Erich Kunzel

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Erich Kunzel, 2007

Erich Kunzel (born March 21, 1935 in New York City , † September 1, 2009 in Swan's Island , Hancock County , Maine ) was an American conductor .

Short biography

Kunzel already worked as a timpanist and arranger in high school and then studied at Harvard University and Brown University . From 1960 to 1965 he led the Rhode Island Philharmonic and was chief conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for the following twelve years . Successful recordings with Dave Brubeck and Duke Ellington followed .

Since the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra appeared as the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for Kunzel's appearances , the orchestra has enjoyed numerous international successes under his direction. Up to half a dozen commercially successful recordings were released annually.

Discography

  • A Celtic Spectacular
  • A Disney Spectacular: Disney Favorites
  • A Grand Night for Singing
  • A Salute To The Great Movie Scores From The Films Of Steven Spielberg
  • Aaron Copland: Lincoln Portrait & Other Works
  • AMEN! A gospel celebration
  • American Jubilee
  • American Piano Classics
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber: Selections From The Musicals
  • Ballet Favorites
  • Beautiful Hollywood
  • Beethoven: Wellington's Victory & Liszt: Huns
  • Boléro: Music of Ravel, ...
  • Bond & Beyond
  • Chiller
  • Christmas With The Pops
  • Christmastime Is Here
  • Classics At The Pops
  • Classics of the Silver Screen: Classical Music Popularized By The Movies
  • Copland: The Music Of America
  • Down On The Farm
  • A bouquet festival II
  • A Strauss Festival: Music Of The Strauss Family
  • Epics
  • Erich Kunzel And The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Perform Music Of The Beatles
  • Fantastic Journey
  • Fiesta!
  • From the heart
  • From The Top At The Pops
  • Gershwin: Centennial Edition
  • Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Blue Monday
  • Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue & An American In Paris
  • Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Concerto In F major, "I Got Rhythm" Variations, "Rialto Ripples" Rag
  • Got swing!
  • Size: Grand Canyon Suite & Gershwin: Catfish Row
  • Happy trails
  • Hollywood's Greatest Hits
  • Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Volume 2
  • Lerner & Loewe: A Songbook For Orchestra
  • Magical musicals
  • Mancini's Greatest Hits
  • Masters and Commanders
  • Mega Movies
  • Miklos Rozsa: Three Choral Suites - Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, King Of Kings
  • Movie Love Themes
  • Music Of Howard Hanson
  • Offenbach: Gaite parisienne & Ibert: Divertissement
  • On Broadway
  • Orchestral Spectaculars
  • Pomp & Pizazz: March Favorites
  • Puttin 'On The Ritz
  • Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook For Orchestra
  • Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasia para un Gentilhombre & Concierto para una Fiesta
  • Round-up
  • Route 66: That Nelson Riddle Sound
  • Russian Nights
  • Sailing
  • Scary Music
  • Star Tracks
  • Star Tracks II
  • Symphonic Spectacular
  • Symphonic Star Trek
  • Tschaikovsky: 1812 Overture
  • Tschaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory
  • Tschaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio Italy, Cossack Dance From Mazeppa
  • Tschaikovsky: Nutcrack - Selections From The Ballet
  • The Big Band Hit Parade
  • The big picture
  • The Fantastic Stokowski
  • The Great Fantasy Adventure Album
  • The Magical Music Of Disney
  • The Never-Ending Waltz
  • The Pops Play Puccini
  • The Sound of Music: Rodgers & Hammerstein
  • The Ultimate Movie Music ...
  • The Very Best Of Erich Kunzel
  • Time warp
  • Unforgettably Doc: Music Of Love & Romance
  • Verdi Without Words
  • Victory At Sea, War And Remembrance And Other Favorites
  • Viennese Violin: The Romantic Music Of Lehár, Kreisler And Strauss
  • Vintage cinema
  • William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures
  • Young at Heart

Awards

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personal data
SURNAME Kunzel, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American conductor
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 2009
Place of death Swan's Island