Walter Legge
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Walter Legge was a prominent British classical music record producer and impresario best known for creating and shaping the renowned Philharmonia Orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walter Legge canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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impresario ⓘ orchestra ⓘ record producer ⓘ soprano ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Zumikon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-06-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-03-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1953-10-19 ⓘ |
| employer |
EMI
NERFINISHED
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His Master’s Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Legge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Philharmonia Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Harry Walter Legge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| influenced |
artist-and-repertoire practices in classical recording
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post-war orchestral recording standards ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classical music recording production
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creating the Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | post-war European classical recording industry ⓘ |
| notableRecordingProject |
Beethoven symphonies with Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra
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operatic recordings with Maria Callas ⓘ recordings with Herbert von Karajan and the Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrProtégé | Philharmonia Orchestra musicians ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of the Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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impresario ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Saint-Jean-de-Luz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Philharmonia Orchestra
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founder of Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Arturo Toscanini
NERFINISHED
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Dennis Brain NERFINISHED ⓘ Elisabeth Schwarzkopf NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert von Karajan NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Callas NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Klemperer NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Furtwängler NERFINISHED ⓘ Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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