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The timing of this release by Tahra is very apt in the year of the fiftieth anniversary of Monteux' death in 1964. This 'twofer' is the second installment in a tranche of live concert recordings that Monteux made in Amsterdam with the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
From 1917 to 1919 Monteux was the principal conductor of the French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1919–24), Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (1924–34), Orchestre Symphonique de Paris (1929–38) and San Francisco Symphony (1936–52).
Discover Pierre Monteux à Amsterdam by Pierre Monteux released in 1996. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
We acknowledge the death – on July 1, 1964, 55 years ago today – of the French-American conductor and teacher Pierre Monteux, who passed away at his home in Hancock, Maine at the age of 89. Conductors: love them or hate them, we can’t live without them.
Monteux conducted 184 concerts with the Concertgebouw between 1924 and 1939 and gave seven world premieres during that time (including Pijper’s Third Symphony).
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Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Pierre Monteux 4. 4. 1875 - 1. 7. 1964 by Pierre Monteux, Schubert, Beethoven, The Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam. Compare versions and buy on Discogs
From 1917 to 1919 Monteux was the principal conductor of the French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1919–24), Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (1924–34), Orchestre Symphonique de Paris (1929–38) and San Francisco Symphony (1936–52).
