Carlos Kleiber

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Carlos Kleiber was a legendary Austrian conductor renowned for his intensely expressive, meticulously prepared performances and relatively small but iconic discography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austrian conductor
human
orchestral conductor
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1950s
citizenship Austria
Germany
collaboratedWith Bavarian State Orchestra
Staatskapelle Dresden
surface form: Dresden Staatskapelle

Vienna Philharmonic
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath Slovenia
dateOfBirth 1930-07-03
dateOfDeath 2004-07-13
familyName Kleiber
father Erich Kleiber
fieldOfWork classical music
genre classical
givenName Carlos
languageSpoken English
German
Spanish
movement 20th-century classical music
name Carlos Kleiber self-link
notableFor intensely expressive performances
meticulous preparation
small but iconic discography
notableWork recordings of Beethoven symphonies
recordings of Brahms symphonies
recordings of Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus
recordings of Verdi’s La Traviata
recordings of Weber’s Der Freischütz
numberOfChildren 2
occupation conductor
parent Erich Kleiber
placeOfBirth Berlin
placeOfDeath Konjšica
reputation perfectionist
reclusive
spouse Stanislava Brezovar
style expressive and dynamic interpretations
highly detailed rehearsal technique
workedAt Bavarian State Opera
Bayreuth Festival
Metropolitan Opera
Staatsoper Stuttgart
surface form: Stuttgart Opera

Vienna State Opera

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Deutsche Grammophon hasRecorded Carlos Kleiber
Vienna Philharmonic collaboratedWith Carlos Kleiber
Beethoven symphony cycles conductedBy Carlos Kleiber
Carlos Kleiber name Carlos Kleiber self-link