Weber, Beethoven & Brahms: Orchestral Works (Live)

Featuring

Hans Knappertsbusch
Géza Anda
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Carl Maria von Weber
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms

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Performer Biography

Hans Knappertsbusch was appointed General Music Director in Munich at the age of 34, succeeding Bruno Walter at the Bavarian State Opera.

Cultural Impact

The Concours Géza Anda, established in 1978 in memory of the pianist, is now one of the most important piano competitions, supporting young pianists' careers beyond the competition itself.

Performer Biography

Géza Anda's career was interrupted by World War II, during which he found refuge in Switzerland in 1942.

Performer Biography

Hans Knappertsbusch, a conductor with roots in the 19th century, initially studied philosophy in Bonn before turning to music at the College of Music in Cologne.

Performer Biography

Géza Anda began the first complete recording of Mozart's piano concertos in the same year this concert was recorded, directing the Camerata academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum from the keyboard.

Performer Biography

Géza Anda, the Hungarian pianist, was a pupil of Ernst von Dohnányi and won the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest.

Historical Context

A performance of Götterdämmerung under Hans Knappertsbusch on June 30, 1944, in the Vienna State Opera, fatefully marked the imminent end of the 'thousand-year Reich'.