The career of conductor and pianist Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) was free of the self-seeking publicity glitz that often surrounds leading maestros. In many ways he was the archetype of the hard-working Kapellmeister, holding conductorships from Aachen to Tokyo (regular guest with the NHK ...
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, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin, among others, made recordings of historical and artistic significance, and is widely considered to be one of the great conductors of the 20th century....
The most effective 20th-century conductors have been both gifted musicians and skilled and sensitive leaders, capable of dealing authoritatively with professionals in their own field while possessing the deftness to understand the needs of their economic supporters and public. Among the most notable ...
In the 20th century, however, a historically and aesthetically more correct opinion has been formed, largely through studies byMax Schneider andRomain Rolland. New editions of his work have appeared, especially since the 1930s, and the interest of players, conductors, and publishers has increased....
Synopsis While many great composers have also been great conductors, this can be the exception rather than the rule. On today’s date in 1959, American composer Ned Rorem tried his hand at conducting the premiere of one of his own compositions, the chamber suite Eleven Studies for Eleven Play...
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. Furtwängler was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic between 1922 and 1945, and from 1952 until 1954. He was also principal conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra (1922–26), ...
Kurt Vonnegut, one of America's most influential writers of the 20th century, was a figure whose work redefined the landscape of contemporary literature. Born in Indianapolis in 1922 to parents of German descent, Vonnegut came of age amidst the Great Depression, an era that was to great...
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[ˈmaːlɐ]; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in ...