1933–2014 Italian conductor Abbado studied in Milan and Vienna. He first conducted at La Scala, Milan in 1960 and held a number of posts there 1969–86. He was principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra 1979–96, music director of the Vienna State Opera 1986–91, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 1990–2002. A renowned interpreter of Verdi ...
away, still calling for Emma, but Marfa pulls him back into the flames as Peter’s troops look on in horror. Recommended Recording: Khovanshchina, Vienna State Opera; Claudio Abbado, conductor; Image Entertainment IMG9243DVD (DVD Region 1); ArtHaus Musik 100 310 (DVD Region 2); Soloists: Joanna Borowska (Emma), Ludmila Semtschuk (Marfa), Vladimir Atlantov (Andrey Khovansky), Yuri Marusin (Golitsïn), Anatoly ...
and forgives the conspirators. Full of remorse, Anckarstroem and the courtiers lament the death of the magnanimous king. Recommended Recording: Un ballo in maschera, Teatro alla Scala; Claudio Abbado, conductor; Deutsche Grammophon 453 148-2; Soloists: Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia), Edita Gruberova (Oscar), Elena Obraztsova (Ulrica), Plácido Domingo (Riccardo), Renato Bruson (Renato) Personalities | Giuseppe Verdi | High Romantic | ...
Albert Hall, have become an enduring British tradition. He was noted for his adventurous choice of repertory and his professionalism. Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Claudio Abbado | Contemporary | Classical ...
b. 1955 English conductor Rattle won the John Player International Conductors’ Competition in 1974. After posts with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, he was principal conductor and music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, 1980–97. In 1999 he was appointed Abbado’s successor, from 2002, at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. ...
cells) which make the serial processes of his music very clearly perceptible and their precision both exhilarating and beautiful. Recommended Recording: Variations, op. 30, Vienna PO (cond) Claudio Abbado (Deutsche Grammophon) Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Kurt Weill | Modern Era | Classical ...
A child prodigy, he gave his first solo recital at the age of 10 and as a teenager worked with Karajan, later collaborating with Solti, Giulini, Abbado, Maazel and Ashkenazy among conductors, and with Martha Argerich, Isaac Stern and Joshua Bell in chamber music. But it is for solo performances of the Romantic repertoire ...
reshape not so much political reality as the expressive dimensions of time and space. Recommended Recording: Il canto sospeso, soloists, Berlin Radio Choir, Berlin PO (cond) Claudio Abbado (Sony) Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Per Nørgård | Contemporary | Classical ...
b. 1941 Argentinian pianist After her success at the 1965 Warsaw International Chopin competition, Argerich’s career involved regular appearances with such conductors as Abbado and Rostropovich (who, as a cellist, also partnered her in duo repertoire). Though her recordings, especially of Chopin, Ravel and Prokofiev, continue to be held in high esteem, she now ...
in Verdi’s Don Carlos, and the title roles in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, the latter a majestic interpretation preserved on record under both Karajan and Abbado (La Scala, 1978). Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Tito Gobbi | Contemporary | Classical ...
di Lammermoor, and he made his Met debut the same year. His Enrico at La Scala secured his position as an international star, while working with Karajan and Abbado earned him critical recognition. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Boris Christoff | Modern Era | Opera Houses & Companies | La Scala, Milan | High Romantic ...
b. 1953 Italian conductor He was assistant conductor to Abbado at La Scala, Milan, then principal conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra 1983–89, music director at the Teatro Comunale, Bologna 1986–93 and chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 1988–2004. In 2005 he took over both the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the opera in Leipzig, resigning ...
b. 1959 English baritone Following a period with Scottish Opera (1988–94), he made his debuts at Glyndebourne and La Scala in 1995, and at the Metropolitan Opera in 1996. Much in demand in for the Mozart baritone roles (recording Don Giovanni for Abbado), he was also praised as Britten’s Billy Budd at Covent Garden (in 2000) and on record (under ...
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