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German conductor (1927–2015)

Kurt Masur (German pronunciation:[ˈkʊʁtmaˈzuːɐ̯]; 18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor.

Called "one of the last old-style maestros",^[1] he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era.

Bruch - The Complete Symphonies.

Bruch - The Complete Symphonies.

Bruch: The Complete Symphonies by Kurt Masur released in Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

Kurt Masur's baton leading the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the inspired violin of Salvatore Accardo in this Philips 'Duo' release of recordings made in.

Kurt Masur (with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) and James Conlon (with the Gürzenich Orchester Köln) have taped the full Bruch triptych.

I will begin with Masur, who is far and away the best craftsman and the most sympathetic interpreter of these symphonies; moreover he has far and away the best.

He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and also served as music director of the New York Philharmonic for about ten years. He made many recordings of classical music with major orchestras.

Masur is also remembered for his actions to support peaceful demonstrations against the East German government in the 1989 demonstrations in Leipzig; those protests were part of the events leading up to the fall of the Berlin wall.

Biography

Masur was born in Brieg, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Brzeg, Poland), and studied piano, composition and conducting in Leipzig, Saxony. His father was an electrical engineer, and as a young boy he completed an electrician's appre