Otmar Suitner
Otmar Suitner was archetypical of the type of Central European conductor who comes up through the ranks (i.e., opera house, theater, or if an instrumentalist, house orchestra) and worked his way up to leadership by dint of musicality. Some move on to what is essentially international "stardom," such as the case with Karajan or Klemperer. Others settle into a localized niche, but extend their reputation past national boundaries via recording prowess, often through a varied series of ensembles. In this manner, Suitner's star ascended, the dawn of the digital era being a boon to his recognition even though he ceased conducting in the 1990s due to illness.
Otmar Suitner was born in the picturesque backdrop of the Tyrol. His father was a native and his mother was Italian, who most likely nourished his affinity for opera. In his teens, Suitner began piano studies under Weidlich at the Innsbruck Conservatory and continued the same under Ledwinka at the Salzburg Mozarteum from 1940-1942, also studying conducting with Clemens Krauss at that institution. Upon completion of studies, the young man became Kapellmeister at the Innsbruck Theatre and moved through a number of both opera and orchestra positions, including Remscheid (1952), Ludwigshaven (1957), the Rhineland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra (1957) the Dresden State Opera (1960-1964), and the Berlin State Opera (1964-1971, continuing 1973-1990). He became a fixture at Bayreuth, working closely with Wieland Wagner on the 1965 Der fliegende Holländer and the Ring cycle for 1966 and 1967. In opera, he distinguished himself in Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss, bringing to those composers a litheness and protean energy not usually associated with the Austro-German school of interpretation. His predilection for lightness can be divined from his arrangement of Der Rosenkavalier for small orchestra performance. No complacent traditionalist, Suitner was also a fervent advocate of Dessau, conducting the premieres of that composer's operas Puntila (1966), Einstein (1973), and Leonce und Lena (1979). In 1969, he became a guest conductor with the San Francisco Opera Company and in the following decade was a frequent podium visitor in Japan, receiving honorary conductorship of the Tokyo NHK Symphony Orchestra in 1973.
The Japanese connection was to stand Suitner in good stead with the emergence of digital recording in the early 1980s. His set of the Beethoven symphonies with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra for Denon was one of the very first sets of the nine to appear. Soon, Suitner was one of the digital pioneers and joined the ranks of conductors who had built a cult by dint of quality recordings, much like Rosbaud, Kegel, Wand, and others. Unfortunately, illness stayed Suitner's hand in the early 1990s and he made a premature retirement from performing and recording. Nonetheless, he retained his devotees and his 80th birthday saw the issue of an 11-CD set on the Edel label representative of his operatic and symphonic artistry.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Mozart: Famous Symphonies, Serenades & Concertos
Otmar Suitner, Staatskapelle Dresden & Otmar Suitner
Symphonies - Lançado por Berlin Classics em 10 de nov. de 2005
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Quintessence Dvorák: Complete Symphonies
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Brilliant Classics em 23 de abr. de 2010
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 & 40
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Eterna em 25 de out. de 1976
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Grieg: Orchestral Pieces
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Eterna em 6 de ago. de 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
Johannes Brahms, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Denon em 1 de jan. de 2010
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Opera - Lançado por Brilliant Classics em 16 de nov. de 2007
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 "Prague" & Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Eterna em 20 de nov. de 1970
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Sinfonie No. 28 & 29
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Eterna em 6 de jan. de 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler: Symphony No.5 & Songs
Otmar Suitner & Staatskapelle Berlin
Symphonies - Lançado por Berlin Classics em 24 de fev. de 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Von Suppé: Ouvertüren
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Eterna em 3 de fev. de 1976
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring - Prokofiev: Scythian Suite
Witold Rowicki, Otmar Suitner, Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden
Classical - Lançado por Corona Classics Collection em 10 de mar. de 1964
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lanner: Walzer / Strauss: Polkas
Otmar Suitner, Staatskapelle Dresden
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Eterna em 19 de fev. de 1974
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Debussy: Prélude à L'Après-midi d'un faune / Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Eterna em 1 de jan. de 1969
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Sinfonie No. 30 / Pariser Sinfonie
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Eterna em 10 de set. de 1976
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Sinfonien No. 32-34
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Eterna em 1 de jan. de 1975
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 & Othello Overture
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Eterna em 1 de jan. de 1982
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bizet: Sinfonie in C-Dur / Weber: Sinfonie No. 1
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Eterna em 1 de jan. de 1973
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Staatskapelle Berlin Legendary Eterna Recordings
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner, Günther Herbig
Symphonic Music - Lançado por Berlin Classics em 25 de set. de 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dvořák: The Symphonies - Die Sinfonien
Otmar Suitner & Berlin Staatskapelle
Classical - Lançado por Corona Classic Collection em 1 de fev. de 2005
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
STRAVINSKY, I.: Rite of Spring (The) / Jeu de cartes (Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Radio Symphony, Suitner, Kegel)
Classical - Lançado por Berlin Classics em 12 de mar. de 2009
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" & Symphony No. 36 "Linz"
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Classical - Lançado por Eterna em 17 de mai. de 1970
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo