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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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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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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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Artur Nikisch

Artur Nikisch was a significant 19th-century conductor primarily associated with Hungarian Romantic orchestral works. Hi...

Symphony Romantic Hungarian 19TH Century

8.8 Great

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Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter was a prominent German-American conductor renowned for his deeply considered performances of Romantic orche...

German Symphony Romantic American

8.7 Great

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Rafael Kubelík

Rafael Kubelík was a Czech conductor who served as the music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian...

Composer Symphony Historical Violin

8.7 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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Paavo Berglund

Paavo Berglund was a Finnish conductor renowned for his definitive interpretations of the symphonies of his compatriot,...

Symphony Classical Historical Violin

8.3 Great

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Jakub Hrůša

Czech conductor appointed chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony in 2016, also serving as music director of the Royal O...

Symphony Romantic Opera Contemporary

8.2 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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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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Felix Weingartner

Felix Weingartner was an Austrian conductor and composer remembered for being the first to record a complete Beethoven s...

Composer Symphony Classical Austrian

8.0 Great

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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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David Zinman

American conductor known for his tenure as music director of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich from 1995 to 2014 and his acc...

Symphony Classical American Historical

7.8 Good

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Hans Vonk

Hans Vonk was a Dutch conductor who served as the music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1996 until 2...

Symphony Classical Opera Historical

7.2 Good