Ackermann, Otto

Performer

Otto Ackermann (18 October 1909 – 9 March 1960) was a Romanian conductor who made his career mainly in Switzerland. Ackermann was a close friend of Franz Lehár and made Columbia Records recordings of his operettas, which are distinguished by their typical Viennese lilting and phrasing, despite being made with an English orchestra (the Philharmonia Orchestra). Ackermann conducted the earlier recording of the Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• The Merry Widow
• The Land of Smiles
• 4 Last Songs, TrV 296
• The Freeshooter, Op. 77
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11