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Conductor

Michael Gielen

Country
Germany
Years
1927–2019
Recordings
923
Recorded
1981–2022
Piano
MusicBrainz

Biography

Austrian conductor

Discography (923 recordings)

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WorkYear
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3: Ouvertüre (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Le Carnaval romain, op. 9, H. 95
Hector Berlioz
2017
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude
Richard Wagner
2017
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III
Richard Wagner
2017
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act I
Richard Wagner
2017
2 Episoden aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110: No. 2, Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Mephisto Waltz no. 1)
Franz Liszt
2017
The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100: Overture
Bedřich Smetana
2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, op. 21, MWV P 3
Felix Mendelssohn
2017
Kaiser-Walzer, op. 437 (Excerpt) [Live]
Johann Strauss II
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 1: I. Szene im Garten (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 2: VI. Fausts Tod (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 1: II. Gretchen vor dem Bild der Mater Dolorosa (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 1: III. Szene im Dom (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 2: IV. Sonnenaufgang (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 2: V. Mitternacht (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3 "Fausts Verklärung": VII. Ewiger Wonnebrand (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3 "Fausts Verklärung": VII. Dir, der Unberührbaren (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3 "Fausts Verklärung": VII. Gerettet ist das edle Glied (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3 "Fausts Verklärung": VII. Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3 "Fausts Verklärung": VII. Waldung, sie schwankt heran (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017
Manfred, Op. 115: Overture
Robert Schumann
2017
Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, B. 108: III. Finale. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo (Live)
Antonín Dvořák
2017
Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring" (Ed. G. Mahler): I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace [Live]
Robert Schumann
2017
Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Spring" (Ed. G. Mahler): II. Larghetto [Live]
Robert Schumann
2017
Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3 "Fausts Verklärung": VII. Hier ist die Aussicht frei (Live)
Robert Schumann
2017

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Frequent Collaborators

Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

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SWR Symphonieorchester

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WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

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Mauricio Kagel

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Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Top Labels

Hänssler Classic19Arte Nova Classics10SWR Music8EMI Classics4Orfeo4Brilliant Classics3Intercord3Sony Classical3

Top Repertoire

Gruppen, Nr. 6Karlheinz Stockhausen49Carré, Nr. 10Karlheinz Stockhausen40Lyrische Symphonie, op. 18Alexander von Zemlinsky19Missa solemnis D‐Dur, op. 123Ludwig van Beethoven19Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)Gustav Mahler17Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”Ludwig van Beethoven14Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's FaustGustav Mahler14Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98Johannes Brahms13Lyrische SuiteAlban Berg12Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243Johann Sebastian Bach12Symphony no. 9 in D majorGustav Mahler12Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5Arnold Schoenberg115 Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg, op. 4Alban Berg10Lulu SuiteAlban Berg10Poèmes pour MiOlivier Messiaen10Requiem, op. 5 « Grande Messe des Morts »Hector Berlioz10Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”Ludwig van Beethoven10Symphony no. 7 in E minor “Lied der Nacht”Gustav Mahler10Totentanz, S. 126/2Franz Liszt10Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19Ludwig van Beethoven9Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90Johannes Brahms8Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21Ludwig van Beethoven8Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36Ludwig van Beethoven8Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60Ludwig van Beethoven8Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105 "Tragische"Anton Bruckner8Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67Ludwig van Beethoven8Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92Ludwig van Beethoven8Symphony no. 7 in E-major, WAB 107Anton Bruckner8Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93Ludwig van Beethoven8Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”Ludwig van Beethoven8