Charles Munch

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French conductor human orchestral conductor

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.

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 →
deathDate	1968-11-06 →
deathPlace	Richterswil → Switzerland →
employer	Boston Symphony Orchestra →
familyName	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 →
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 Victor →
residence	Paris →
style	expressive phrasing and flexible tempos →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boston Symphony Orchestra →	formerMusicDirector
Charles Munch →	name
Boston Symphony Orchestra →	notableConductor