo Toscanini, whom he admired enough to say, in 1929, that “his performances are more than beautiful, …
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The 10 best classical albums of the year
14 Dec 2023 18:25 GMT
… . 12; BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards, conductor (Chandos)
Each … AION; Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen, conductor (Sono Luminus) … chamber music institution.
Otto Klemperer, The Warner Classics … the explosion of classical recordings. These sets …
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We are indebted to Otto Klemperer
27 Jun 2023 23:00 GMT
… in the Philharmonia Orchestra. Suddenly, her eyes glistened. “We had Otto Klemperer,” she said … he was “predestined for a conductor’s career”.
Klemperer turned the … Karajan with his all-star Philharmonia. Conductor and orchestra clicked on first sight …
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Meet new LPO conductor and music director Matthew Kraemer: 'We're living in the moment'
04 Oct 2023 15:14 GMT
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But during the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s season-opening performance Sept … -uncle was renowned German conductor and composer Otto Klemperer — sparked his interest.
“ … also likes stepping outside the classical genre for collaborations. Especially …
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Today In Culture, Monday, April 15, 2024: The Getaway Gets Grafton Space | Guggenheim’s Chicago-Connected Fellows | R.I.P. Chicago Artist John Fraser
15 Apr 2024 12:17 GMT
… Scholar. “And many a famous conductor has been most eminent when … was in his eighties. Or Otto Klemperer, who acquired a commanding eminence …
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The Conductor Claudio Abbado Saw Orchestras as Collectives
23 Jun 2023 09:10 GMT
… the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, an orchestra on which … , though Abbado remade the Philharmonic in his image, and … New York Philharmonic. “He is a talented conductor and one … recordings by Pierre Monteux, Otto Klemperer, Bruno Walter and his …
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Conductors Had One Job. Now They Have Three or Four
02 Apr 2024 20:29 GMT
… “Ken doll of classical music.”
Whether Mäkelä will … von Karajan in Aachen, Otto Klemperer in Barmen. (Not Bremen … general, the most notable conductor-orchestra pairings have been exclusive … Swedish Radio Symphony, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and, since 2020, …
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In his twilight, a conductor revisits where his career dawned with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
01 Sep 2022 12:32 GMT
… to the end. The conductor, 77, underwent surgery last … leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in concerts Saturday and Sunday … , associate, and principal guest conductor in turn — the latter … — it almost reminded me of Otto Klemperer.
Charles Ives’ “Psalm 90,” …
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In His Twilight, a Conductor Revisits Where His Career Dawned
31 Aug 2022 18:26 GMT
… leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in concerts on Saturday and … , associate, and principal guest conductor in turn — the latter … when the Montreal Symphony Orchestra declared that it would … it almost reminded me of Otto Klemperer.
Charles Ives’s “Psalm …
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra announces free 75th birthday concert: FREE tickets LIVE from
19 Jul 2022 08:58 GMT
… Today, the Orchestra performs not only the great classical masterpieces, it … 1949, the Orchestra welcomed Rafael Kubelik, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Otto Klemperer. The appeal … and home-grown superstars including conductor Simone Young, pianist Piers Lane …