- Hans Swarowsky
Hans Swarowsky (
September 16 ,1899 –September 10 ,1975 ) was anAustria n conductor,Swarowsky was born in
Budapest ,Hungary . He studied the art of conducting underFelix Weingartner andRichard Strauss . [ Jiří Vysloužil, Liner notes, "Mahler Symphony No 4" Released by Supraphon 1988]Herbert von Karajan invited him to take on the permanent position as conductor of theVienna State Opera [ Jiří Vysloužil, Liner notes, "Mahler Symphony No 4" Released by Supraphon 1988]He became a
professor ofconducting at the Vienna Music Academy. His teachers in musical theory includedArnold Schoenberg andAnton Webern . His many conducting students includedClaudio Abbado ,Iván Fischer ,Zubin Mehta ,Giuseppe Sinopoli andGianluigi Gelmetti . Swarowsky's lectures and essays were collected into the publication "Wahrung der Gestalt (Keeping Shape)", which today serves as an encyclopaedia for performance and conducting. [cite book | last=Swarowsky | first=Hans | coauthors=Huss, Manfred | title=Wahrung der Gestalt: Schriften über Werk u. Wiedergabe, Stil u. Interpretation in d. Musik | location=Vienna | publisher=Universal Edition | year=1979 | isbn=3702401385 ]He died in
Salzburg ,Austria at age 74.References
External links
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* [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Swarowsky-Hans.htm Hans Swarowsky] at theBach Cantatas Website
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* [http://daphne.fc2web.com/swarowsky-dis.htm Hans Swarowsky Discography]
* [http://www.maurice-abravanel.com/swarowsky_more.html Brief entry on Swarowsky at a site devoted to "Maurice Abravanel."]
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