Carl Schuricht
Carl Schuricht was a distinguished German conductor of the 20th century. He was also a champion for new music, and an important figure in the history of Wiesbaden. He was born in Danzig in 1880 to a musical family of organ builders. His father died weeks before he was born, and he was raised by his mother Amanda. She was a well-known singer, and she taught him how to play the piano. He also learned the violin and by the time he was 12 years old, he had already composed two operas, complete with original librettos. Schuricht started his first professional appointment in 1901 as the choral conductor at the Stadttheater of Mainz. The following year, he won a composition competition that enabled him to continue his musical education. That fall, he enrolled at the Berliner Musikhochschule where he studied piano with Ernst Rudorff and composition with Heinrich van Eyken. This was followed by further studies under Max Reger in Leipzig. He gained experience as a choral conductor and repetiteur at theaters in Mainz, Dortmund, and in the surrounding areas. He also learned from attending the performances of other great conductors of the time including Arthur Nikisch, Felix Mottl, and Gustav Mahler. In 1911 he became the conductor of the municipal orchestra in Wiesbaden, and he was promoted to Generalmusikdirektor in 1921. In this position he organized music festivals featuring modern composers such as Mahler, Reger, and Delius. He was passionate about performing new music and he went through great lengths educating audiences with lectures about the works before the performances. Because of his efforts, Wiesbaden became internationally known as an important cultural center for music. Throughout the '20s and '30s, he remained in his position at Wiesbaden, and he also accepted guest conductor positions with several other ensembles, including the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Schuricht and his fiancé moved to Crans-Montana, Switzerland in 1944 to escape the Nazi forces and got married shortly after their arrival. He participated in the Lucerne Music Festival, and he worked with l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. After the war ended, he resumed his career as a guest conductor with most of the major orchestras in Germany, Austria, and London. In 1956 he led the Vienna Philharmonic on its first tour to the Unites States, and he completed a recording of Beethoven's complete symphonies in 1958. He conducted into his final years and passed away in 1967 in Switzerland. He was buried in Wiesbaden and made an honorary citizen there.
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Mozart: Symphony No. 34 In C, KV 338: III. Finale
Berliner Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 22.08.1942
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Beethoven & Schumann: Piano Concertos (Live)
Clara Haskil, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Mario Rossi, Carl Schuricht
Klassik - Erschienen bei Andromeda am 08.04.2013
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Brahms : Ein Deutsches Requiem (1959) (Carl Schuricht)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.03.2012
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Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie - Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (1955, 1960) (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra - Carl Schuricht)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.03.2012
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Mozart: Requiem (1962) (Carl Schuricht)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.03.2012
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Schuricht conducts Tchaikovsky (1952, 1954) (Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.03.2012
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REGER: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart (1950 / 1956 / 1966)
Barry McDaniel, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Klassik - Erschienen bei SWR Classic am 01.01.2000
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Lothar, franck, zandonai, rezniček & strauss: Schneider wibbel, overture - le chasseur maudit - serenata medioevale - donna diana, overture - symphonia domestica, op 53
Carl Schuricht, Stadtisches Orchester, Berlin - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Klassik - Erschienen bei Infinity am 12.10.2021
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Carl Schuricht : Beethoven ● Mozart ● Mendelssohn
Wilhelm Backhaus, Carl Schuricht, Orchestra RTSI
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ermitage Records am 05.04.2023
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Schumann: Ouverture de Manfred & Symphonie No. 3 "Rhénane" (Mono Version)
Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Carl Schuricht
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1962
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.22, K.482, Symphony No. 35, K. 385. Haffner
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Schuricht, Tatyana Nikolayeva
Klassik - Erschienen bei OperaPrima-Carillon am 27.04.2010
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Verdi: Requiem - Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (excerpts) (1937, 1939) (Carl Schuricht)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.03.2012
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SCHUMANN, R. / MENDELSSOHN: Overtures (1954 / 1955 / 1960 / 1961)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Klassik - Erschienen bei SWR Classic am 01.01.2000
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MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 25, 28, and 40 and Arias (1956 / 1959 / 1961)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Fritz Wunderlich, Ruth-Margret Putz, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Carl Schuricht
Klassik - Erschienen bei SWR Classic am 01.01.2000
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GRIEG: In Autumn / BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 / GOETZ: Violin Concerto (1952 / 1953 / 1954 / 1960)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Hansheinz Schneeberger, Roman Schimmer, Carl Schuricht
Klassik - Erschienen bei SWR Classic am 01.01.2000
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9
Klassik - Erschienen bei Urania am 01.01.2002
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Carl Schuricht in Paris
Carl Schuricht, Orchestre National de France
Klassik - Erschienen bei Tahra am 11.02.2010
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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
Carl Schuricht, Klaus Pohlers, Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Klassik - Erschienen bei Mezzoforte am 16.02.2024
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 (Live)
Wilhelm Backhaus, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana, Carl Schuricht
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archipel am 01.01.2009
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 - Wagner: Excerpts from Parsifal (1966) (Carl Schuricht)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.03.2012
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, "Romantische" (1881 version, ed. R. Haas) (1955) (Anton Bruckner)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Archiphon am 06.03.2012
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