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Conductor

Herbert Menges

Country: United Kingdom
Years: 1902–1972
Recordings: 30
Recorded: 1956–1987

Biography

British composer and conductor (1902-1972)

Discography (30 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: II. Largo Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-
Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: III. Rondo (Allegro scherzando) Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: I. Allegro con brio (Cadenza: Clara Schumann) Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: II. Largo Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: III. Rondo (Allegro) Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-

Top Composers

Ludwig van Beethoven

9 rec · Germany

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7 rec · Austria

Benjamin Britten

4 rec · United Kingdom

Edvard Grieg

4 rec · Norway

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3 rec · Russia

Robert Schumann

3 rec · Germany

Frequent Collaborators

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 27 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 3 rec

Byron Janis

Soloist · 3 rec

Top Labels

Mercury Records3 Brilliant Classics2 EMI Classics2 ABC Classics1 His Master’s Voice1 JCI1 Naxos1 Philips1

Top Repertoire

Concerto for Piano no. 24 in C minor, K. 491Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4 Concerto for Piano, op. 13Benjamin Britten4 Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16Edvard Grieg4 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54Robert Schumann3 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15Ludwig van Beethoven3 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37Ludwig van Beethoven3 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”Ludwig van Beethoven3