Wolfgang Sawallisch
Wolfgang Sawallisch was a German conductor and pianist, known for his refined interpretations of orchestral and opera repertoire. As a pianist, he was a revered accompanist and chamber musician, as well as an accomplished soloist. He was born in 1923 in Munich to Maria and Wilhelm Sawallisch, and had a brother named Werner who was older by five years. He started learning the piano at age five, and by the age of ten he had already decided that he wanted to be a concert pianist as an adult. Upon graduating high school in Munich in 1942, he studied piano with Wolfgang Ruoff until he was drafted into the military, where he served in France and Italy with the Wehrmacht, a branch of the Nazi armed forces. During the final stages of World War II in 1945 he was captured and held in a British POW camp. After he was released, he returned to Munich and began studying with composer Joseph Haas. In 1946 Sawallisch graduated from the Staatliche Musikhochschule in Munich, testing out after only a single semester. The following year he began his first professional appointment as répétiteur, and eventually chorus master at the Augsburg Opera Theater. He was also studying conducting with Hans Rosbaud and Igor Markevitch at the time, and performing as an accompanist with violinist Gerhard Seitz, with whom he won the Geneva International Competition in 1949. It was also around this time when he married his wife Mechthild Schmid, who was a singer. They had known each other since childhood, when Sawallisch performed as her accompanist. Sawallisch's reputation as a conductor was growing, and with that came guest conducting assignments from German orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1953. Over the next ten years, he held Music Director positions in Aachen, and then Wiesbaden, and finally in Cologne where he also taught at the Conservatory. In 1957 he became the youngest conductor to conduct at the Bayreuth Festival, opening with Tristan und Isolde. That same year he also had two debut performances in London that included a recital where he accompanied Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and he conducted the Philharmonia. Throughout the 1960s he simultaneously held principal conductor appointments at both the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and the Hamburg State Philharmonic. Additionally, he first appeared as guest conductor in Japan with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in 1964, where he would annually return to conduct for over 30 years. Again in the 1970s Sawallisch maintains simultaneous directorship positions, with L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and the Bavarian State Opera. Throughout his tenure in Munich, he conducted a staggering 1200 opera performances, and also the complete Wagner Ring des Nibelungen cycle 32 times. His appearance in 1984 as guest conductor with the Philadelphia Orchestra would prove to be important, as he eventually returned in 1993 to take over the position as Music Director, succeeding Riccardo Muti. In his first year, they toured Japan, China, and made an appearance in Vietnam. He held this position until 2003, and eventually retired from conducting due to a health condition. However, he continued his affiliation with the Philadelphia Orchestra as Conductor Laureate until his death in 2013.
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, "Choral" & Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor"
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 28 nov. 2005
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Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Júlia Varady, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1979
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Wolf-Ferrari: Chamber Music
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Leopolder-Quartett, Münchner Klaviertrio
Klassiek - Released by Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG) on 24 aug. 1988
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Schubert: Sacred Choral Works
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Lucia Popp, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jul. 1986
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Schubert: Winterreise, Op.89 D.911
Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Decca on 1 jan. 1973
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Mendelssohn: Die großen Chorwerke
James Conlon, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 28 mrt. 2011
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Tannhäuser (Bayreuth 1961)
Volledige opera's - Released by Myto Historical on 16 jan. 2012
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94, 100 & 101
Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1989
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Júlia Várady (Bayerische Staatsoper Live)
Opera - Released by Orfeo on 11 jun. 2004
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Le Vaisseau fantôme (Intégrale)
Klassiek - Released by Myto Historical on 3 mrt. 2010
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Mozart: Symphony Nos. 25, 14 & 40 (Live)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Friedrich Gulda, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Orfeo on 4 sep. 2009
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Pfitzner: Palestrina, WoO 17 & Vorspiele
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Opera - Released by Orfeo on 1 jan. 2016
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 7 (Stereo Version)
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Symphonies
Concertgebouworkest, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 20 feb. 2008
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Johann Strauss Festkonzert
Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Orfeo on 1 jan. 2016
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Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No.1 in E Flat - Horn Concerto No.2 in E Flat (Album of 1954 (In memoriam Dennis Brain - 100th Birthday))
Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by GazzaLadra on 31 mei 2021
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Wagner: Le vaisseau fantôme, ouverture & L'idylle de Siegfried (Stereo Version)
Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann, Intermezzo & Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra, Dennis Brain
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 4 feb. 2022
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R. Strauss: Sonatina No. 2, TrV 291 "Fröhliche Werkstatt"
Münchner Bläserakademie, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Orfeo on 8 jun. 1984
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Schubert - Die Winterreise
Thomas Hampson, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1997
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Brahms: Symphonie No. 3, Op. 90 & Ouverture tragique, Op. 81 (Mono Version)
Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo