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Hermann Scherchen
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German conductor (1891–1966)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hermann Scherchen is referenced by 256 other articles, and connects out to Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach and Florence.
Vinony files it under 1891 births, 1966 deaths and 20th-century German classical composers.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1966
- Works
- 12
Top works
- El arte de dirigir la orquesta
- Handbook of conducting
- Alles hörbar machen
- Aus meinem Leben
- El Arte de Dirigir La Crquesta
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1891
- Active to
- 1966
Discography
- L'art de la fugue1988
- Great Conductors of the 20th Century : Hermann Scherchen2003
- Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Major “The Symphony of a Thousand” (Live)2022
- Mahler: Resurrection Symphony No. 2
- Milestones of a Legend - The Great Gustav Mahler Edition
- Scherchen Conducts the Russians
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,615
- Total plays
- 19,333
Tags
Hermann Scherchen (June 21, 1891 – June 12, 1966) was a German conductor. Born in Berlin, he was originally a violist and played among the violas of the Bluthner Orchestra of Berlin while still in his teens. He conducted in Riga from 1914 to 1916 and in Königsberg from 1928 to 1933, after which he left Germany in protest at the Nazi regime and worked in Switzerland. Along with the philanthropist Werner Reinhart, Scherchen played a leading role in shaping the musical life of Winterthur for many
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Florence
- Spouse
- Gerda Müller
- Occupation
- composer
- Political party
- Communist Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- SCHERCHEN.jpg
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- member of
- Second Viennese School
- Commons category
- Hermann Scherchen
- date of birth
- 1891-06-21
- date of death
- 1966-06-12
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- student
- Hilding Rosenberg
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1907-00-00
- P8168
- War
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Hermann Scherchen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana