swap_horiz Artur Nikisch Alternatives

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Wilhelm Furtwängler

Wilhelm Furtwängler (1896-1983) was a highly influential German conductor primarily associated with Beethoven and Wagner...

German Symphony Romantic 20TH Century

9.5 Brilliant

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Carlos Kleiber

Carlos Kleiber was a highly influential 20th-century Austrian conductor renowned for his intensely demanding standards a...

Symphony Austrian Opera 20TH Century

9.5 Brilliant

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George Szell

George Szell was a prominent conductor known for his rigorous standards and significant impact on orchestral performance...

Symphony Hungarian American Historical

9.3 Excellent

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Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini (1867-1955) was a prominent Italian conductor renowned for his demanding interpretations and rigorous s...

Symphony Opera Italian 20TH Century

9.2 Excellent

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Evgeny Mravinsky

Evgeny Mravinsky was a prominent Soviet conductor primarily associated with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra during...

Symphony Russian 20TH Century Historical

9.2 Excellent

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Mariss Jansons

Mariss Jansons was a highly respected 20th-century conductor known for his interpretations of Romantic orchestral music....

Symphony Romantic 20TH Century Historical

9.1 Excellent

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Fritz Reiner

Fritz Reiner was an American conductor celebrated for his demanding standards and meticulous approach to musical interpr...

Symphony Opera Hungarian American

9.1 Excellent

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Otto Klemperer

Otto Klemperer (1885-1970) was a prominent German conductor recognized for his intensely deliberate and powerfully expre...

German Symphony Classical 20TH Century

8.9 Great

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Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter was a German conductor admired for his warm, lyrical interpretations of Mozart and Mahler, notably serving...

German Symphony Romantic American

8.7 Great

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Georg Solti

Georg Solti was a Hungarian-British conductor notable for holding the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a classic...

Symphony Opera Hungarian Historical

8.6 Great

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Klaus Tennstedt

Klaus Tennstedt was a German conductor highly regarded for his intense interpretations of late Romantic music, serving a...

German Symphony Romantic 20TH Century

8.4 Great

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Eugen Jochum

Eugen Jochum was a German conductor highly regarded for his majestic interpretations of Anton Bruckner, notably serving...

German Symphony Romantic Opera

8.3 Great

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Charles Munch

Charles Munch was a French conductor noted for his expressive, spontaneous style and his tenure as music director of the...

Symphony Romantic French 20TH Century

8.3 Great

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Eugene Ormandy

Hungarian-American conductor (1899–1985) who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for over four decades, shaping its internati...

Symphony Hungarian American Historical

8.3 Great

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Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor who led the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2012 and the Czech Philharmonic from 2012 until his deat...

Symphony Romantic Opera Historical

8.2 Great

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Ferenc Fricsay

Ferenc Fricsay was a Hungarian conductor who became the first chief conductor of the RIAS Symphony Orchestra in Berlin i...

Symphony Opera Hungarian 20TH Century

8.1 Great

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Antal Doráti

Antal Doráti was a Hungarian-American conductor who notably made the first complete recorded cycle of Joseph Haydn's sym...

Symphony Hungarian Ballet American

7.9 Good

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István Kertész

István Kertész was a Hungarian conductor internationally acclaimed for his recordings and his tenure with the London Sym...

Symphony Classical Opera Hungarian

7.9 Good

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Zoltán Kocsis

Hungarian pianist and conductor who served as music director of the Hungarian National Philharmonic from 1997 until his...

Symphony Modern Hungarian Historical

7.8 Good

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Libor Pešek

Czech conductor best known for his tenure as music director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra from 1987 to 1...

Symphony Classical Romantic Historical

7.5 Good