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Gustav Classens
conductor
- From
- Aachen, Germany
- Active
- 1894–1977
- Releases
- 0
About
Gustav Classens (12 October 1894 – 18 June 1977) was a German conductor who shaped musical life in Bonn. He was municipal music director and conductor of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn from 1933 to 1949, continuing concerts during World War II and reviving them after the war. He was then for decades conductor of the choir Chor der Bonner Bach-Gemeinschaft that he founded.
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- f79043e7-7992-4202-895f-b72dd69b4299
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