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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

2

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

3

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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Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan was a prominent 20th-century conductor recognized for his significant contributions to orchestral pe...

Symphony Austrian Opera 20TH Century

8.9 Great

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Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor notable for serving as music director of both Milan's La Scala and the Berlin Ph...

Symphony Opera Italian 20TH Century

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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Karl Böhm

Karl Böhm was an Austrian conductor celebrated for his definitive interpretations of Mozart and Strauss, maintaining a l...

Symphony Austrian Opera 20TH Century

8.6 Great

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Kirill Kondrashin

Soviet conductor who premiered Shostakovich's Fourth and Thirteenth Symphonies and served as principal conductor of the...

Symphony Opera Russian 20TH Century

8.6 Great

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Bernard Haitink

Bernard Haitink was a Dutch conductor known for his long tenure as music director of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra f...

Symphony Opera 20TH Century Historical

8.5 Great

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Carlo Maria Giulini

Carlo Maria Giulini was an Italian conductor celebrated for his deeply spiritual interpretations of Verdi and Bruckner,...

Symphony Opera Italian 20TH Century

8.5 Great

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John Barbirolli

John Barbirolli was a British conductor celebrated for revitalizing the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester starting in 1943 a...

Symphony Opera 20TH Century Historical

8.4 Great

15

Thomas Beecham

Thomas Beecham was a British conductor who founded the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1947 and became famous for his el...

Symphony Opera Showman Historical

8.3 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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Adrian Boult

Adrian Boult was an English conductor renowned for championing British music, notably premiering Gustav Holst's The Plan...

Symphony Classical 20TH Century Historical

8.1 Great

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Guido Cantelli

Guido Cantelli was an Italian conductor acclaimed for his dynamic talent and close association with Arturo Toscanini bef...

Symphony Opera Italian 20TH Century

7.9 Good

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Charles Dutoit

Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit is notable for his highly acclaimed tenure as the artistic director and principal conduct...

Symphony Opera Swiss 20TH Century

7.5 Good

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Jesús López Cobos

Spanish conductor Jesús López Cobos was notable for his leadership of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 200...

Symphony Opera Spanish 20TH Century

7.3 Good