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Active

1910s - 1960s

Musical Period

20th Century

Born

May 14, 1885 in Breslau, Poland

Died

July 6, 1973 in Zürich, Switzerland

Genre

Classical

Styles

Orchestral Symphony Choral Concerto
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Otto Klemperer

Biography by Roy Brewer

Klemperer was a great conductor, with a reputation for austere, monumental performances of the great Germanic classics.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Merry Waltz for orchestra Orchestral
Symphony No. 2 1967 Symphony
String quartet No 7 Chamber Music
Recollections, for orchestra Orchestral
Marcia funèbre, for orchestra 196? Orchestral
Fugato, for orchestra Orchestral
Klemperer's Announcement
Otto Klemperer & the Philharmonia Chorus in rehearsal Miscellaneous (Classical)
Scherzo for orchestra Orchestral
Transcription for orchestra of Bach's Chorale Prelude "Nun Komm' Der Heiden Heiland" (BWV 599) Orchestral
Symphony No. 1 (Symphony in Two Movements) 1960 Symphony
Transcription for orchestra of Bach's Bist Du Bei Mir Orchestral
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