Ernest Ansermet News
Swiss conductor (1883–1969)
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- conductor, musicologist, composer, musician
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2023-08-21 03:30:00
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6; Hamlet (CD Review)
[…] audiophiles to be amongst the finest sounding examples of orchestra recordings.” They have also been choosing some fine performances to resurrect, including these Tchaikovsky recordings by the late American conductor Maurice Abravanel (1903-1993). Although his name may be unfamiliar to many music lovers, his story is an interesting one and his musical achievements are noteworthy. He was born in Greece and raised in Switzerland, where his family lived in the same house as the conductor Ernest Ansermet, with whom young Maurice played four-hand piano music and was able to meet composers such as Stravinsky and Milhaud. He later studied under Kurt Weill in Berlin, then moved to Paris, where he was music director for Balanchine’s Paris Ballet for three years. Abravanel then moved to the United States and became the youngest ever conductor ever hired at that time by the Metropolitan Opera. In 1943, he became an American citizen, then in 1947 […]
2023-07-06 03:30:00
Recent Releases No. 54 (CD Reviews)
[…] Overture. The closing Catfish Row selections are swinging and tuneful. Overall, it’s a fun disc, well recorded, full of hummable melodies, an American classic.The late American conductor Maurice Abravanel (1903-1993) was of Spanish/Portuguese ancestry. Although his name may be unfamiliar to many music lovers, his story is an interesting one and his musical achievements are noteworthy. He was born in Greece and raised in Switzerland, where his family lived in the same house as the conductor Ernest Ansermet, with whom young Maurice played four-hand piano music and was able to meet composers such as Stravinsky and Milhaud. He later studied under Kurt Weill in Berlin, then moved to Paris, where he was music director for Balanchine’s Paris Ballet for three years. Abravanel then moved to the United States and became the youngest ever conductor ever hired at that time by the Metropolitan Opera. In 1943, he became an American citizen, then in […]
2022-01-31 10:00:13
Ernest Ansermet’s reputation exists in conjunction with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, which he founded in 1918. Although he began his career as a mathematics professor, music was his calling, and in particular the works of Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky, all of whom he knew personally. Although born in 1883, he lived well into […]
2022-01-30 06:51:49
For all the grotty playing and occasionally screechy sonics, there’s something very endearing about this set. Ansermet really was a terrific conductor. He could be quirky, both on the quick side (Autumn from Glazunov’s The Seasons) and the slow (Stravinsky’s two Suites for Small Orchestra, Pulcinella’s finale), but for the most part his impulses were […]
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