Hans Knappertsbusch (12 March 1888 – 25 October 1965) was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Richard Strauss.
Knappertsbusch followed the traditional route for an aspiring conductor in Germany in the early 20th century, starting as a musical assistant and progressing to increasingly senior conducting posts. In 1922, at the age of 34, he was appointed general music director of the Bavarian State Opera, holding that post for eleven years. In 1936 the Nazi régime dismissed him. As a freelance he was a frequent guest conductor in Vienna and Bayreuth, where his performances of Parsifal became celebrated.
Studio recording did not suit Knappertsbusch, whose best-known recordings were made live during performances at Bayreuth. He died at the age of 77, following a bad fall the previous year.
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Parrot Press, pp. 769–770 (a list of timings from Hans Richter, 14 min 30 s, to HansKnappertsbusch, 20 min 36 s) ISBN 978-0-9871556-0-3 Siegfried-Idyll:...
(Wagner), conducted by HansKnappertsbusch (Role: Knappe 4) 1952 - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner), conducted by HansKnappertsbusch (Role: Moser) 1952...
his generation, notably Wilhelm Furtwängler, Otto Klemperer, and HansKnappertsbusch. After serving as musical director of Berlin Radio from 1926 to 1934...
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which were later melted down by the Nazis during World War II). HansKnappertsbusch was the conductor most closely associated with Parsifal at Bayreuth...
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Opus 55, 2nd movement (Ludwig van Beethoven), recorded in 1934. HansKnappertsbusch conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Official website Berlin...
the city's orchestras, including Felix Weingartner, Hans Pfitzner, Hans Rosbaud, HansKnappertsbusch, Sergiu Celibidache, James Levine, Christian Thielemann...
producers such as John Culshaw and conductors including Sir Georg Solti, HansKnappertsbusch and Benjamin Britten. He trained a whole generation of celebrated...
Nürnberg: with Hans Rosbaud (Milan, 1955) singing the role of Pogner the goldsmith Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: with HansKnappertsbusch (1960) singing...
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