Franz Konwitschny
Franz Konwitschny was born to a family consisting of several members who were professional musicians. He studied at Brno's German Musical Society and later at Leipzig Conservatory. While still a student, he was exposed to great conducting as a member of the viola section of the famous Gewandhausorchester Leipzig when he played under the direction of Wilhelm Furtwängler. In 1925, he moved to Vienna with the Fitzner Quartet and began teaching at the Vienna Volkskonservatorium. Within two years, he had decided to become a conductor. In 1927, he joined the Stuttgart Opera, first as an assistant conductor then winning promotion to chief conductor in 1930. Engagements at Freiburg, Frankfort, and Hanover occupied him until 1949 when he was awarded the helm of the venerable Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. From 1949 until his death on tour in 1962, he held that position even as opera house appointments (Dresden 1953 to 1955, and the Berliner Staatsoper from 1955 onward) occupied increasing amounts of time. His dual positions made him one of the Eastern bloc's most authoritative and celebrated musicians. In the years shortly before his death, Konwitschny appeared abroad in such venues as Salzburg and London and toured elsewhere in Austria, West Germany, Poland, Soviet Russia, and Japan. As an interpreter, he eschewed the precise attacks expected of Western conductors in favor of deeper tone coloring and a spontaneous search for meaning. For EMI, his recordings of Der fliegende Holländer and Tannhäuser are compelling, despite casting deficiencies in both title roles.
Franz Konwitschny was a yeoman conductor. Not a stellar podium personality, but a musician who respected the need for craftsmanship and still managed to probe deeply into the scores that held greatest meaning to him. While the music of his own time appealed to him less than the masterworks of the Classical and Romantic ages, he still made time for the works of such composers as Dessau and Eisler. Konwitschny's early death came as a blow to an art form that needed individuals of such gifts and such devotion to high purpose. The majority of Konwitschny's recordings were made for the East German branch of Philips, and the company's successor, Berlin Classics, honored his memory with the release of an 11-CD box set of his performances in 2001.
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WAGNER, R.: Fliegende Hollander (Der) (The Flying Dutchman) (Opera Excerpts) (Konwitschny)
Fragmentos de ópera - Editado por Berlin Classics el 17 oct. 1995
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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" (Dresden Staatskapelle, Konwitschny)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Franz Konwitschny
Música sinfónica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1956
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Beethoven: Sinfonie No. 1 & 8
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Música sinfónica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1964
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Beethoven: Sinfonie No. 9 & 1
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Música sinfónica - Editado por Eterna el 6 ago. 2021
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Stereo Version)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Franz Konwitschny, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Marianne Schech
Clásica - Editado por BNF Collection el 1 ene. 2013
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Beethoven: Sinfonie No. 7
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Música sinfónica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1964
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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Konwitschny) / Leonore Overture No. 3 (Berlin Radio Symphony, Rogner)
Franz Konwitschny, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Heinz Rögner, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sinfonías - Editado por Berlin Classics el 13 mar. 2009
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Bach: Violinkonzerte No. 2 & D-Moll
Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Berlin, Franz Konwitschny
Clásica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1970
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Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie No. 11, Op. 103 (1957) "Das Jahr 1905"
Staatskapelle Dresden, Franz Konwitschny
Clásica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1960
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Orchestral Highlights : Richard Wagner
Franz Konwitschny, Orchestra of the Munich State Opera
Clásica - Editado por OperaPrima-Carillon el 23 abr. 2021
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SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Symphonies Nos. 10 and 11 (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Konwitschny) (1954, 1959) (Dmitry Shostakovich)
Clásica - Editado por Berlin Classics el 1 ene. 1995
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen & Other Opera Highlights (Remastered 2023) (Live)
Munich State Opera Orchestra, Franz Konwitschny
Ópera - Editado por Archipel el 27 ene. 2023
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Beethoven: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus Ouvertüre / Sinfonie No. 2
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Música sinfónica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1960
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Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2, BWV 1042 - Beethoven: 2 Romances for Violin and Orchestra (Mono Version)
Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Varios - Editado por BNF Collection el 1 ene. 1957
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Schumann: Sinfonie No. 3 - Ouvertüre, Scherzo & Finale, Op. 52
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Música sinfónica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1962
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Richard Wagner : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Berlin 1955)
Deutsche Staatsoper unter den Linden Berlin, Franz Konwitschny
Ópera - Editado por OperaPrima-Carillon el 1 ene. 2010
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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6, "Pastoral" (Leipzig Gewandhaus, Konwitschny)
Clásica - Editado por Berlin Classics el 9 feb. 2009
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Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester A-Dur, K. 219
David Oïstrakh, Staatskapelle Dresden, Franz Konwitschny
Clásica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1957
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Franz Konwitschny
Ópera - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1962
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 & Other Works
Clásica - Editado por Urania Records el 1 may. 2020
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Beethoven: Ouvertüren
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Música sinfónica - Editado por Eterna el 1 ene. 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo