Edmond de Stoutz (18 December 1920 – 28 January 1997)[1] was a Swiss conductor from Zurich.
He was the founder of the Zürcher Kammerorchester (Zurich Chamber Orchestra) in 1945 and conducted the ensemble until 1996.[2] As conductor he performed all across the world,[3] including New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall.[4]
Selected recordings
edit- Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for two pianos, BWV 1060
- Joseph Haydn: Concerto No.11, Concerto No. 4 in G major, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, EMI 1975
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211
- Peter Mieg: Concerto for oboe and strings, Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D for string orchestra, Concerto in E-flat (Dumbarton Oaks) for 15 instruments
- Mozart: Bassoon Concerto, K. 191; Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
- 20th century masterpieces of the Vienna school
- Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto in G major (D 75), Concerto in A major (D 95), Concerto in D major (D 30)
- Othmar Schoeck: Concerto (quasi una fantasia) in B flat major, op. 21, for violin and orchestra; Concerto, op. 65, for horn and string orchestra
References
edit- ^ Who's who in Switzerland including the principality of Liechtenstein. Central European Times Pub. Co. Ltd. 1985. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Govea, Wenonah Milton (June 1995). Nineteenth- and twentieth-century harpists: a bio-critical sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-313-27866-2. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Schweizerische Zentrale für Handelsförderung (1982). Focus on Switzerland: Intellectual and literary life, the fine arts, music, cinema. Swiss Office for the Development of Trade. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 December 1966. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
External links
edit- Edmond de Stoutz at AllMusic
- Edmond de Stoutz recordings at arkivmusic.com
- Edmond de Stoutz reviews at classicstoday.com
- Interview with Edmond de Stoutz, October 24, 1987
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