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Conductor

Claudio Abbado

Country: Italy
Years: 1933–2014
Recordings: 3,428
Recorded: 1967–2025

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Biography

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

Discography (3,428 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Valzer dell'Imperatore, op 437 Johann Strauss II	Johann Strauss II	conductor	-
Amore ardente, polka mazur op. 129 Josef Strauss	Josef Strauss	conductor	-
Messa da Requiem: “Liber scriptus” Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Un ballo in maschera: Preludio Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Messa da Requiem: “Tuba mirum” Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Aida: “Gloria all’Egitto” (Triumphal Scene) Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
L'Arlésienne, Suite Nr. 1: Minuetto Georges Bizet	Georges Bizet	conductor	-
Nocturnes, L. 91: Fêtes. Animé et très rythmé Claude Debussy	Claude Debussy	conductor	-
Messa da Requiem: “Dies irae” Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Macbeth: Preludio Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Simon Bocanegra: “Maria! Maria!“ / “Viva Simon“ Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Nabucco: “Gli arredi festivi” Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Nabucco: “Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate” Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	conductor	-
Piano Concerto in G, M. 83: 2. Adagio assai Maurice Ravel	Maurice Ravel	conductor	-
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19a Maurice Ravel	Maurice Ravel	conductor	-
Romeo y Julieta Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	conductor	-
Boléro Maurice Ravel	Maurice Ravel	conductor	-
Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104: IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell Anton Bruckner	Anton Bruckner	conductor	-
Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104: II. Andante quasi Allegretto Anton Bruckner	Anton Bruckner	conductor	-
Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104: III. Scherzo. Bewegt - Trio. Nicht zu schnell. Keinesfalls schleppend - Scherzo Anton Bruckner	Anton Bruckner	conductor	-
Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104: I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell Anton Bruckner	Anton Bruckner	conductor	-
The Firebird (Concert Suite 1919) Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18 Sergei Rachmaninoff	Sergei Rachmaninoff	conductor	-
Prometheus S 99 Franz Liszt	Franz Liszt	conductor	-
Renée Flemming: Alban Berg - Lieder Op. 4 "Altenberg Lieder" (Lucerne Festival, Claudio Abbado) Alban Berg	Alban Berg	conductor	-

Top Composers

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294 rec · Czech Republic

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276 rec · Germany

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188 rec · Italy

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Johannes Brahms

164 rec · Germany

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Frequent Collaborators

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 1091 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 553 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 524 rec

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Orchestra · 340 rec

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 215 rec

Orchestra Mozart

Orchestra · 194 rec

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 126 rec

Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Orchestra · 117 rec

Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Orchestra · 78 rec

Maurizio Pollini

Conductor · 76 rec

Erwin Ortner

Conductor · 49 rec

Peter Schreier

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Top Labels

Deutsche Grammophon783 Sony Classical70 Decca Classics38 Decca Records17 Warner Classics15 EMI Classics13 CBS Records Masterworks11 Philips11

Top Repertoire

Symphony no. 3 in D minorGustav Mahler57 Symphony no. 2 in C minorGustav Mahler49 Symphony no. 9 in D majorGustav Mahler47 Messa da requiemGiuseppe Verdi44 Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuoGiovanni Battista Pergolesi39 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky33 Symphony no. 7 in E minor “Lied der Nacht”Gustav Mahler31 PulcinellaIgor Stravinsky24 Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950Franz Schubert23 Symphonie fantastique, op. 14Hector Berlioz23 Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”Ludwig van Beethoven22 Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky21 Tableaux d’une expositionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky21 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83Johannes Brahms20 Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92Ludwig van Beethoven20 Hungarian DancesJohannes Brahms18 Symphony no. 5Gustav Mahler18 Le Sacre du printempsIgor Stravinsky17 Requiem in D minor, K. 626Franz Xaver Süssmayr17 Requiem in D minor, K. 626Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart16 Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36Ludwig van Beethoven16 Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”Ludwig van Beethoven16 Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93Ludwig van Beethoven16 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54Robert Schumann15 Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26Sergei Prokofiev15 SinfoniettaLeoš Janáček15 Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”Ludwig van Beethoven15 Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart14 Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”Ludwig van Beethoven14 Sieben frühe LiederAlban Berg14