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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Schumann: Manfred (1952) (Carl Schuricht)
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Saab: Symphony No. 1 - Delius: Sea Drift - Stephan: Music for Orchestra (1942-1997) (Carl Schuricht)
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Carl Schuricht conducts Beethoven (1952) (Ludwig van Beethoven)
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 / SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on 1 Jan 2004
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BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 (1955)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on 1 Jan 2004
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Carl Schuricht in Hamburg
Carl Schuricht, NDR Sinfonieorchester
Classical - Released by Tahra on 19 May 2009
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Anton Bruckner - The Collection
Jascha Horenstein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Urania RC on 4 May 2022
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by OBX Records on 19 Jan 2015
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Carl Schuricht - Restored Masterworks
Carl Schuricht, NDR Symphony - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 55 - Egmont Overture, Op. 84 & Op. 86
Carl Schuricht, Berliner Philharmoniker
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Symphony No. 8 In C Minor (Broadcast Of 1955) (Original Version. Ed Robert Haas)
NWDR-Sinfonieorchester, Carl Schuricht
Pop - Released by GazzaLadra on 30 Nov 2020
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Schuricht: Pre-war 78 rpm recordings
Studio chorus, Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Archiphon on 7 Aug 2012
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The Great Conductors: Carl Schuricht, Vol. 2 (1941-1960)
EIAR Orchestra, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on 4 Jun 2013
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Bach: Suite No. 2 - Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Carl Schuricht, André Pepin
Classical - Released by Mangora Classic on 1 Jan 2014
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8 (Mono Version)
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm, Carl Schuricht
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1954
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Bruckner: Symphonie No. 9 (Mono Version)
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Schuricht
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Wagner: Extraits orchestraux célèbres (Mono Version)
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Carl Schuricht
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Bach: Suites pour orchestre Nos. 2 & 3 (Mono Version)
Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks, Carl Schuricht
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 2 (Mono Version)
Carl Schuricht, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1953
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Schumann: Symphonie No. 2 (Mono Version)
Carl Schuricht, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1953
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Schubert: Symphonie No. 9 "The Great" (Mono Version)
Carl Schuricht, Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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