Carl Schuricht
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Carl Adolph Schuricht (July 3, 1880 - January 7, 1967) was an orchestra conductor born in Danzig (Gdańsk).
His career was not that of a star but he was loved both by the orchestra members and audience. He was the main conductor when the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra made their first US tour in 1956.
He studied at the Berliner Musikhochschule, under Ernst Rudorff (piano) and Engelbert Humperdinck (composition). He composed a few pieces, mainly for piano. He later studied under Max Reger in Leipzig.
In his position as Musical Director at Wiesbaden (1923-1944), he conducted performances Mahler's Symphonies, although they were not as popular at the time as they are now.
He worked with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in 1943 and 1944, until he left for Zürich in Switzerland where he married Maria Martha Banz and worked with l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
He died at the age of 86 in his home at Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
[edit] Recommended recordings
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9, with the Paris Conservatory Orchestra (EMI)
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 5, with the Vienna Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon)
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8, with the Vienna Philharmonic (EMI)
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9, with the Vienna Philharmonic (EMI)
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3, with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (Archiphon)
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| Preceded by: Paul van Kempen |
Principal Conductors, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra 1942–1944 |
Succeeded by: Gerhart Wiesenhütter |
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