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Reiner, RY nuhr, Fritz (1888-1963), was one of the great symphony orchestra and operatic conductors of his time. He became especially noted for his heroic performances of music of central European composers. He valued precision and balance, yet he never neglected the monumental passions of romantic music. He specialized in the operas and tone poems of Richard Strauss. More »

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Learn about Hungarian Composers and get biographical information on Hungarian Composers.
> Lehar, Franz
> Dohnanyi, Ernst von
> Liszt, Franz
> Bartok, Bela
> Kodaly, Zoltan
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Learn about Italian Composers and get biographical information on Italian Composers.
> Berio, Luciano
> Mascagni, Pietro
> Bellini, Vincenzo
> Verdi, Giuseppe
> Dallapiccola, Luigi
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Learn about Jazz Musicians and get biographical information on Jazz Musicians.
> Carter, Benny
> Henderson, Fletcher
> Basie, Count
> Oliver, King
> Peterson, Oscar
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Learn about Makers of Musical Instruments and get biographical information on Makers of Musical Instruments.
> Amati family
> Guarneri
> Stradivari, Antonio
> Broadwood, John
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Learn about Other Musical Composers and get biographical information on Other Musical Composers.
> Hill, Alfred
> Grainger, Percy Aldridge
> Field, John
> Chopin, Frederic…
> Janacek, Leos
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Learn about Popular Musicians and get biographical information on Popular Musicians.
> Rogers, Kenny
> Brown, James
> Makeba, Miriam
> Cash, Johnny
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Learn about Russian Composers and get biographical information on Russian Composers.
> Stravinsky, Igor
> Shostakovich, Dimitri
> Glinka, Mikhail…
> Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
> Borodin, Alexander
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Learn about Spanish Composers and get biographical information on Spanish Composers.
> Granados, Enrique
> Albeniz, Isaac
> Falla, Manuel de
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Learn about American Composers and get biographical information on American Composers.
> Bland, James A.
> Reich, Steve
> Hovhaness, Alan
> Gould, Morton
> Nevin, Ethelbert…
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Learn about Austrian Composers and get biographical information on Austrian Composers.
> Mahler, Gustav
> Haydn, Joseph
> Strauss, Johann, Jr.
> Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
> Czerny, Karl
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Learn about British Composers and get biographical information on British Composers.
> Quilter, Roger
> Gibbons, Orlando
> Davies, Sir Peter…
> Parry, Sir Hubert
> Lambert, Constant
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Learn about Classical Instrumentalists and get biographical information on Classical Instrumentalists.
> Joyce, Eileen
> Francescatti, Zino
> Landowska, Wanda
> Gould, Glenn
> Perlman, Itzhak
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Learn about Classical Singers and get biographical information on Classical Singers.
> Lehmann, Lotte
> Deller, Alfred
> Maynor, Dorothy
> Te Kanawa, Kiri
> Fischer-Dieskau,…
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Learn about Conductors & Musical Authorities and get biographical information on Conductors & Musical Authorities.
> Halle, Sir Charles
> Koussevitzky, Serge
> Martin, Sir George
> Mehta, Zubin
> Tilson Thomas, Michael
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Learn about French Composers and get biographical information on French Composers.
> Lully, Jean-Baptiste
> Ibert, Jacques
> Couperin, Francois
> D'Indy, Vincent
> Machaut, Guillaume de
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Learn about German Composers and get biographical information on German Composers.
> Bach, Carl Philipp…
> Bach, Johann Sebastian
> Telemann, Georg Philipp
> Buxtehude, Dietrich
> Wagner, Richard
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