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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The Genius of Antonín Dvořák
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Beulah el 07-05-2012
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Zumsteeg: Die Entführung & Des Pfarrers Tochter von Taubenhain
Bernd Weikl, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Clásica - Editado por Orfeo el 01-01-2016
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Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold (Köln, 22.05.1962)
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Clásica - Editado por OperaPrima-Carillon el 01-01-2013
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Antonin Dvorák : Cello Concerto - Symphony No. 7
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philadelphia Orchestra, Natalia Gutman
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 01-01-1997
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Antonin Dvorák : Cello Concerto - Symphony No. 7
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philadelphia Orchestra, Natalia Gutman
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 01-01-1997
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Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Wolfgang Sawallisch
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 01-01-1979
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Great Conductors Vol. 8
Clásica - Editado por Documents el 01-09-2008
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Helmut Eder: Orchesterwerke
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Symphonieorchester des Bayrischen Rundfunks
Clásica - Editado por ORF Edition Zeitton el 15-11-2001
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Verdi · Macbeth
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Grace Bumbry, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por G.O.P. el 26-01-2024
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Günter Raphael (Kammermusik nach 1946)
Franz Klein, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Alfred Sous
Clásica - Editado por Querstand el 11-03-2012
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Wagner - Siegfried Idyll
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por West Oak Records el 27-04-2012
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Wagner - The Flying Dutchman (Overture)
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por West Oak Records el 27-04-2012
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30 Great Conductors - Wolfgang Sawallisch, Vol. 25
Clásica - Editado por Documents 2 el 13-12-2014
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R. Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Beethoven: Piano Quintet in E flat major
Dennis Brain, Walter Gieseking, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Wind Ensemble, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Clásica - Editado por Naxos Classical Archives el 01-04-2012
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Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor : Bach ● Schubert ● Beethoven
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Orchestra RTSI
Clásica - Editado por Ermitage Records el 01-03-2023
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World" & Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Wolfgang Sawallisch, The Philharmonia Orchestra
Música sinfónica - Editado por Sunday Club Records el 12-02-2014
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Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22
Wolfgang Sawallisch, The Philharmonia Orchestra, Annie Fischer
Música concertante - Editado por Sunday Club Records el 02-12-2013
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Milestones of a Legendary Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Vol. 1
Philharmonia Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Clásica - Editado por Intense Media GmbH el 07-02-2020
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
Johanna Martzy, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philharmonia Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Ancien Prodige el 20-02-2024
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Dvořák - New World Symphony & Carnival Overture
Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Clásica - Editado por Violet Hill Records el 26-10-2012
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Milestones of a Legendary Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Vol. 7
Annie Fischer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Clásica - Editado por Intense Media GmbH el 07-02-2020
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