Ferdinand Leitner (born 4 March 1912 in Berlin; died 3 June 1996 in Zürich) was a German conductor. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Prüwer, Artur Schnabel and Karl Muck. Franz Schreker ( March 23, 1878 &ndash March 21, 1934) was an Austrian Composer and conductor. Artur Schnabel ( April 17, 1882 &ndash August 15, 1951) was an Austrian classical Pianist, who also composed WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Karl Muck ( October 22, 1859 &ndash March He also was a composition student with Robert Kahn. [1] Starting as a pianist, through the help of Fritz Busch, he became a conductor in the 1930s. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Fritz Busch ( 13 March 1890 - 14 September 1951) was a German conductor. He was conductor of the Nollendorfplatz Theater in Berlin from 1943 to 1945, in Hannover from 1945 to 1946, in Munchen from 1946 to 1947, and starting in 1947 the director general in Stuttgart. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
He is famous as a conductor of opera, his favourite composers being Wagner, Richard Strauss, Mozart, and twentieth-century composers Carl Orff and Karl Amadeus Hartmann. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted Carl Orff ( &ndash) was a 20th-century German Composer, most famous for Carmina Burana (1937 Karl Amadeus Hartmann ( August 2, 1905 Munich &ndash December 5, 1963 Munich was a German Composer He succeeded Erich Kleiber in 1956 as conductor for the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Erich Kleiber ( August 5, 1890 &ndash January 27, 1956) was an Austrian born conductor. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern From 1976 to 1980, he worked in The Hague as principal conductor of Het Residentie Orkest. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Residentie Orchestra of The Hague is a Dutch orchestra founded in 1904 by Henri Viotta
Among his more than 300 recordings is a celebrated recording of Ferruccio Busoni's Doktor Faust. Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni (April 1 1866 &ndash July 27 1924 was an Italian Composer, Pianist, musical educator and conductor. Doktor Faust is an Opera by Ferruccio Busoni with a Libretto by the composer himself based on the myth of Faust. [2] [3]
References
- ^ Burkhard Laugwitz (translated Reinhard G. Pauly), "Robert Kahn and Brahms". The Musical Quarterly, 74(4), pp. 595-609 (1990).
- ^ Ronald Stevenson, Review of recording of Busoni's Doktor Faust. Musical Times, 112(1535), p. 39 (1971).
- ^ Calum MacDonald, Review of recordings of music of Busoni. Tempo (New Series, 50th Anniversary), 170, pp. 49-50 (1989).
| Preceded by Jean Martinon |
Principal Conductor, Het Residentie Orkest 1976–1980 |
Succeeded by Hans Vonk |
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