Artist
Claudio Abbado
Personb. 1933 · Milano, Italy, Italy
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Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor born in Milan in 1933. He studied at the Milan Conservatory and made his professional debut in 1958. He served as principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, and the Berlin Philharmonic, where he was artistic director from 1989 to 2002. Abbado founded the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Orchestra Mozart in Bologna. He was known for his refined interpretations of Mahler, Bruckner, and contemporary music, and for championing new works by composers such as Luigi Nono and György Ligeti. Abbado received numerous awards including the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize and multiple Grammy Awards. He died in Bologna in 2014.
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro (Orch. Schmeling)
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Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 1 in G Minor. Allegro molto (Version for Orchestra)
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F Minor. Poco sostenuto (Orch. Juon in F-Sharp Minor)
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, CD 87a
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo - Live
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Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
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Symphony No. 1 in D Major: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen - Live
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D Minor. Allegro non assai (Orch. Hallén)
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Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance
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Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: I. Allegro (Cadenza: Beethoven, WoO 58/1)
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Albums
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances
Album · 1984
Mahler: Symphony No.5
Album · 1993
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21
Album · 1975
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Highlights)
Album · 1994
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; The Nutcracker Suite (For 2 Pianos)
Album · 1996
Mahler: Symphony No.1
Album · 1991
Debussy: Prélude à l'aprés-midi d'un faune; Trois Nocturnes; Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
Album · 2001
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Gaspard de la Nuit; Sonatine
Album · 1987
Maxim Vengerov - Great Violin Concertos
Album · 1993
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8
Album · 2018
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
Album · 2005
Beethoven: Fidelio
Album · 2011