Kurt Masur
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About Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur (born July 18, 1927) is a German conductor. Masur was born in Brieg in Silesia and studied piano, composition and conducting in Leipzig. He held a number of conducting posts in East Germany, conducting the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra from 1955 to 1958 and again from 1967 to 1972. In 1970 he became kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, serving in that post until 1996. In 1991 he succeeded Zubin Mehta as music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYP), leaving that post in 2002.
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Dvorák : Symphony No.9 in E minor Op.95, 'From the New World' : II Largo
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Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky Op.78 : V The Battle on the Ice
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Brahms : Symphony No.2 in D major Op.73 : II Adagio non troppo
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Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 : Act 3 Nocturne
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Tchaikovsky : Romeo and Juliet
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Ravel : La valse
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Schumann : Symphony No.1 in B flat major Op.38, 'Spring' : II Larghetto
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Tchaikovsky : Romeo & Juliet : Love Theme [Excerpt]
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Debussy : Rapsodie
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II. Andante
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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: Flight of the Bumblebee
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Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.1 in G minor Op.13, 'Winter Daydreams' : I Allegro tranquillo
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Tchaikovsky : Romeo and Juliet, 'Fantasy Overture' : Final [Excerpt]
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Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version) - Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889 Version)/Ziemlich schnell
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Mendelssohn : Symphony No.5 in D major Op.107, 'Reformation' : III Andante
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Mussorgsky/Gortchakov : Pictures at an Exhibition : 1. Gnomus
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Janácek : Sinfonietta : I Allegretto
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Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky Op.78 : I Russia under the Mongolian Yoke
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Strauss, Richard : 4 letzte Lieder : II September
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Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.2 in C minor Op.17, 'Little Russian' : II Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
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Schubert : Symphony No.3 in D major D200 : II Allegretto
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Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 : Act 2 Entr'acte - Scherzo
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Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.25 : II Andante
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Rimsky-Korsakov : The Tale of Tsar Saltan : Act 3 Flight of the Bumblebee
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Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 : II Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
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Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74, 'Pathétique' : I Adagio - Allegro non troppo [Excerpt]
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Mussorgsky/Gortchakov : Pictures at an Exhibition : Promenade I
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Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 : Act 2 Intermezzo
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Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky Op.78 : II Song about Alexander Nevsky
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Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 : Act 4 Wedding March
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Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 : Act 1 Overture [Excerpt]
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Shostakovich : Symphony No.7 in C major Op.60, 'Leningrad' : I Allegretto
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Debussy : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
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Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky Op.78 : IV "Arise ye Russian People"
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Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5 in G minor
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Janácek : Sinfonietta : II Andante
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Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36 : III Scherzo - Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
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Rhapsody In Blue: Rhapsody In Blue
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Mussorgsky/Gortchakov : Pictures at an Exhibition : Promenade II
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Janácek : Sinfonietta : III Moderato
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Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky Op.78 : III The Crusaders in Pskov
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Mozart : Piano Concerto No.21 in C major K467 : II Andante
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Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104 - Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra,
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Janácek : Sinfonietta : IV Allegretto
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Mussorgsky/Gortchakov : Pictures at an Exhibition : 4. Bydlo
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Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
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Mussorgsky/Gortchakov : Pictures at an Exhibition : 5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens
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Mussorgsky/Gortchakov : Pictures at an Exhibition : 3. Tuileries
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Tchaikovsky : Manfred Symphony Op.58 : I Lento lugubre - Andante
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Mendelssohn : Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.25 : III Presto - Molto allegro vivace
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