1924-2008 US
Composer / Conductor of Classical
German-American composer and conductor. He was born 1924 and died 25 March 2008 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Gerhard Samuel (1924-2008) was an American conductor and composer who was active as a champion of contemporary music. He studied composition with Howard Hanson at the Eastman School of Music and with Paul Hindemith at Yale. However, he is best known as a conductor, and he lead such important ensembles as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Ballet, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He was also active as a teacher, first at California Institute of the Arts, and then at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory from 1976-1997.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Orpheus Oracle (Music From Six Continents: 1998 Series) | Darrell Handel, Gerhard Samuel | 1998 | Album |
Universe Symphony / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question | Charles Ives, Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel | 1994 | Album |
The Gustav Mahler Re-Orchestration Of Beethoven Symphony No.9 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Gustav Mahler, Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel | 1992 | Album |
Symphony In E Major | Hans Rott - Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra / Gerhard Samuel | 1989 | Album |
80 Trombones And 30 Basses | Henry Brant / Gerhard Samuel | 1980 | Album |
The Contemporary Soprano | Anne-Marie Ketchum, Victoria-Diane Cutler, Maurita Thornburg In Works By Aurelio De La Vega, Daniel Kessner, Gerhard Samuel | 1978 | Album |
Wind Song / Overture To The Wasps / Children's Corner Suite | Paul Chihara, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Claude Debussy - Leopold Stokowski, Gerhard Samuel, The American Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Solow | 1974 | Compil. |
Northern California Honor Orchestra | Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel | 1963 | Album |