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𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐇𝐍 – 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐒. 𝟑 & 𝟒, 𝐀 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓’𝐒 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 – 𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐓 Symphony No. 3 in A minor, **𝐎𝐩. 𝟓𝟔 “𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡”** Symphony No. 4 in A major, **𝐎𝐩. 𝟗𝟎 “𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧”** A Midsummer…

𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟗 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐍, 𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐊𝐇, 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 Few classical recordings have ever assembled such an extraordinary concentration of musical personalities as the celebrated 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟗 EMI recording of Beethoven’s Triple…

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧 (1908–1989) was an Austrian conductor and one of the most celebrated and influential musical figures of the 20th century. Born in 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐳𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠, he studied at the 𝐌𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐦 and in Vienna before…

𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐥 (1897–1970) was a Hungarian-born American conductor, pianist and composer, and one of the most distinguished orchestral conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭 and raised in Vienna, he was a remarkable…

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 (1888–1963) was a Hungarian-born American conductor and one of the most influential orchestral interpreters of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭, he studied at the 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐳 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐳𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲, where one of his…

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐤𝐲 (1874–1951) was a Russian-born conductor, double bassist and champion of modern music, and one of the most influential conductors of the first half of the 20th century. Born in 𝐕𝐲𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐲𝐨𝐤, Russia,…

𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 (1882–1977) was a British-born conductor and one of the most innovative and charismatic musical figures of the 20th century. Born in 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧, he studied at the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 and began…

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐢 (1867–1957) was an Italian conductor and one of the most celebrated and influential conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚, Italy, he studied cello at the Parma Conservatory and began his…

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫 (1886–1954) was a German conductor and composer, and one of the most influential and legendary conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 into a distinguished intellectual family, he received an extensive…

𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫 (1885–1973) was a German conductor and composer, and one of the most important interpreters of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐮, then part of the German Empire, he studied in Frankfurt and…

𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 (1918–1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist and educator, and one of the most charismatic and influential musical figures of the 20th century. Born in 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, Massachusetts, he studied at 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐝 and…

𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢 (1899–1970) was a British conductor and cellist, and one of the most admired conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 into a musical family of Italian and French origins, he…

𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦 (1879–1961) was a British conductor and impresario, and one of the most charismatic and influential musical figures of the 20th century. Born in 𝐒𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬, Lancashire, into a wealthy family, he…

𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬 (1864–1949) was a German composer and conductor, and one of the most important musical figures of the late Romantic and early modern eras. Born in 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡, he was the son of the…

𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐱 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 (1863–1942) was an Austrian conductor, composer and pianist, and one of the most influential conductors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐚, Dalmatia, then part of the Austrian…

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐡 (1890–1951) was a German conductor and one of the most distinguished interpreters of opera and the symphonic repertoire of his generation. Born in 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧, Germany, into a remarkable musical family, he studied…

𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 (1876–1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer, and one of the most distinguished conductors of the 20th century. Born in 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧, he began his career as a pianist before turning to…

𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐍𝐎. 𝟑 «𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐀» 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧: 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐍𝐨. 𝟑 𝐢𝐧 𝐄-𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫, 𝐎𝐩. 𝟓𝟓 «𝐄𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐚» — 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫, conductor — 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbxD-_yNIKw&t=1506s 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟗 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟒 (radio broadcast)…

𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐍𝐎. 𝟑 «𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐀» 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧: 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐍𝐨. 𝟑 𝐢𝐧 𝐄-𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫, 𝐎𝐩. 𝟓𝟓 «𝐄𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐚» — 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫, conductor — 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbxD-_yNIKw&t=1506s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbxD-_yNIKw&t=1506s) 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟗 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟒 (radio broadcast)…

The 1999 Salzburg Festival production of Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust, conducted by Sylvain Cambreling. The scene you mention is Berlioz’s “Ballet des Sylphes”, from Part II. Faust has fallen asleep, and Méphistophélès summons…

Colin Davis’s conducting of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette is nothing short of magnificent. Few conductors understood Berlioz’s unique musical language with such natural authority. Davis combines clarity, dramatic tension, rhythmic vitality and an extraordinary…

The legendary production of Die Walküre from Bayreuth’s “Centenary Ring”, conducted by Pierre Boulez and staged by Patrice Chéreau, the cast of the 1980 filmed performance was: Wotan — Donald McIntyre Brünnhilde — Gwyneth…

𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐙 — 𝟐𝟎 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒, 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 Michel Corboz was never one of those conductors who built a public image around theatrical gestures or celebrity.…

𝐎𝐊𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐈𝐕 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐊𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐓’𝐒 𝟏𝟒𝟓-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 Oksana Lyniv has become one of the most important conductors of her generation, combining precision, dramatic instinct, deep preparation and a strong commitment…