The Art of Conducting - Legendary Conductors of a Golden Era

This is a tribute to legends in the Art of Conducting. The variety of personalities, characters, vision and outcome are signs of marvelous experiences and unforgettable moments for all musicians, live audiences and recordings.

Although recordings are quite old, they keep the essence of the Conductor expertise.

Fortunately, we still have some few recordings of excellent Conductors which guided so many to the lands of immortality.

Thank each one of them for they are blessings pouring out their best efforts and performances. Enjoy them as they truly deserve to be remembered.

ALMO

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Here is a list of all pieces played in the film with the conductor (and if possible orchestra) name in it: 00:18 Herbert von Karajan, Ein Heldenleben (Richard Strauss) 01:13 Vaclav Talich, The Wild Dove (Dvorak) 01:42 ?, ? 02:36 Andre Cluytens, Rhapsodie Espangole (Ravel) 03:37 Yevegeny Mravinsky, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 04:42 Erich Kleiber, Artist’s Life (Johann Strauss II) 06:00 Wilhelm Mengelberg, Concertgebow Orchestra, Hungary March (From La Damnation de Faust by Berlioz) 09:13 Wilhelm Mengelberg, Concertgebow Orchestra, Adagietto (From L’Arlesienne by Bizet) 13:24 Wilhelm Mengelberg, Concertgebow Orchestra, Oberon Overture (Weber) 23:03 Wilhelm Furtwangler, Berlin Philharmonic, Kaiser-Walzer (Johann Strauss II) 25:26 Wilhelm Furtwangler, Berlin Philharmonic, Till Eulenspiegel (Richard Strauss) 41:20 Erich Kleiber, Czech Philharmonic, Beethoven Symphony No. 9 44:53 Erich Kleiber, Berlin Staatskapelle, the Blue Danube (Johan Strauss II) 54:50 Charles Munch, Czech Philharmonic, Franck Symphony in D minor 57:18 Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, La Mer 1:00:30 Charles Munch, Hungarian State Orchestra, Daphnis et Chloe (Ravel) 1:07:00 Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphonie Fantastique 1:13:53 Sergiu Celibidache, Berlin Philharmonic, Egmont Overture 1:22:16 Sergiu Celibidache, Radio- Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Till Eulenspiegel (Richard Strauss) 1:26:00 Segiu Celibidache, Munich Philharmonic, Dvorak Symphony No. 9 1:28:55 Yevegeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 1:42:22 Yevegeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5