Leopold Ludwig

Leopold Ludwig (12 January 1908 – 25 April 1979) was a German conductor active mainly in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through the 1970s. He was principal conductor of the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater (1936–1939), Vienna State Opera (1939–1943), and Berlin Städtische Oper (1943–1946). From 1950–1971 he was the general music director of the Hamburg State Opera; a position which brought him international recognition. He was a frequent guest conductor at the San Francisco Opera from 1958 through 1969, and also made guest appearances with the Metropolitan Opera in the early 1970s.

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"A Romantic Gesture" - 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphonie No. 7, Op. 92 - Die Weihe des Hauses - 2021-04-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Davidde penitente, K. 469 (Live) - 2020-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Milestones of a Piano Legend: Shura Cherkassky, Vol. 4 - 2019-08-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Shura Cherkassky Piano Masterpieces - 2018-10-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Piano Concertos. Beethoven: Choral Fantasy - 2018-08-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Emil Gilels Edition (1933-1963) [Live] - 2018-04-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" - Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes) - 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Uplifting Classical - Music to energize your mood - 2017-04-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Great Piano Concertos - 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Irmgard Seefried (Recorded in 1944-1967) - 2016-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Christa Ludwig - 2016-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Liszt: Piano Concerto Nos. 1, S.124 & 2, S.125 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 - 2016-02-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Classical Music Featured In James Bond Films - 2016-01-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven 4 - 2015-07-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Concerto Op. 23 No. 1 - Liszt: Concerto in A Minor No. 2 - 2015-02-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70 - 2014-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Verdi: Macbeth (Live Recordings 1950) [Sung in German] - 2014-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovski & Liszt: Piano Concertos - 2014-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - 2013-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z

99 Must-Own Classical Music Collection - 2013-07-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Classical Masterworks - 100 World's Greatest Classics - The Finest Classical Music In The World - 2013-07-09T00:00:00.000000Z

1-2-3 - Greatest Symphonies - 2011-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z