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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Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, 4 Preludes
Sviatoslav Richter, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR Radio-TV State Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Praga Digitals on Jan 1, 2008
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Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
Mitsuko Uchida, Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2005
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Mozart: Piano Concerto K. 466 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3; Rondo WoO. 6
Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki, Wiener Symphoniker, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1963
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Brahms: Symphonies No. 1-4/Classical Navigator Serie
Classical - Released by RCA Classics on Jan 1, 1972
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Kurt Sanderling, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester
Classical - Released by Eterna on Jan 6, 2022
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 - Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Berliner Symphoniker, Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling, Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski, Akeo Watana
Classical - Released by Denon on Jan 1, 2010
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Kurt Sanderling, Carlo Maria Giulini
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on Nov 1, 2011
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Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Kurt Sanderling, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on Sep 20, 2021
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Franck: Sinfonie D-Moll
Staatskapelle Dresden, Kurt Sanderling
Symphonic Music - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1966
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
NDR Sinfonieorchester, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Profil on Mar 3, 2017
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Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on Jan 5, 2018
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Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert No. 3
Peter Rösel, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Eterna on Apr 2, 1979
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Kurt Sanderling, Philharmonia Orchestra
Classical - Released by Warner Classics International on Oct 1, 1992
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Rachmaninoff: Klavierkonzert No. 3
Peter Rösel, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Eterna on Apr 2, 1979
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Weber: Klarinettenkonzerte No. 1 & 2
Staatskapelle Dresden, Oskar Michallik, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1968
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Tchaikovsky Symphonies
Berliner Symphoniker, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Denon on Oct 20, 1998
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Schostakowitsch: Aus jüdischer Volkspoesie
Maria Croonen, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Miscellaneous - Released by Eterna on Jul 28, 1963
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Rachmaninow: Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini / Klavierkonzert No. 4
Peter Rösel, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Eterna on Apr 10, 1982
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Prokofiev & Ravel: Works for Piano
Yakov Zak, Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union National Radio Service & Central Television Networks, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling, Yevgeny Svetlanov
Classical - Released by Russian Compact Disc on Mar 18, 2022
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (Live)
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Ica Classics on Jan 17, 2011
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Jüdische Chronik / Schostakowitsch: Aus jüdischer Volkspoesie
Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel, Peter Schreier, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling
Classical - Released by Eterna on Apr 1, 1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo