Hermann Abendroth took over the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig in 1934 after Bruno Walter was forced out by the Nazis.
Performer Biography
Hermann Abendroth held significant conducting positions, including leading the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne from 1915 to 1934.
Performer Biography
Hermann Abendroth's work at the Gewandhaus ended in 1945, after which he joined the newly formed Radio Symphony Orchestra of Leipzig and later a similar position in Berlin.
Recording & Production
The recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 on this album has an unfixable 'buzz' in the master tapes.
Performer Biography
Hermann Abendroth, the conductor on this album, was considered one of the great German conductors in the Romantic orchestral tradition.
Performer Biography
One of Hermann Abendroth's teachers was Felix Mottl, an important conductor in Bayreuth from 1886 to 1906, known for orchestrating Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder.
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