William Steinberg
William Steinberg was a German-born American conductor, one of the major orchestral figures of the twentieth century. He became especially associated with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, Rimsky-Korsakov and Johann Strauss, with artists including Adolf Busch and Rudolf Firkušný.
Steinberg’s conducting combined clarity, discipline and a powerful sense of orchest...
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto
Live recordings, 1942-44
Total duration: 73:08
Adolf Busch, violin
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
conducted by William Steinberg
National Orchestral Association
conducted by Léon Barzin
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frank Black
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, 'Emperor'
Stereo studio recordings, 1957 & 1958
Total duration: 71:43
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Walter Susskind
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
conducted by William Steinberg
LALO Symphonie Espagnole
Encores by Brahms, Chopin, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky and Zarzycki
Studio and live recordings, 1928-34
Total duration: 72:03
William Steinberg ∙ Staatskapelle Berlin
George Szell ∙ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Siegfried Schultze, piano
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
J. STRAUSS II Waltzes and Polkas
Recorded 1953 and 1955
Total duration: 75:44
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
conductor William Steinberg
