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Kurt Masur
conductor
- From
- Brzeg, Germany
- Active
- 1927–2015
- Releases
- 190
- classical
About
Kurt Masur (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt maˈzuːɐ̯]; 18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and also served as music director of the New York Philharmonic for about ten years. He made many recordings of classical music with major orchestras. Masur is also remembered for his actions to support peaceful demonstrations against the East German government in the 1989 demonstrations in Leipzig; those protests were part of the events leading up to the fall of the Berlin wall.
Discography
Albums
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Mendelssohn: Jugendsinfonien No. 9 & 12
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Italienische Symphonie
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Sinfonie Nr. 9 D-moll Op. 125 (Mit Schlußchor Über Schillers Ode »An Die Freude«) / Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-dur Op. 36
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Orchesterwerke, Vol. 1
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Orchesterwerke, Vol. 2
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Vier Letzte Lieder / 6 Orchesterlieder
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21 Hungarian Dances
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Strauss: Horn Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Weber: Concertino for Horn
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Rosamunde
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Fidelio
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Flute Concertos
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Tripelkonzert / Violinromanzen Nos. 1 & 2
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6 Hungarian Rhapsodies
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Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 / Rhapsody Op. 45 no. 2
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Slavonic Dances, Op. 46; Rhapsodies, Op. 45
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Liszt: Symphonische Dichtungen
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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
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Violin Concerto / Finlandia / The Swan of Tuonela / Karelia Overture
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Paulus
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Peer Gynt
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The 3 Symphonies / Swedish Dances
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Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"
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Sinfonie a-moll op. 56 "Schottische Sinfonie"
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Symphonic Poems, Volume 1
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Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 Und Nr. 2 • Capriccio Brillant
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Ariadne auf Naxos
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Triple Concerto & "Archduke" Trio
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Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 5 "Reformation"
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Symphonien 1 & 4
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Liszt: Concerto per pianoforte no. 1 / Schubert: Ouverture Rosamunde / Beethoven: Sinfonia no. 8
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Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
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Symphonic Poems, Volume II
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Kurt Masur conducts the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Symphony no. 1 "Winter Dreams" / Francesca da Rimini
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Overtures
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Kurt Masur Inaugural Concert as Music Director of New York Philharmonic, Bruckner Symphony No. 7
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Mussorgsky/Gortchakov: Pictures at an Exhibition / Pokofiev: Symphonie Classique
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Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra
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Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
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Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
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Alexander Nevsky / Scythian Suite
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Symphonien Nos. 2 & 3 "Rhenish"
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
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Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 52 "Hymn of Praise"
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 23 / Schumann: Piano Concerto, op. 54
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Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2
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Symphony No. 7
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Symphony in D minor / Les Eolides
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Violin Concertos
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Piano Concerto 2 / Piano Sonata op. 37
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Piano Concerto no. 1 / Romeo and Juliet / 1812 Overture
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Brahms: Haydn Variations / Reger: Mozart Variations / Ives/Schuman: Variations on America
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Symphony no. 9 "From the New World" / Slavonic Dances
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ベートーベン ヴァイオリン協奏曲 ニ長調 作品61
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Symphony no. 1 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
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Cello Concertos
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Die Jugendsymphonien Nos. 11 & 12
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Symphony No. 5 / Egmont
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Die Jugendsymphonien Nos. 1-6
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Genoveva
Live
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Alexander Nevsky
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Beethoven: Concerto per violino e orchestra op. 61 / Paganini: Introduzione e variazioni per violino solo su un tema di Paisiello
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War Requiem Op. 66
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Dvorák: Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53 / Elgar: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, op. 82
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Symphonies nos. 3 & 8 “Unfinished” / Wanderer-Fantasie
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Symphonies nos. 1 & 9 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
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War Requiem
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Brahms: Violinkonzert / Schumann: Fantasie op. 131
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Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune / Rapsodie pour saxophone / La Mer / Ravel: La Valse / Bolero
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Ein Deutsches Requiem
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Symphony no. 9
Compilations
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The Last Golden-Age Maestro Apple Music
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Kurt Masur The Complete Warner Classics Edition
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A Midsummer Night's Dream / Overtures
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Complete Tone Poems & Concertos
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40 Most Beautiful American Classics
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Concertos
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Die Violinkonzerte
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The Symphonies / The Piano Concertos / Concerto Brilliant / A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Beethoven: Sonata no. 8 "Pathetique"
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Symphonies nos. 1 & 6 "Pastoral"
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Schuman: Piano Concerto
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The Nine Symphonies
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Ungarische Tänze für Orchester & für Klavier zu vier Händen
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Orchesterwerke / Werke für Klavier und Orchester
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Die 9 Symphonien
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Symphonies Nos. 1 - 4
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Triple Concerto / Piano Concerto no. 3
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Kurt Masur At The New York Philharmonic Volume 6: Tan Dun, Dukas, Shostakovich, R. Strauss, Weill
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Concertos pour piano / Triple Concerto
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Kindertotenlieder / Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen / Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen / Vier Lieder Aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"
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Kurt Masur: New York Philharmonic
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Die Klavierkonzerte
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The Complete Symphonies, Vol. 3 (Including The Choral Symphony / The Choral Fantasy)
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Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 & 2
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Symphonic Poems / Dante Symphony
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The Complete Symphonies, Vol. 1
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The Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2
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Les Préludes / Mazeppa / Hungarian Rhapsodies 2, 3 & 11 / Rákóczy March / Hungarian Battle March
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Klavierkonzerte für die linke Hand
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Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar"
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Symphonies 1-5
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Complete Overtures
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Symphony No 3 "Scottish" & No 4 "Italian"
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Favourite Serenades For Orchestra
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Music from America
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Violin Concertos
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Symphonies Nos. 1-5
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Works for Piano and Orchestra
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Ungarische Tänze - Slawische Tänze
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The Five Piano Concertos / Overture on Hebrew Themes / Visions Fugitives
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Symphony No. 3 / Symphony No. 4
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Romeo and Juliet
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Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
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Four Last Songs / Songs With Orchestra
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Also known as
Kurt Mazur
Tags
- conductor
- german conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a46387cc-ae5b-4232-9522-045d561c3b89
- ISNI
- 0000000363127255
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