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Lorin Varencove Maazel (March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. Making his debut at the conducting podium at the age of eight, he embarked on his career in earnest in 1953, establishing a reputation in European concert halls by 1960 but, by comparison, his career in the U.S. progressed far more slowly. However, he would later be appointed music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic (NYP), among other posts. Maazel was well-regarded in baton technique and possessed a photographic memory for scores. Described as mercurial and forbidding in rehearsal, he mellowed in old age.
Maazel was born to Jewish American parents of Russian origin in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and brought up in the United States, primarily at his parents' home in the city of Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. His father, Lincoln Maazel (1903–2009), was a singer, teacher of voice and piano, and an actor (he co-starred in George A. Romero's 1977 horror movie Martin); and his mother, Marion "Marie" Shulman Maazel (1894–1992), founded the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. His grandfather Isaac was a violinist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for twenty years. Both Lincoln and Marie gave interviews for the Oral History Collection at the University of Pittsburgh, Lincoln's in 1994, and Marie's in 1974. These can be heard online.
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Lorin Maazel, director Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Sinfonía nº 1, en re mayor (0:06) I. Langsam, schleppend (16:55) II. Scherzo. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (25:32) III. Trauermarsch: Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen (37:00) IV. Stürmisch bewegt Grabación realizada el 17 de mayo de 2012 en el Palacio de la Ópera de A Coruña - Festival Mozart Coruña 2012. Realización de Antonio Cid/RDC Producciones Audio: Pablo Barreiro/RTVG www.sinfonicadegalicia.com https://twitter.com/osggalicia https://www.facebook.com/sinfonicadegalicia
Now in his seventh decade of music making, Maestro Lorin Maazel shared reflections on how he got to where he is today.
VIVALDI: LORIN MAAZEL, THE FOUR SEASONS
Lorin Maazel in Memoriam (06.03.1930-13.07.2014) "Adagietto" from Symphony No 5 by Gustav Mahler Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Lorin Maazel, conductor München 2011
Mahler's 6th Symphony, peformed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and conducted by Lorin Maazel.
Small excerpt of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 conducted by Lorin Maazel in Oviedo, Spain in May of 2009. Maria Luigia Borsi, soprano Verónica Simeoni, mezzo-soprano Roberto Saccà, tenor Attila Jun, bass Symphonica d'Italia Orfeón Donostiarra, choir
Ludwig van Beethoven - Egmont Overture == New York Philharmonic conducted by LORIN MAAZEL == Live at the Seoul Arts Center - Feb, 28, 2008.
Lorin Maazel conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker. Strongly influenced by the comments of Richard Wagner's grandson, Wieland, about the importance of the orchestra in the Ring, Lorin Maazel eventually agreed to produce a symphonic synthesis of the tetralogy, which he called The Ring Without Words. It is a seventy-five-minute orchestral distillation that is designed with the express purpose of bringing the magic of these monumental music dramas to a new audience of musically sensitive listeners through the sumptuous playing that he draws from the Berlin Philharmonic. Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin, 2000 The DVD and Blu-ray Disc will be released in January 2011. Repertoire: Richard Wagner: The Ring Without Words, A Symphonic Synthesis by Lorin Maazel Bonus: Interview with Lorin Maa...