This week, I am posting a piece by Scriabin conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos. I am also posting a recording of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony. Dimitri Mitropoulos was a Greek-born conductor, pianist,...
Read MoreKarl Böhm was many things. He was one of great conductors of his generation, and his career flourished during the Nazi regime. He, like many German and Austrian artists of...
Read MoreArturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor born in Parma in 1867. He became famous after conducting Verdi’s Aida from memory at age nineteen and later led major orchestras including La...
Read MoreCharles Munch was a French conductor renowned for his passionate, spontaneous style and for championing French orchestral music. Born in Alsace, he trained as a violinist before turning to conducting...
Read MoreSergiu Celibidache was a controversial figure in conducting. He was known for his eccentric and often painfully slow tempi, a cult-like following, and and abrasive, autocratic personality. While praised as...
Read MoreRudolf Kempe was one of the most respected German conductors of the mid‑twentieth century, admired for clarity, balance, and fidelity to the score. Born in Dresden, he began his career...
Read MoreI am still in the world of conducting. This week, I am posting works conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. Barbirolli (1899–1970) was a British conductor and cellist, best known for...
Read MoreThis week, I am moving on to Eugen Jochum. Jochum was a very famous conductor during the post WWII period. He is renowned for his interpretations of Bruckner. I think...
Read MoreI am posting two works conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Furtwängler was one of the outstanding conductors of the twentieth century, but he stayed in Germany during World War II, and...
Read MoreMy travels through conductors continues. This week, it is Serge Koussevitsky. Koussevitzky was a major 20th-century conductor who shaped American classical music. He was the Music Director of the Boston...
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