8. Famous Conductors

MUS103: Survey of Music History II Dr. Kathleen Bondurant, Ph.D. Famous Orchestra Conductors

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The conducting baton. ,[object Object]

A modern conducting baton with wooden handle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting

The Principal Violinist was sometimes the conductor. ,[object Object]

The 1800’s – Conductors were “usual”. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hans von Bülow http://www.sunrisemusics.com/filarmonica.htm ,[object Object]

As Hofkapellmeister, Bülow conducted Wagner’s masterpieces. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Bülow premiered Tchaikovsky in Boston in 1875 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Berlioz was the first “virtuoso conductor. ,[object Object]

Some conductors did not use batons. ,[object Object]

Leopold Stokowski -- Flamboyant conductor and musician. 1882-1977 http://media.npr.org/programs/pt/images/2006/Stokowski200.jpg Autocratic conductor Leopold Stokowski scolded the audience at a concert in New York in 1945.

Leopold Stokowski (Conductor, Arranger) ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Pierre Boulez http://aeijtzsche.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html

Pierre Boulez born 26 March 1925 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SEIJI OZAWA : MAESTRO, TEACHER http://forum.ge/uploads/post-94-1196497903.jpg http://www.houstontheatre.com/hgopera/giovanni.html

Seiji Ozawa ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Serge Koussevitzky ,[object Object],http://www.troychromatics.org/about/TCCGallery/B04%20Serge%20Koussevitzky.jpg

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Leonard Bernstein http://aeijtzsche.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html http://www.hmd.lu/concert/Gala2003/Leonard_Bernstein.jpg

Leonard Bernstein – American Conductor ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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