Person · Male
Hermann Scherchen
conductor
- From
- Berlin, Germany
- Active
- 1891–1966
- Releases
- 70
- classical
About
Hermann Scherchen (21 June 1891 – 12 June 1966) was a German conductor, who was principal conductor of the city orchestra of Winterthur from 1922 to 1950. He promoted contemporary music, beginning with Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, followed by works by Richard Strauss, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Edgard Varèse, later Iannis Xenakis, Luigi Nono and Leon Schidlowsky. He usually conducted without using a baton.
Discography
Albums
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Messiah
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Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
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Scherherazade, Op. 35
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Water Music
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Bach: L'Arte della fuga / Berg: Lulu Suite
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L'art de la fugue
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St. John Passion
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Moses und Aron
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Sinfonia N. 1 K. 16 / Concerto Per Piano E Orchestra N. 25 K. 503 / Sinfonia N. 41 K. 551 "Jupiter"
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Il prigioniero / Cinque canti / Preghiere
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Symphonie No. 9 D-Dur
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Nono: Y su sangre ya viene cantando / Penderecki: Threnody for the victims of Hiroshima / Sonata for cello and orchestra / Bussoti: The Rara Requiem
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Orchesterstücke / Erwartung / Die glückliche Hand
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Scherchen conducts Reger
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Composition pour orchestre à cordes, piano & harpe / Composition pour double orchestre / Carrés magiques / Concerto pour violon, alto & orchestre / Composition No. 4 pour orchestre
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Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6
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Symphony no. 5
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Brandenburg Concertos 1, 2, & 3
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Requiem
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Symphony no. 7
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9 Symphonies
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Dvorak: Cello Concerto, op. 104 / Brahms: Symphony no. 3, op. 90
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Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
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Die Kunst der Fuge
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Hindemith: Kammermusik no. 4, op. 36 no. 3 / Weill: Concert for Violin and Winds, op. 12
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La Passion selon Saint Matthieu
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Symphony no. 3
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Symphonie No. 5
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
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Symphony no. 1 / no. 10: Adagio
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Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6
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Mass in B minor
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Piano Concertos No. 2 & 3 / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
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The 9 Symphonies
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8 (Mono Version)
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Die Kunst der Fuge
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Scherchen conducts Beethoven Overtures (I)
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Scherchen conducts Beethoven Overtures (II)
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Trumpet Concertos
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Hermann Scherchen dirige Bach
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Major “The Symphony of a Thousand” (Live)
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Johann Sebastian Bach; Musikalisches Opfer
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Mahler: Resurrection Symphony No. 2
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Requiem
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Brandenburg Concertos
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Hungarian Rhapsodies 1, 4, 5
Live
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Symphonie no. 3 / Symphonie no. 10 (Adagio)
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Symphony no. 7 in E minor “Lied der Nacht”
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Symphonie no. 3 / Symphonie no. 6 / Symphonie no. 10 (Adagio) / Kindertotenlieder
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Symphonie no. 7 e-Moll
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Serenades Nos. 12, 8 - Symphony No. 29
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Symphony no. 7
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Mahler: Sinfonia n.5 / Wagner: Rienzi ouverture / Maderna: Composizione n.2
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Hermann Scherchen interpreta Beethoven & Schoenberg
Compilations
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The Complete Recorded Symphonies Conducted by Hermann Scherchen
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Symphonies 1-9 · Overtures
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The Five Piano Concertos
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Julian Olevsky, Vol. 3: 12 Violin Concertos, op. 8
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The 1950s Haydn Symphonies Recordings
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Great Conductors of the 20th Century : Hermann Scherchen
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Scythian / Lieutenant Kijé / Gayaneh Suites
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Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 1 - 6 / Symphonic Poems
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Requiem in D minor / Four Sacred Choral Works / The Seven Last Words of Christ
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Overtures in Stereo HI-FI
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A Stereo Tchaikovsky Concert!
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Milestones of a Legend - The Great Gustav Mahler Edition
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Scherchen Conducts the Russians
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Manfred: Byron's English Text
Links
Conductor position
Parent
Teacher
Tags
- conductor
- german conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0cb9e067-aebd-45c1-83e0-cafe96aecad4
- ISNI
- 0000000109078240
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.