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Karl Muck

1859-1940 DE, Darmstadt
Conductor of Classical

Karl Muck (October 22, 1859 – March 3, 1940) was a German-born conductor of classical music. He based his activities principally in Europe and mostly in opera. His American career comprised two stints at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He endured a public outcry in 1917 that questioned whether his loyalties lay with Germany or the United States during World War I. Though he was a Swiss citizen, he was arrested and interned in a camp in Georgia from March 1918 until August 1919. His later career included notable engagements in Hamburg and at the Bayreuth Festival.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Latin
  • Brass
Popular Tracks   
Parsifal, Act I: Transformation Music on Wagner, R.: Parsifal by Richard Wagner & Karl Muck
Parsifal, Act III: Prelude on Wagner, R.: Parsifal by Richard Wagner & Karl Muck
Parsifal: Zum letzten Liebesmahle on Wagner, R.: Parsifal by Richard Wagner & Karl Muck
Parsifal: Durch Mitleid wissend, der reine Tor on Wagner, R.: Parsifal by Richard Wagner & Karl Muck
Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude on Great Orchestras of America, Vol. 3: Boston by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky & Karl Muck
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Waltz of the Flowers (1) on Great Orchestras of America, Vol. 3: Boston by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky & Karl Muck
March miniature on RCA Red Seal Century - Soloists And Conductors by Various Artists
Parsifal, Act III: Nur eine Waffe taugt on Wagner, R.: Parsifal by Richard Wagner & Karl Muck
Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude on by Richard Wagner, Karl Muck & Staatskapelle Berlin
Parsifal, Act II: Flower Maidens Scene (Komm'! Komm'! Holder Knabel!) on Wagner, R.: Parsifal by Richard Wagner & Karl Muck

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Parsifal: Prelude, Act 1Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Das Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin2002Album
The HMV/Electrola Wagner Orchestral Recordings 1927-29Karl Muck1996Compil.
The First Recordings Of The Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston Symphony Orchestra, Karl Muck, Serge Koussevitzky1995Compil.
Götterdämmerung - Siegfried's Funeral MarchOrchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conducted By Karl Muck1989Album
ParsifalKarl Muck Conducts Richard Wagner1988Album
Excerpts From The OperasRichard Wagner1981Compil.
Memories Of Bayreuth (Excerpts From Outstanding Bayreuth Festival Public Performances Of Wagner: Parsifal)Richard Wagner - Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Muck, Richard Strauss, Wilhelm Furtwängler1980Album
75th Anniversary A Musical History Of The Boston Symphony And Boston PopsKarl Muck, Serge Koussevitzky, Charles Munch And Arthur Fiedler1956Compil.
Siegfried-IdyllKarl Muck, Das Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin1929Album
Parsifal: Prelude, Act 3Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele1927Album
ParsifalOrchester der Bayreuther Festspiele Conducted By Karl Muck1927Album
Parsifal: Grail Scene, Act 1Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele1927Album
Parsifal: Flower Maidens Scene, Act 2Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele1927Album
Parsifal: Grail Scene, Act 1Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele1927Album
Parsifal: Transformation Scene, Act 1Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele1927Album
Parsifal: Grail Scene, Act 1Richard Wagner, Karl Muck, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele1927Album
The Aristocrat Of Orchestras - Golden Years Of The Boston SymphonyBoston Symphony Orchestra, Karl Muck, Pierre Monteux, Charles MunchCompil.
Parsifal Prelude Act 3Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Karl MuckAlbum
Tannhauser - OvertureDas Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin, Karl MuckAlbum
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