Word: nikisch
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...existence, the Berlin has had only four principal music directors, each a master. Hans von Bülow, an eminent pianist and one of the first great conductors, exposed the fledgling orchestra to the great composers of the day, among them Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Grieg. His successor Arthur Nikisch, who led the Philharmonic from 1895 to 1922, inspired a rapturous comment from the demanding Tchaikovsky. "He doesn't conduct," said the composer. "He seems to surrender himself to some mysterious magic force." Wilhelm Furtwängler instilled in the orchestra a sense of musical adventure, leading mercurial performances that...
...music making took on a greater spaciousness. In works from Beethoven through Mahler, Karajan knows few peers, and no superiors. In honor of the orchestra's centenary, Deutsche Grammophon in September released a six-volume, 33-disc set of memorable recordings, tracing the Philharmonic from the Nikisch days through Karajan's latest digital recordings...