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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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 1 (Mono Version)
Carl Schuricht, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1953
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Schumann: Symphonie No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhénane" (Mono Version)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Carl Schuricht
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Mozart: Symphony No. 34 In C, KV 338: II. Andante di molto
Berliner Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 22 Aug 1942
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Mozart: Symphony No. 34 In C, KV 338: I. Allegro vivace
Berliner Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 22 Aug 1942
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Mozart, Beethoven & Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works (Live)
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Archipel on 13 May 2009
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Carl Schuricht conducts Brahms & Tchaikovsky
Classical - Released by OperaPrima-Carillon on 23 Apr 2021
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Beethoven: Orchestral Works
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Archipel on 1 Jan 2002
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Debussy: La mer - Stravinksy: The Firebird Suite - Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1952-1957) (Claude Debussy - Igor Stravinsky - Richard Strauss)
Classical - Released by Archiphon on 6 Mar 2012
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Schuricht conducts Schubert & Weber (Franz Schubert - Carl Maria von Weber)
Classical - Released by Archiphon on 6 Mar 2012
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Carl Schuricht conducts Mozart (1952-1962) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Classical - Released by Archiphon on 6 Mar 2012
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Carl Schuricht à Paris (Carl Schuricht, direction)
Classical - Released by Tahra on 11 Feb 2010
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HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 95 and 100 / Cello Concerto (1950 / 1955 / 1958)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Enrico Mainardi, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on 1 Jan 2000
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WAGNER: Historical Recordings
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Opera - Released by SWR Classic on 1 Jan 1950
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Carl Schuricht Conducts (1954-1955)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Christa Ludwig, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Music and Arts Programs of America on 3 Jul 2012
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Bruckner: Symphonie no 9 en ré mineur (Live 1960)
Carl Schuricht, NDR Sinfonieorchester
Classical - Released by Tahra on 11 Jan 2011
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Brahms & Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works (Live)
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Classical - Released by Archipel on 5 Jan 2008
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Master of Music, Brahms - Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op.102, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56
Georg Kulenkampff, Enrico Mainardi, Carl Schuricht, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Classical - Released by Oscardigital on 21 Jul 1998
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Carl Schuricht conducts Schumann & Brahms
Classical - Released by G.O.P. on 20 Apr 2018
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Piano Archives: Wilhelm Kempff
Wilhelm Kempff, Carl Schuricht, Karl Münchinger, Orchestre National de France
Classical - Released by Tahra on 11 Nov 2008
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Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 In E Major (Broadcast, Stuttgart, 1953)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Pop - Released by GazzaLadra on 30 Nov 2020
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Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 (Broadcast, Montreux, 1954)
Carl Schuricht, Orchestre National de France
Pop - Released by GazzaLadra on 30 Nov 2020
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