ARTHUR NIKISCH (OCT. 12, 1855, LÉBÉNYI
SZENTMIKLÓS, HUNG. — JAN. 23, 1922, LEIPZIG, GER.)
He was one of the finest
conductors of the late 19th century. After study in Vienna, in 1878 Nikisch was
appointed choral coach at the Leipzig Opera, becoming principal conductor in
1879. From 1889 to 1893 he was conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, then
conducted the Gewandhaus Orchestra at Leipzig from 1895 until his death. From
1897 he also led the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he toured
widely. He succeeded Hans von Bülow as conductor of the Philharmonic Concerts
at Hamburg in 1897, toured the United States with the London Symphony Orchestra
in 1912, and conducted Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle of operas at Covent Garden
in 1913. Although he excelled in performances of Wagner, he was a conductor of
broad musical tastes. His style was marked by intensity of Romantic expression
and his technique by precision and economy of gesture. As an accompanist at the
piano, he appeared in recitals with his pupil Elena Gerhardt, a lieder singer.
TRACKLIST
1. WELTE-MIGNON 1085
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. l, g
2. WELTE-MIGNON 1086
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 4, f#
3. WELTE-MIGNON 1087
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 5, f#
4. WELTE-MIGNON 1088
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 6, Db
5. WELTE-MIGNON 1089 DELIBES - Valse from the ballet “Coppélia”
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