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Christoph Eschenbach
12+ albums
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Christoph Eschenbach (born February 20, 1940 in Breslau, Germany (today Wrocław, Poland) is a noted pianist and conductor. Orphaned by World War II, he won numerous first-place piano competition prizes. In 1964 he made his first recording (of Mozart) for Deutsche Grammophon and signed a contract with the label. In 1981, Eschenbach became principal guest conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, and was chief conductor from 1982-86. Other posts include music director of the Houston (1988-99); chief conductor of the Hamburg NDR Symphony (1998-2004); and music director of the Ravinia Festival, summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1994-2003). He has made numerous recordings both as piano soloist and conductor. Since 2000, Eschenbach has been the Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris. In 2003, he became the Music Director of The Philadelphia Orchestra, which was a controversial appointment because at the time of the announcement, January 2001, Eschenbach had not conducted the orchestra in over 4 years and there was a perceived lack of personal chemistry between him and the musicians prior to the appointment. In October 2006, the Orchestra announced that Eschenbach will conclude his tenure in Philadelphia at the close of the 2007-2008 season. In the weeks prior to his departure, Philadelphia Inquirer music critics Peter Dobrin and David Patrick Stearns debated whether or not he should be retained, with Dobrin suggesting that Eschenbach should move on and Stearns ar
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Piano Sonata In C Major K.545 - I Allegro
3,7892Piano Sonata In C Major K.545 - II Andante
1,2623Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
1,0674Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
7785Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111: II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile) - Variaz
6986Piano Sonata In D Major - I Allegro
5877Piano Sonata No.16 In C, K. 545 "Sonata facile" : 1. Allegro
4608Piano Sonata No.14 In C Minor, K. 457: 2. Adagio
2919Piano Sonata In D Major - III Final, Presto
25310Piano Sonata In C Major K.545 - III Rondo - Allegretto
237albums
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W.A.Mozart - Passion For Piano
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas 29-32
Sommernachtskonzert 2017 / Summer Night Concert 2017
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra - Martinu: Memorial to Lidice - Klein: Partita for Strings
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Piano Lessons - Piano Sonatinas by Beethoven, Clementi, Diabelli, Dussek, Kuhlau
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Mozart, W.A.: Piano Sonatas "Alla turca"; "Sonata facile"; Fantasie Sonata in C minor
Joseph Haydn - Passion For Piano
Mozart: Piano Concerto Nos. 9,19,21,23 & 27
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
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Les 100 chefs-d'oeuvre de la musique classique
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Mozart, W.A.: Piano Sonatas "Alla turca"; "Sonata facile"; Fantasie & Sonata in C minor
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Christoph Eschenbach: Chopin & Mozart