Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876 – February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer. Born in Berlin, he left Germany in 1933 to escape the Third Reich, settling finally in the United States in 1939. He worked closely with Gustav Mahler, whose music he helped to establish in the repertory, held major positions with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin, among others, made recordings of historical and artistic significance, and is widely considered to be one of the great conductors of the 20th century.
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Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876 – February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer. Born in Berlin, he left Germany in 1933 to escape the Third Reich, settling finally in the United States in 1939. He worked closely with Gustav Mahler, whose music he helped to establish in the repertory, held major positions with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Salzb...
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WALTER NBC Vol. 4: Beethoven, Berlioz, Corelli, Mason, R. Strauss (1939) - PASC742
WALTER NBC Vol. 4: Beethoven, Berlioz, Corelli, Mason, R. Strauss (1939) - PASC742
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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
BERLIOZ The Damnation of Faust - excerpts
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire - Overture
CORELLI "Christmas" Concerto Grosso
MASON Suite After English Folk Songs
R. STRAUSS Tod und Verklärung

Live broadcast recordings, 1939
Total duration: 2hr 38:16

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter

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WALTER Polydor Acoustics Volume 2: Overtures (1923-25) - PASC322
WALTER Polydor Acoustics Volume 2: Overtures (1923-25) - PASC322
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BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture 
CHERUBINI Der Wasserträger - Overture
SCHUMANN Manfred Overture 
MENDELSSOHN Die Hebriden Overture (Fingal's Cave)
WAGNER Faust Overture
BERLIOZ Benvenuto Cellini – Overture
Studio recordings, 1923-25
Total duration: 61:34
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
conductor Bruno Walter

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WALTER Rare Polydor Acoustic Recordings (1924/25) - PASC142
WALTER Rare Polydor Acoustic Recordings (1924/25) - PASC142
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MOZART Così fan tutte - Overture
MOZART Idomeneo - Overture
BIZET Carmen - Intermezzo, Act 3
BIZET Carmen - Prelude, Act 4
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"

Recorded 1924 and 1925

Total duration: 59:35

Berlin State Opera Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter

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WALTER Rarities, Volume Two (1923-1938) - PASC492
WALTER Rarities, Volume Two (1923-1938) - PASC492
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BERLIOZ  Roman Carnival Overture

WAGNER  Parsifal Act I Transformation Music
WAGNER  Siegfried Idyll
MOZART  Le Nozze di Figaro – Overture
MOZART  Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
HANDEL  Concerto Grosso In B Minor
WEBER  Der Freischütz – Overture

Studio recordings, 1923-38

Total duration: 72:28

Bruno Walter, conductor
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart Festival Orchestra
British Symphony Orchestra
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

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WALTER Rarities: American Columbia Recordings (1941-55) - PASC452
WALTER Rarities: American Columbia Recordings (1941-55) - PASC452
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MOZART  Symphony No. 41, ‘Jupiter’
SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 5
SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’
J. STRAUSS II Emperor Waltz
BRAHMS  Song of Destiny
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 8

Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn
Total duration: 2hr 18:46

Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor


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WALTER Schubert: Symphony No. 9, "Great" (1938) - PASC014
WALTER Schubert: Symphony No. 9, "Great" (1938) - PASC014
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SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, "Great"

Recorded 1938
Duration 45:56

London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Bruno Walter

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