Kleiber, Erich

Performer

Erich Kleiber (5 August 1890, Alsergrund, Vienna – 27 January 1956, Zurich) was an Austrianconductor. He was known for his interpretations of the standard symphonic and operatic repertoire, as well as for championing new works. Kleiber made a few recordings, mainly for Decca. Two operatic recordings are still considered among the finest of these works: Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and Cesare Siepi as Figaro) and Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier. The former was included in Gramophone magazine's 100 Greatest Recordings. Kleiber also composed; among his works are a Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto, orchestral variations, Capriccio for Orchestra, numerous chamber music works, piano pieces, and songs. Recently, his concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, which he guest conducted while its regular conductor Arturo Toscanini was on vacation, have been released on CD.  [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Symphony No.1 in C major, Op. 19
• Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
• Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 - Eroica
• Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
• Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - Fate
• Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 - Pastoral
• Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
• Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 - The Great
• Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 - Choral
• Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
• Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
• Six German Dances, K. 600
• 4 German Dances, K. 602
• 3 German Dances, K. 605
• The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
• The Freeshooter, Op. 77
• The Rose-Bearer, Op. 59