Erich Kleiber

Erich Kleiber (5 August 1890 – 27 January 1956) was an Austrian, later Argentine, conductor, known for his interpretations of the Western classics and as an advocate of Neue Musik. Kleiber was born in Vienna, and after studying at the Prague Conservatory, he followed the traditional route for an aspiring conductor in German-speaking countries of the time, starting as a répétiteur in an opera house and moving into conducting in increasingly senior positions. After holding posts in Darmstadt (1912), Barmen-Elberfeld (1919), Düsseldorf (1921) and Mannheim (1922) he was appointed in 1923 to the important post of musical director of the Berlin State Opera. In Berlin, Kleiber's scrupulous musicianship and enterprising programming won him a high reputation, but after the Nazi Party came to power in Germany in 1933, he resigned in protest against its oppressive policies, and left the country, basing himself and his family in Buenos Aires. For the rest of his career he was a freelance, guest conducting internationally in opera houses and concert halls. He played an important part in the creation of The Royal Opera in London, but a plan for him to return to the Berlin State Opera in the 1950s fell foul of politics. Kleiber was regarded as an outstanding conductor of Mozart, Beethoven and Richard Strauss and encouraged modern composers, including Alban Berg, whose Wozzeck he premiered. He died suddenly in Zürich at the age of 65.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - 2023-06-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Le nozze di Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro - 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Le nozze di Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro - 2023-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Johann Strauss II: The Waltzes by Erich Kleiber (Remastered 2022) - 2022-12-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphonies NO. 3 & NO. 7 - 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4, 6, Violin Concerto - 2020-03-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven 250 Symphonies 5 and 6 - 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Erich Kleiber, Jean Martinon - The Decca 78s - 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro - 2015-07-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - 2015-04-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277 (1955), Volume 1 - 2015-03-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277 (1955), Volume 2 - 2015-03-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The Great Conductors: Erich Kleiber – Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 (2015 Digital Remaster) - 2015-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Erich Kleiber - 2015-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227 (Live) - 2015-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227 (Live) - 2015-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Johann & Joseph Strauss - 2015-01-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Verdi: I vespri siciliani - 2014-09-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Verdi: I vespri siciliani - 2014-09-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Live) - 2014-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Live) - 2014-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Live) - 2014-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Live) - 2014-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Waltzes & Overtures - 2014-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5 - 2013-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

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