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Thor Martin Johnson
US
Conductor of Classical
Thor Martin Johnson (June 10, 1913 – January 16, 1975) was an American conductor. He was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was president of the Alpha Rho chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. He was the first recipient of the fraternity's national Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award in 1952. A member of the Moravian Church, he was deeply devoted to promoting the music of his faith and was invited to organize and conduct the Early American Moravian Music Festivals from 1950 to 1974. He was an initiate of the Alpha Xi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16 (1923 Version): I. Andantino - Allegretto - Andantino on His Earliest Recordings by Jorge Bolet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & Thor Martin Johnson Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16 (1923 Version): IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso on His Earliest Recordings by Jorge Bolet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & Thor Martin Johnson Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16 (1923 Version): III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato on His Earliest Recordings by Jorge Bolet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & Thor Martin Johnson Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16 (1923 Version): II. Scherzo. Vivace on His Earliest Recordings by Jorge Bolet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & Thor Martin JohnsonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphonie Fantastique / Nuits D'Été | Hector Berlioz, Philharmonia Orchestra, André Cluytens / Suzanne Danco, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thor Martin Johnson | 2011 | Compil. |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 8 | Antonín Dvořák, Thor Martin Johnson, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | 1978 | Album |
| Shéhérazade, Nuits D'Été | Maurice Ravel, Hector Berlioz, Suzanne Danco, Ernest Ansermet, Thor Martin Johnson | 1976 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto No. 5 | Sergei Prokofiev - Jorge Bolet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thor Martin Johnson, Alfred Brendel, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Jonathan Sternberg | 1974 | Album |
| The Unknown Century Of American Classical Music (1760-1860): Arias, Anthems And Chorales Of The American Moravians, Vol. 2 | Thor Martin Johnson | 1962 | Album |
| The Unknown Century Of American Classical Music (1760-1860): Arias, Anthems And Chorales Of The American Moravians, Vol. I | Thor Martin Johnson | 1960 | Album |
| Vocal Music In Colonial America: The Moravians | Maud Nosler, Thor Martin Johnson | 1959 | Album |
| Hungarian Set / Trumpet Concerto / Landscapes / Concerto For Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon And Strings | Thor Martin Johnson, The Peninsula Festival Orchestra - Irwin Fischer / Robert Nagel / Chou Wen-chung / John Lessard | 1958 | Album |
| Symphony No. 4 in G Major Op. 88 | Antonín Dvořák - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thor Martin Johnson | 1954 | Album |
| Symphony # 3 / Three Hassidic Dances For Orchestra | Robert Ward / Leon Stein, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thor Martin Johnson | 1954 | Album |
| Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar - Orchestral Suite, Opus 56 | Thor Martin Johnson, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | 1954 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 Opus 16 | Sergei Prokofiev, Thor Martin Johnson, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Bolet | 1953 | Album |
| Symphony No. 2 In C Minor, Opus 17 (Little Russian) | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thor Martin Johnson | 1953 | Album |
| Bach & Schubert | Johann Christian Bach, Franz Schubert, Thor Martin Johnson, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Berlioz • Nuits D'Été | Suzanne Danco / Thor Martin Johnson | 1951 | Album |
| Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra Tour 1974 | Thor Martin Johnson | Album | |
| Midsommarvaka - Hugo Alfvén | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thor Martin Johnson | Single | |
| Midsommarvaka "Svensk Rapsodi" (Midsummer Vigil - Swedish Rhapsody) (Opus 19) / Sigurd Jorsalfar Orchestral Suite (Opus 56) | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thor Martin Johnson, Hugo Alfvén, Edvard Grieg | Album | |
| Music Of The American Moravians | Thor Martin Johnson | Album | |
| Midsummer Vigil / Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 • Sigurd Jorsalfar • Norwegian Dances | Hugo Alfvén, Edvard Grieg, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra • Thor Martin Johnson • Philharmonia Orchestra • Anatole Fistoulari | Album |
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