Charles Munch
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Charles Munch was a renowned 20th-century French conductor celebrated for his dynamic interpretations of French and German repertoire and his influential recordings with major orchestras.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Munch canonical | 8 |
| Charles Munch – Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French conductor
ⓘ
human ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedEnsemble |
Boston Symphony Orchestra
ⓘ
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1891-09-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Alsace
ⓘ
France ⓘ Strasbourg ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1968-11-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Richterswil
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| employer | Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| familyName |
Edvard Munch
ⓘ
surface form:
Munch
|
| fieldOfWork | orchestral conducting ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
ⓘ
Debussy La Mer ⓘ Franck Symphony in D minor ⓘ Ravel Daphnis et Chloé ⓘ |
| influenced | interpretive traditions of French orchestral music ⓘ |
| instrument | violin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dynamic conducting style
ⓘ
performances of works by Claude Debussy ⓘ performances of works by César Franck ⓘ performances of works by Hector Berlioz ⓘ performances of works by Johannes Brahms ⓘ performances of works by Maurice Ravel ⓘ performances of works by Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| name | Charles Munch self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretations of French repertoire
ⓘ
interpretations of German repertoire ⓘ recordings with major orchestras ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
ⓘ
violinist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Deutsche Grammophon
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ RCA Records ⓘ
surface form:
RCA Victor
|
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| style | expressive phrasing and flexible tempos ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symphony in D minor
this entity surface form:
Charles Munch – Boston Symphony Orchestra