Kurt Sanderling
In January 2002, it was announced that conductor Kurt Sanderling had decided to do something few conductors ever chose to do: he was going to retire. In the year he would turn 90, Sanderling was still a vital and probing maestro, but his decision would afford him time to explore his other protean interests. He had accomplished much, participating in the musical life of both East and West during the period of the Cold War, collaborating with many excellent orchestras that had relished his comprehensive knowledge and far-reaching musicianship and he enjoyed the respect of famous soloists. Born in a part of East Prussia that later became Polish territory, Sanderling studied in Königsberg and Berlin before being appointed an assistant conductor at Berlin's Städtische Oper in 1931; he worked there for two years before leaving to join the Berlin Jewish Cultural Federation. The rise of National Socialism forced Sanderling to flee eastward in 1936. Settling in Moscow, he became conductor of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, assistant to Georges Sebastian. From 1939 to 1942, Sanderling was conductor of the Kharkov Philharmonic Orchestra. A successful guest appearance in Leningrad led to his appointment as permanent conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic, sharing leadership of the orchestra with Yevgeny Mravinsky. Following the end of WWII, Sanderling also taught at the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1960, Sanderling returned to Berlin to become chief conductor of the East Berlin Symphony Orchestra, a post he kept until 1977. For three years, beginning in 1964, he also served as conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle. Even before the end of his tenure with the E.B.S.O., Sanderling had begun to make guest appearances abroad, winning new admirers among orchestra members, audiences, and critics. He became active at several music festivals, among them Salzburg, Vienna, Edinburgh, and Prague. Mutual admiration grew from his first appearances with Britain's Philharmonia: he was made an honorary member in 1996 and later became the orchestra's conductor emeritus. Beginning in 1979, he forged a relationship with Tokyo's Nippon Symphony Orchestra. During his Russian years, Sanderling came to know Dmitry Shostakovich well. His interpretation of the Symphony No. 15 ("a horrific work about loneliness and death," in Sanderling's words) is exemplary. The conductor's Brahms' symphonies are likewise among the finest ever recorded.
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Sviatoslav Richter Plays Piano Works by Beethoven: Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 / Cello Sonatas: No. 1, Op. 5 & No. 2, Op. 5
Sviatoslav Richter, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Russian Compact Disc on 17 Sep 2021
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Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie No. 8
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Symphonic Music - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1977
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Borodin: Symphonie No. 2 & Eine Steppenskizze aus Mittelasien - Tchaikovsky: Fantasie-Ouvertüre" Romeo und Julia" (Mono Version)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Kurt Sanderling
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Symphony No. 10 (Berlin Symphony, K. Sanderling)
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Symphonic Music - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1978
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Kurt Sanderling, Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 15 Jun 1996
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Brahms: Sinfonie Nr. 1
Classical - Released by RCA Classics on 9 Jun 1972
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Kurt Sanderling, Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 1 Jan 1996
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Sibelius: Sinfonie No. 6 & 7
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Symphonic Music - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1976
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Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Classical - Released by RCA Classics on 27 May 1994
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Sibelius: Sinfonie No. 4 / Nächtlicher Ritt und Sonnenaufgang
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Symphonic Music - Released by Eterna on 9 Sep 1979
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Paganini-Rhapsody
Kurt Sanderling, Berliner Symphoniker
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 18 Aug 1982
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Brahms: Symphonies 2+3
Classical - Released by RCA Classics on 1 Apr 1972
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Piano Concerto No. 3, 8 Bagatelles & Choral Fantasy
Sviatoslav Richter, Russian State Academy Chorus, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Abendroth, The USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Concertos - Released by Urania Records on 31 May 2011
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Emil Gilels, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Archipel on 24 Jun 2008
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Sergej Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 1 - Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18 (Recordings of 1955 + 1959 (10ter Todestag/10th Deathday))
Sviatoslav Richter, USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Pop - Released by GazzaLadra on 30 Sep 2021
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Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
Kurt Sanderling, Staatskapelle Dresden
Classical - Released by Eurodisc on 1 Jan 1972
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Mitsuko Uchida, Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1998
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Beethoven: Rondo pour piano et orchestre, WoO 6 & Concerto pour piano No. 3 (Stereo Version)
Sviatoslav Richter, Wiener Symphoniker, Kurt Sanderling
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1963
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Beethoven: Concerto pour piano No. 4 - Mendelssohn: Concerto pour piano No. 1 (Mono Version)
Emil Gilels, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Bach: Konzerte für Cembalo - BWV 1052 & 1053
Hans Pischner, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1976
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Prokofiev: Symphonie concertante pour violoncelle et orchestre, Op. 125 & Valses dédiées à Pouchkine, Op. 120 (Mono Version)
Mstislav Rostropovich, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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