Fanfare, November 1st, 2007
BEETHOVEN Egmont: Overture. BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in c * Christian Thielemann, cond; Munich P * DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 6404 (60:44) Live: Gasteig 6/2005 Christian Thielemann (b. 1959), now pushing 50, is no youngster. He began his career at the age of 19 as assistant to Herbert von Karajan. It wasn't until 1991, however, when he made his U.S. debut conducting a new production of Strauss's Elektra in San Francisco, that he gained international recognition. Since 2004, he has been principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic; and under contract to Deutsche Grammophon he has made over a dozen...
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