Karl Elmendorff
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Karl Elmendorff (October 25, 1891 - October 21, 1962) was a German conductor.
Born in Düsseldorf, Elmendorff studied music at the Cologne College of Music and Cologne Conservatory from 1913 to 1916 under Fritz Steinbach and Hermann Abendroth. Early in his career, he conducted for a number of cities including:
- 1916 to 1920 in Düsseldorf
- 1920 to 1923 in Mainz
- 1923 to 1924 in Hagen
- 1925 at the Munich State Opera
- 1927 to 1942 at the Bayreuth Festival
Elmendorff also was a regular guest conductor in various European cities, including at Milan's La Scala.
His prominent role at the Bayreuth Festival, where he was staff conductor for more than a decade, was principally due to the lack of other conductors willing, or able (because they were Jews or because they criticized Nazi policy), to participate in the festival when it fell under Nazi control.
[edit] Discography
- Götterdämmerung - Live 1942 Bayreuth, Label: Music & Arts Program, 2000 (recorded 1942)
- Tannhäuser, Label: Naxos, 2001 (recorded 1930)
- Tristan und Isolde, Label: Naxos, 2003 (recorded 1928)
[edit] References
- Bayreuth's Blight, Time Magazine, June 19, 1933
| Preceded by Karl Böhm |
Principal Conductors, Dresden Staatskapelle 1943–1944 |
Succeeded by Joseph Keilberth |
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