Hans Knappertsbusch
Hans Knappertsbusch (March 12, 1888 - October 25, 1965) was a German conduc… Read Full Bio ↴Hans Knappertsbusch (March 12, 1888 - October 25, 1965) was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss.
Knappertsbusch was born in Elberfeld (present-day Wuppertal). He studied philosophy at Bonn University and conducting at the Cologne Conservatory with Steinbach. For a few summers, he assisted Siegfried Wagner and Hans Richter at Bayreuth. He began his career with conducting jobs in Elberfeld (1913–1918), Leipzig (1918–1919) and Dessau (1919–1922). When Bruno Walter left Munich for New York, Knappertsbusch succeeded him as General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera.
Knappertsbusch incurred the wrath of Goebbels by asking a German diplomat in the Netherlands whether he was a "Muss-Nazi" (someone who was forced to join the Nazi Party for career reasons): as a result his Munich contract was revoked [1]. In the late 1930s he went to Vienna to conduct at the Wiener Staatsoper, thus ignoring the Nazis' policy of not allowing German artists to work in Austria. At the same time he became one of the emerging artists of the Salzburg Festival. Knappertsbusch continued to appear in Vienna and Salzburg during the German occupation of Austria.
When World War II ended, Knappertsbusch returned to Munich, but continued to guest conduct in Vienna, as well as to make appearances at the Bayreuth Festival.[2] He was one of the favorite conductors of the Wiener Philharmoniker, leading the orchestra in Vienna, Salzburg and on tour abroad, although generally he rarely toured outside the German-speaking world[citation needed]. He disliked long rehearsals, and was sometimes accused of laziness.
Knappertsbusch died in Munich in 1965. Many of his recordings have been re-released on CD. His 1951 and 1962[3] recordings of Parsifal are generally considered definitive of that work
Knappertsbusch was born in Elberfeld (present-day Wuppertal). He studied philosophy at Bonn University and conducting at the Cologne Conservatory with Steinbach. For a few summers, he assisted Siegfried Wagner and Hans Richter at Bayreuth. He began his career with conducting jobs in Elberfeld (1913–1918), Leipzig (1918–1919) and Dessau (1919–1922). When Bruno Walter left Munich for New York, Knappertsbusch succeeded him as General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera.
Knappertsbusch incurred the wrath of Goebbels by asking a German diplomat in the Netherlands whether he was a "Muss-Nazi" (someone who was forced to join the Nazi Party for career reasons): as a result his Munich contract was revoked [1]. In the late 1930s he went to Vienna to conduct at the Wiener Staatsoper, thus ignoring the Nazis' policy of not allowing German artists to work in Austria. At the same time he became one of the emerging artists of the Salzburg Festival. Knappertsbusch continued to appear in Vienna and Salzburg during the German occupation of Austria.
When World War II ended, Knappertsbusch returned to Munich, but continued to guest conduct in Vienna, as well as to make appearances at the Bayreuth Festival.[2] He was one of the favorite conductors of the Wiener Philharmoniker, leading the orchestra in Vienna, Salzburg and on tour abroad, although generally he rarely toured outside the German-speaking world[citation needed]. He disliked long rehearsals, and was sometimes accused of laziness.
Knappertsbusch died in Munich in 1965. Many of his recordings have been re-released on CD. His 1951 and 1962[3] recordings of Parsifal are generally considered definitive of that work
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04Die Walkure: Act I Scene 1: Wes Herd dies auch sei (Siegmund)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
06Die Walkure: Act I Scene 2: Mud am Herd fand ich den Mann (Sieglinde)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
08Die Walkure: Act I Scene 3: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater (Siegmund)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
09Die Walkure: Act I Scene 3: Der Manner Sippe sass hier im Saal (Sieglinde)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
10Die Walkure: Act I Scene 3: Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
11Die Walkure: Act II Scene 1: Nun zaume dein Ross, reisige Maid! (Wotan)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
12Die Walkure: Act II Scene 1: Hojotoho! hojotoho! Hei a ha! (Brunnhilde)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
15Die Walkure: Act I Scene 3: Siegmund heiss ich und Siegmund bin ich! (Siegmund)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
16Die Walkure: Act II Scene 1: Deiner ew'gen Gattin heilige Ehre (Fricka)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
19Die Walkure: Act II Scene 1: So ist es denn aus mit den ewigen Gottern (Fricka)Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch
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