Daniel Barenboim - Daniel Barenboim plays Beethoven, Mozart & Schumann (2024)
Artist: Daniel Barenboim, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Title: Daniel Barenboim plays Beethoven, Mozart & Schumann
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: UMG Recordings, Inc
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 528:57 min
Total Size: 1,8 GB
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Tracklist:Title: Daniel Barenboim plays Beethoven, Mozart & Schumann
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: UMG Recordings, Inc
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 528:57 min
Total Size: 1,8 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
001. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Tema (Vivace)
002. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation I (Alla marcia maestoso)
003. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation II (Poco allegro)
004. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation III (L'istesso tempo)
005. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation IV (Un poco più vivace)
006. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation V (Allegro vivace)
007. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation VI (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)
008. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation VII (Un poco più allegro)
009. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation VIII (Poco vivace)
010. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation IX (Allegro pesante e risoluto)
011. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation X (Presto)
012. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XI (Allegretto)
013. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XII (Un poco più moto)
014. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XIII (Vivace)
015. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XIV (Grave e maestoso)
016. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XV (Presto scherzando)
017. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XVI (Allegro)
018. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XVII
019. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XVIII (Poco moderato)
020. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XIX (Presto)
021. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XX (Andante)
022. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXI (Allegro con brio - Meno allegro - Tempo
023. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXII (Allegro molto)" Alla "Notte e giorno f
024. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXIII (Allegro assai)
025. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXIV" Fughetta (Andante)
026. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXV (Allegro)
027. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXVI
028. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXVII (Vivace)
029. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXVIII (Allegro)
030. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXIX (Adagio ma non troppo)
031. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXX (Andante, sempre cantabile)
032. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXXI (Largo, molto espressivo)
033. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXXII" Fuga (Allegro - Poco adagio)
034. 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Beethoven: 33 Piano Variations In C, Op. 120 On A Waltz By Anton Diabelli - Variation XXXIII (Tempo di minuetto moderato, ma non t
035. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
036. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 2. Kuriose Geschichte
037. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 3. Hasche-Mann
038. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 4. Bittendes Kind
039. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 5. Glückes genug
040. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
041. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 7. Träumerei
042. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 8. Am Kamin
043. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
044. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 1. Préambule
045. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 2. Pierrot
046. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 3. Arlequin
047. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 4. Valse noble
048. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 5. Eusebius
049. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 6. Florestan
050. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 7. Coquette
051. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 8. Réplique - Sphinxes
052. Carnaval, Op. 9 - Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 - 9. Papillons
053. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - 1. Adagio sostenuto
054. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - 2. Allegretto
055. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight" - 3. Presto
056. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
057. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabile
058. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique" - 3. Rondo (Allegro)
059. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" - 1. Allegro assai
060. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" - 2. Andante con moto
061. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata" - 3. Allegro ma non troppo
062. Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein" - 1. Allegro con brio
063. Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein" - 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
064. Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein" - 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
065. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 - 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
066. Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 - 2. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
067. Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - 1. Allegro
068. Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - 2. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo
069. Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - 3. Adagio sostenuto
070. Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier" - 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto
071. Mozart" Fantasie In C Minor, K.396
072. Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K.330 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K.330 - 1. Allegro moderato
073. Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K.330 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K.330 - 2. Andante cantabile
074. Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K.330 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K.330 - 3. Allegretto
075. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K.333 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K.333 - 1. Allegro
076. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K.333 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K.333 - 2. Andante cantabile
077. Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K.333 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat, K.333 - 3. Allegretto grazioso
078. Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K.482 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K.482 - 1. Allegro
079. Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K.482 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K.482 - 2. Andante
080. Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K.482 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat, K.482 - 3. Allegro
081. Piano Sonata No. 16 In B Flat, K.570 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 In B Flat, K.570 - 1. Allegro
082. Piano Sonata No. 16 In B Fat, K.570 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 In B Fat, K.570 - 2. Adagio
083. Piano Sonata No. 16 In B Flat, K.570 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 In B Flat, K.570 - 3. Allegretto
084. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310 - 1. Allegro maestoso
085. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310 - 2. Andante cantabile con espressione
086. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310 - Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310 - 3. Presto
087. Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - 1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legenden-Ton
088. Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - 2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Vielbewegter
089. Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17 - 3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter
090. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - 1. Allegro (Vivace assai)
091. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - 2. Romanze (Piuttosto lento)
092. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - 3. Scherzino
093. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - 4. Intermezzo (Colla più grande energia)
094. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 - 5. Finale (Il più vivace possibile)
095. Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - 1. Allegro
096. Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - 2. Adagio
097. Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
098. Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - 4. Prestissimo
099. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - 1. Allegro vivace
100. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - 2. Largo appassionato
101. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - 3. Scherzo (Allegretto)
102. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 - 4. Rondo (Grazioso)
103. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 1. Allegro con brio
104. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 2. Adagio
105. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
106. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 - 4. Allegro assai
107. Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - 1. Allegro molto e con brio
108. Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - 2. Largo, con gran espressione
109. Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - 3. Allegro
110. Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 - 4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
111. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat, K.365 - Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat, K.365 - 1. Allegro
112. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat, K.365 - Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat, K.365 - 2. Andante
113. Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat, K.365 - Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (No. 10) in E flat, K.365 - 3. Rondeau (Allegro)
Daniel Barenboim is a conductor and pianist of top international stature, known for an extraordinarily large orchestral and operatic repertoire. He is the general music director and chief conductor for life of the Staatsoper Berlin in Germany.
Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires on November 15, 1942, into a family of Ukrainian Jewish descent. His mother was his first piano teacher. He later studied with his father, Enrique Barenboim, who was an eminent music professor. After playing for the noted violinist Adolf Busch, who was impressed by his talent, Daniel made his debut recital at the age of seven. In 1951, he played at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and observed Igor Markevitch's conducting class. The family moved to Israel in 1952; two years later, Barenboim went back to Salzburg for a conducting course with Markevitch, piano studies with Edwin Fischer, and chamber music performance with Enrico Mainardi. He studied conducting with Carlo Zecchi at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, also attending Nadia Boulanger's music theory and composition class at Fontainebleau. His U.S. debut was at New York's Carnegie Hall on January 20, 1957, in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Symphony of the Air.
Debuts with leading orchestras included the London Symphony Orchestra (New York, 1968), Berlin Philharmonic (1969), and New York Philharmonic (1970). In 1967, Barenboim married the brilliant cellist Jacqueline Du Pré, with whom he made several exceptional recital recordings. Unfortunately, this partnership ended when Du Pré contracted multiple sclerosis, which forced her to end her playing career in 1972. She died in 1987. Barenboim began a long association with the Deutsche Grammophon label in 1972, and the following year, issued a recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major ("Romantic") with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has maintained long relationships with both that orchestra and with Bruckner's music. In 1982, Barenboim issued an album of music by Ravel with the Orchestre de Paris. He has guest conducted virtually all of the world's leading orchestras.
In 1989, he was named Sir Georg Solti's successor as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Barenboim became music director of the Staatsoper Berlin in 1992, then was named chief conductor for life by its orchestra in 2002. In 1999, along with Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, Barenboim co-founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a summer youth orchestra designed to foster understanding and cooperation, and he established the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. Devoted to the training of young Arab and Israeli musicians, the school opened in 2016. A recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra appeared in 2013, and the group has spawned several young musicians with international careers, sometimes performing and recording with Barenboim.
Barenboim has a rich recorded repertoire as a conductor, pianist, accompanist, and chamber music player. Interestingly, as a pianist he tends to focus on Mozart, Beethoven, and the early Romantics, while as a conductor he favors later Romantic music, particularly Brahms and Bruckner (he has won a medal from the Bruckner Society of America). Barenboim's recorded output continued to be abundant through his ninth decade, including not only standard repertory but such novelties as On My New Piano (2016), an album devoted to the capabilities of an instrument custom-made for Barenboim by builder Chris Maene and based on a piano owned by Liszt. As a conductor, he continued to undertake lengthy, difficult scores by the likes of Bruckner and Mahler. His 2017 recording of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius with the Staatskapelle Berlin was critically acclaimed. He has often issued more than a dozen recordings in the course of a single year, and by 2022, his recorded output included well over 500 releases. Early that year, he already had three albums on the docket for release: an album of Mozart and Strauss oboe concertos with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and oboist Cristina Gómez Godoy, an album of piano encores, and the annual Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert, which he has conducted multiple times. However, in early 2023, Barenboim stepped down from the Staatsoper, as his health prevented him from carrying out his duties to their fullest. ~ Joseph Stevenson & James Manheim
Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires on November 15, 1942, into a family of Ukrainian Jewish descent. His mother was his first piano teacher. He later studied with his father, Enrique Barenboim, who was an eminent music professor. After playing for the noted violinist Adolf Busch, who was impressed by his talent, Daniel made his debut recital at the age of seven. In 1951, he played at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and observed Igor Markevitch's conducting class. The family moved to Israel in 1952; two years later, Barenboim went back to Salzburg for a conducting course with Markevitch, piano studies with Edwin Fischer, and chamber music performance with Enrico Mainardi. He studied conducting with Carlo Zecchi at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, also attending Nadia Boulanger's music theory and composition class at Fontainebleau. His U.S. debut was at New York's Carnegie Hall on January 20, 1957, in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Symphony of the Air.
Debuts with leading orchestras included the London Symphony Orchestra (New York, 1968), Berlin Philharmonic (1969), and New York Philharmonic (1970). In 1967, Barenboim married the brilliant cellist Jacqueline Du Pré, with whom he made several exceptional recital recordings. Unfortunately, this partnership ended when Du Pré contracted multiple sclerosis, which forced her to end her playing career in 1972. She died in 1987. Barenboim began a long association with the Deutsche Grammophon label in 1972, and the following year, issued a recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major ("Romantic") with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has maintained long relationships with both that orchestra and with Bruckner's music. In 1982, Barenboim issued an album of music by Ravel with the Orchestre de Paris. He has guest conducted virtually all of the world's leading orchestras.
In 1989, he was named Sir Georg Solti's successor as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Barenboim became music director of the Staatsoper Berlin in 1992, then was named chief conductor for life by its orchestra in 2002. In 1999, along with Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, Barenboim co-founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a summer youth orchestra designed to foster understanding and cooperation, and he established the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. Devoted to the training of young Arab and Israeli musicians, the school opened in 2016. A recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra appeared in 2013, and the group has spawned several young musicians with international careers, sometimes performing and recording with Barenboim.
Barenboim has a rich recorded repertoire as a conductor, pianist, accompanist, and chamber music player. Interestingly, as a pianist he tends to focus on Mozart, Beethoven, and the early Romantics, while as a conductor he favors later Romantic music, particularly Brahms and Bruckner (he has won a medal from the Bruckner Society of America). Barenboim's recorded output continued to be abundant through his ninth decade, including not only standard repertory but such novelties as On My New Piano (2016), an album devoted to the capabilities of an instrument custom-made for Barenboim by builder Chris Maene and based on a piano owned by Liszt. As a conductor, he continued to undertake lengthy, difficult scores by the likes of Bruckner and Mahler. His 2017 recording of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius with the Staatskapelle Berlin was critically acclaimed. He has often issued more than a dozen recordings in the course of a single year, and by 2022, his recorded output included well over 500 releases. Early that year, he already had three albums on the docket for release: an album of Mozart and Strauss oboe concertos with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and oboist Cristina Gómez Godoy, an album of piano encores, and the annual Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert, which he has conducted multiple times. However, in early 2023, Barenboim stepped down from the Staatsoper, as his health prevented him from carrying out his duties to their fullest. ~ Joseph Stevenson & James Manheim
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