Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, eminent Spanish conductor, was born to a Spanish mother and a German father. He was educated at the Music Academy of Bilbao and the Munich Conservatory, and completed his studies at the University of Madrid. His first post as conductor was with the Municipal Orchestra of Bilbao. In 1962, Frühbeck de Burgos began a lifelong association with the National Orchestra of Spain, and was its chief conductor from that time until 1978. His international reputation began with the success of his first appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He served as music director for the Montreal Symphony (1974-1976), the Dusseldorf Symphoniker (1966-1971), and the Deutsche Oper in Berlin (1992-1997). Frühbeck de Burgos was also named chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony and held guest conductorships with the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony in Japan.
Frühbeck de Burgos recorded extensively with English Decca, EMI/Angel, IMP Classics, Chandos and Collins Classics. First and foremost, he was regarded for his interpretations of Spanish music, and recorded the major works of Falla in addition to Rodrigo, Montsalvatge, Ravel, and Granados. His recording of Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain with pianist Alicia de Larrocha is judged the best on disc by many critics. Frühbeck de Burgos made several recordings backing vocalist Victoria de Los Angeles in Spanish songs and zarzuela arias for EMI. He made his own arrangement for orchestra of Albeniz's Suite española, and it became a concert staple. Outside of Spanish music, Frühbeck de Burgos also contributed fine recordings of Bizet's Carmen with Grace Bumbry and Jon Vickers in the cast, and justly celebrated discs of Orff's Carmina Burana, Mozart's Requiem, and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. He was regarded as a sensitive and sympathetic accompanist in concerto literature, and partnered with such luminaries as violinists Yehudi Menhuin and Nathan Milstein, pianists Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Louis Lortie, and clarinetist Karl Leister. Frühbeck de Burgos was also a renowned interpreter of the music of Mendelssohn and made recordings of Elijah and the complete incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, which have been critically praised.
Frühbeck de Burgos never recorded in the work of Mahler, but his broadcasts of Mahler's symphonies were highly respected, and in 1996 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the International Gustav Mahler Society in Vienna. From the late 1990s, he toured the world with the National Orchestra of Spain as its conductor emeritus, and had also been principal conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra until he announced his full retirement due to health reasons in June 2014, passing away shortly thereafter.
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Mendelssohn: Paulus, Op. 36
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 01/01/1977
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Die schönsten Opernchöre
Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Opera - Lançado por World of Classic em 22/09/1997
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Rachmaninov & Khachaturian: Piano Concertos
Alicia de Larrocha, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. em 01/01/1973
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Andalusian Nocturnes (Nocturnos de Andalucia) / Spanish Songs (Canciones espanolas)
Pepe Romero, Maria Bayo, Seville Royal Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 03/04/2006
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Bizet: Carmen
Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Orchestre du Theatre National De L'Opera De Paris, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 01/01/1970
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Bizet: Carmen
Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Orchestre du Theatre National De L'Opera De Paris, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 01/01/1970
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto & Suite "Sleeping Beauty"
Igor Oïstrakh, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Collins Classics em 18/10/2011
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Orff: Carmina Burana / Ravel: Boléro
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 01/08/1992
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Montsalvatge: Concerto Breve / Surinach: Piano Concerto
Alicia de Larrocha, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 22/09/1977
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Ravel: Piano Concertos/Franck: Variations symphoniques/Fauré: Fantaisie
Alicia de Larrocha, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 01/01/1974
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Falla: Atlàntida
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 26/11/2021
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Bizet: Carmen (Highlights)
Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Orchestre du Theatre National De L'Opera De Paris, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 01/01/1970
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Concertos From Spain
Alicia de Larrocha, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 22/02/2005
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Grosse italienische Opernchöre
Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Opera - Lançado por World of Classic em 01/01/1995
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Berühmte Opernchöre
Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
World - Lançado por World of Classic em 14/09/1998
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Mendelssohn: Die großen Chorwerke
James Conlon, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 28/03/2011
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Strauss: An Alpine Symphony - Four Last Songs
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Collins Classics em 07/02/1991
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R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233
Wiener Symphoniker, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Profil Edition Guenter Haenssler em 15/09/2023
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Torroba & Bacarisse: Guitar Works
Narciso Yepes, La Orquesta Filarmonía de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Artemisia em 17/07/2020
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Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Karl Leister, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Classical - Lançado por Orfeo em 16/08/1984
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Ion Voicu - The Decca Recordings
Ion Voicu, London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Monique Haas, Victoria Stefanescu
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. em 23/02/2015
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