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Daniel Barenboim
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Albert Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925-2012) was born in Berlin to Albert, a principal, and Dora, a teacher. He started singing as a child a… read moreAlbert Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925-2012) was born in Berlin to Albert, a principal, and Dora, a teacher. He started singing as a child and began formal voice lessons at the age of sixteen. When he was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 194… read moreAlbert Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925-2012) was born in Berlin to Albert, a principal, and Dora, a teacher. He started singing as a child and began formal voice lessons at the age of sixteen. When he was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1943, Fischer-Dieskau had just completed his secondary school s… read more -
Werner Jacob
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Born: March 4, 1938 - Mengersgereuth, Thuringia, Germany Died: May 23, 2006 - Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany The German organist and compose… read moreBorn: March 4, 1938 - Mengersgereuth, Thuringia, Germany Died: May 23, 2006 - Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany The German organist and composer, Werner Jacob, studied until 1961 organ with Walter Kraft, harpsichord, composition with Wolfgan… read moreBorn: March 4, 1938 - Mengersgereuth, Thuringia, Germany Died: May 23, 2006 - Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany The German organist and composer, Werner Jacob, studied until 1961 organ with Walter Kraft, harpsichord, composition with Wolfgang Fortner, and conducting with Carl Ueter at the Musikhochsc… read more -
Pierre Fournier
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Sviatoslav Richter
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Leonard Bernstein
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Claudio Abbado
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Bruno Walter
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Philippe Herreweghe
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