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Carlo Maria Giulini

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Carlo Maria Giulini (May 9, 1914 – June 14, 2005) was an Italian conductor.

Born in Barletta, he studied the viola and conducting at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

He worked at Milan Radio from 1946 to 1951, where he revived several obscure operas, including works by Alessandro Scarlatti. Arturo Toscanini heard a production of Haydn's Il mondo della luna; this led to him recommending Giulini for the musical directorship at La Scala, where he remained from 1953 to 1956.

In 1958, Giulini conducted a highly acclaimed production of Verdi's Don Carlos at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. During the 1960s, he was in great demand as a guest conductor of leading orchestras around the world, and made numerous well-received recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London (as well as others).

After 1968 he abandoned opera, as a result of not wanting to compromise his artistic vision, concentrating instead on orchestral works. He served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969 to 1978, and was named Music Director of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 1973. From 1978 to 1984, he served as principal conductor and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, launching his tenure there with performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. In 1982 he returned once more to opera, conducting a controversial production of Verdi's Falstaff.

His legendary recordings include Verdi (Don Carlos), Fauré (Requiem), Bruckner (Symphony No. 8 and No. 9), Tchaikovsky (Symphony No. 6), Schubert (Symphony No. 8 and No. 9), Mahler (Symphony No. 1, No. 9, and The Song of the Earth), and Dvořák (Symphony No. 7 and No. 9) to name a few.

His 1959 recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus of Mozart's operas Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni, as well as his 1955 recording of Verdi's La Traviata with Maria Callas are regarded as some of the finest opera performances on record.

[edit] Selected discography

Complete discography at http://mapage.noos.fr/giulini

Bach:

Beethoven:

Brahms:

  • Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2,
  • Symphony Nos. 1 - 4,
    • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, c.1991-92)
  • Symphony No. 4
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)
  • German Requiem,
    • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1987)
  • Tragic Overture,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1960)
  • Variations on a Theme by Joseph Hadyn,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1962)
    • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1990)

Berlioz:

  • Romeo and Juliet Suite,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)

Bruckner:

  • Symphony No. 2,
    • Vienna Symphony Orchestra (EMI/Testament, 1975)
  • Symphony No. 7, 8 and 9 (DG),
    • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra No. 7 (c.1987) No. 8 (1984) No. 9 (11 June 1988)
  • Symphony No. 9,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1976)

Dvorak:

  • Symphony Nos. 7 - 9,
  • Symphony No. 9,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, c.1977)

Fauré:

  • Requiem,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (DG, 1986)

Liszt:

  • Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2,

Mahler:

  • Symphony No. 1,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1971)
  • Symphony No. 9,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, 1976)
  • Das Lied von der Erde,
    • Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, c.1989)

Mozart:

  • Don Giovanni,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1959)
  • Le Nozze di Figaro,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1959)
  • Piano Concerto No. 23
  • Symphonies Nos. 40 - 41,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (Decca, 1965)
  • Symphonies Nos. 39 - 41,
    • Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony, 1991)
  • Requiem,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1979)
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (Sony, 1989)

Mussorgsky:

  • Pictures at an Exhibition,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, 1976)
    • Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony, 1990)

Rossini:

  • Overtures (various),
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI; 1959, 1962, 1964)
  • Stabat Mater,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (DG, 1982)

Schubert:

  • Mass in E flat major (D.950),
    • Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Sony, 1996)
  • Symphony Nos. 4 & 8,
    • Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Sony, 1995)
  • Symphony Nos. 4, 8 & 9,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, c.1979)

Stravinsky:

  • Firebird Suite,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)
    • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Sony, 1990)
  • Petrushka Suite,
    • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)

Tchaikovsky:

  • Symphony Nos. 2 & 6,
  • Romeo and Juliet Suite,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1959)

Verdi:

  • Don Carlo,
  • Falstaff,
    • Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1983)
  • La Traviata,
    • L'Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (EMI, 1955)
  • Il Trovatore,
    • Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (DG, 1988)
  • Rigoletto,
    • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1979)
  • Messa da Requiem,
    • Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1964)
    • Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1989)
Preceded by:
Victor de Sabata 		Musical Directors, La Scala, Milan
1953–1956 		Succeeded by:
Guido Cantelli
Preceded by:
Josef Krips 		Principal Conductors, Vienna Symphony Orchestra
1973–1976 		Succeeded by:
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Preceded by:
Zubin Mehta 		Musical Directors, Los Angeles Philharmonic
1978–1984 		Succeeded by:
André Previn

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