Günther Herbig
Gunther Herbig established himself as one of the leading conductors in East Germany, and, after he appeared in the West, as an exceptional interpreter of classic repertory and new Central European music.
Although born in Czechoslovakia, Herbig is of German background. He conducted under Abendroth in Weimar at the Franz Liszt Hochschule. He had further conducting studies with Scherchen, Karajan, and Jansons.
In 1962 he was appointed conductor of the German National Theater in Weimar, and also led the two orchestras of the College of Music there (1957 - 1962). His theatrical conducting continued at the Hans Otto Theater of Potsdam, where he was music director from 1962 to 1966. In the latter year he switched his emphasis to concert conducting when he became a conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. He held that position through 1973.
Meanwhile, in 1972 he had been appointed principal conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. He returned to the Berlin Symphony, this time as principal conductor, in 1977.
In 1983 he was able to leave East Germany. He had guest conducted in western Europe as early as 1973, but now his continuous presence attracted attention, and he became noted for incisive performances of the major Germanic classics, to which he brought strong, disciplined playing and a strong sense of continuity with the classical tradition. (On the occasions when a performance misses, it is generally in the direction of being heavy or pedantic, but these are rare lapses.)
Settling in North America, he became music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (1983 - 1989) and then artistic advisor (1988 - 1989) and musical director (1989 - 1994) of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
He became the principal guest conductor of the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague in 1992. Since 1990 he has taught conducting at Yale University in Connecticut.
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Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum
Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Günther Herbig
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Eterna il 1 gen 1977
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Schönberg: Fünf Orchesterstücke / Variationen für Orchester
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Günther Herbig
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Eterna il 25 nov 1986
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Staatskapelle Berlin Legendary Eterna Recordings
Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner, Günther Herbig
Musica sinfonica - Pubblicato da Berlin Classics il 25 set 2020
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Weber: 2 Concertos, Concertino for Clarinet
Günther Herbig, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Classica - Pubblicato da Denon il 1 gen 1992
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic" (Saarbrucken Radio Symphony, Herbig)
Classica - Pubblicato da Berlin Classics il 15 mag 2002
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Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent (Highlights)
Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Peter Schreier, Günther Herbig
Operetta - Pubblicato da Eterna il 1 gen 1968
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Eisler: Die Teppichweber von Kujan-Bulak / Ernste Gesänge / Winterschlacht-Suite
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Adolf Fritz Guhl, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Günther Herbig
Classica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 15 set 1975
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Reger: Klavierkonzert F-Moll
Amadeus Webersinke, Dresdner Philharmonie, Günther Herbig
Classica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 1 gen 1973
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Bruckner: Symphony No.5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105
Classica - Pubblicato da perc.pro il 3 mar 2017
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Eisler: Goethe-Rhapsodie / Mitte des Jahrhunderts / Das Vorbild / Kriegsfibel
Dietrich Knothe, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Berliner Singakademie, Günther Herbig, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester
Classica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 22 apr 1980
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Mahler: Fünf Lieder nach Friedrich Rückert / Vier Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
Siegfried Lorenz, Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Günther Herbig
Classica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 1 gen 1984
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major (Gustav Mahler)
Classica - Pubblicato da Taiwan Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra il 14 giu 2006
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" (Remastered)
Günther Herbig, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester
Musica sinfonica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 6 mar 1971
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Mahler: Sinfonie No. 5
Günther Herbig, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester
Musica sinfonica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 10 mar 1982
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SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Symphony No. 4 (Saarbrucken Radio Symphony, Herbig)
Sinfonie - Pubblicato da Berlin Classics il 22 nov 2006
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Haydn: Klavierkonzerte, Hob.XVIII:4 & 11
Peter Rösel, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Günther Herbig
Classica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 22 mar 1982
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SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Symphony No. 8, Op. 65 (Saarbrucken Radio Symphony, Herbig) (Dmitry Shostakovich)
Classica - Pubblicato da Berlin Classics il 1 gen 2006
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Arnold Schönberg: 5 Orchestral Pieces / Variations for Orchestra / Witold Lutoslawski: Funeral Music / Livre pour orchestre (Berlin Symphony, Herbig)
Classica - Pubblicato da Berlin Classics il 12 lug 1996
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Brahms: Sinfonie No. 4
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Günther Herbig
Musica sinfonica - Pubblicato da Eterna il 6 feb 1982
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SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Symphony No. 7, "Leningrad" (Saarbrucken Radio Symphony, Herbig) (Dmitry Shostakovich)
Classica - Pubblicato da Berlin Classics il 1 gen 2006
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Crusell, Kozeluch, Krommer: Clarinet Concertos
Emma Johnson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Günther Herbig
Classica - Pubblicato da Decca (UMO) il 1 gen 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo