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Otto Klemperer (1885-1973) was a German conductor and composer, who worked in Germany, the US, Hungary and the UK. He was a protégé of Gustav Mahler and a renowned interpreter of Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner and Mahler.
Learn about Otto Klemperer, a German conductor who led the Philharmonia Orchestra and recorded Beethoven, Mahler, and Stravinsky. Find out his views on music, his compositions, and his Grammy Award.
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Nov 3, 2023 · There is a touching documentary about Otto Klemperer, that steadfast titan of conducting who died 50 years ago, by the filmmaker Philo Bregstein. Watch it for long enough, and a rather...
May 30, 2023 · Gramophone magazine celebrates the 50th anniversary of the death of Otto Klemperer, a renowned conductor of classical music. Read about his life, music and legacy, and listen to interviews with people who knew him.
- Early Career
- Berlin Modernist
- Conducted Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Revival and Acclaim in London
- Further Reading
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Klemperer's musical studies brought him first to Frankfort, where he studied at the Hochschule fur Musik, then at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, where he was a student of the Russian-German composer, Hans Pfitzner. In 1905, he caught the eye of Gustav Mahlerand became his protege. Two years later, Mahler recommended the young Klemperer for the t...
Three years later, in 1927, Klemperer was appointed general musical director of the Kroll Opera in Berlin. He served in that capacity until 1931, the year the company went out of existence. Klemperer also founded the Berlin Philharmonic Choir. His experience at the Kroll was legendary and markedly different than his later work in the United States ...
In many respects, Klemperer's sojourn in America was the nadir of his life and career. Depression (possibly made worse by unfamiliar surroundings and culture) continued to plague him, and he found the respect that he had garnered in Europe had all but vanished in the New World. He settled almost immediately in Los Angeles, where a thriving communit...
Legge scoured Europe and North Americaduring the post-war years in search of the finest available talent— musicians and conductors not already under contract. Klemperer's career was in limbo when Legge offered him a conductor position with the London Philharmonia. It proved to be the renaissance of his career. At that time, London was filled with r...
Ewen, David. The Man with the Baton: The Story of Conductors and Their Orchestras.Thomas Y. Crowell, 1936. Lebrecht, Norman. The Maestro Myth: Great Conductors in Pursuit of Power.Birch Lane Press, 1991. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians,edited by Stanley Sadie. Macmillan, 1980. Wooldridge, David. Conductor's World.Praeger Publishers,...
Learn about Otto Klemperer, a multifaceted conductor who interpreted opera, avant-garde, and classic German repertoire. Explore his early career, his Berlin modernist experiments, his escape from Nazi Germany, and his later achievements in the United States and Great Britain.
Learn about the life and career of Otto Klemperer, one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, through his travels and challenges in different political and cultural contexts. Watch exclusive footage of his concerts and interviews, and read reviews and background information on his legacy.
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Jan 6, 2015 · Otto Klemperer was a German conductor and composer who became a friend and protégé of Gustav Mahler. Learn about his life, career, and relationship with Mahler, as well as his struggles with mental health and anti-Semitism.
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Otto Klemperer, Wiener Philharmoniker: Live Broadcast Performances [Box Set]
2005
Bach: Mass in B minor
1990
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
2000
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
1995
Beethoven: Fidelio
1994
Klemperer: Fugato; Schönberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1; Beethoven: Symphony No. 8; Mozart: Serenata Notturna
2017
