Christoph Eschenbach
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Biography
The German pianist and conductor Christoph Eschenbach had a difficult childhood having been orphaned at an early age. The effect on him was profound and he was unable to speak for over a year, eventually finding solace within classical music when his uncle adopted him and started to teach him piano.
He is widely acknowledged as one of the world's greatest conductors but also has a reputation for having a polarising effect on musicians with whom he has worked. His four-year tenure with the Philadelphia Orchestra was a particularly difficult time for Eschenbach and he became mired in adverse publicity about the orchestra's lack of confidence in him. The difficulties he has experienced as a conductor should not, however, overshadow his outstanding career as a concert pianist; he has won numerous piano competitions, including Switzerland's prestigious Clara Haskill competition. Early in his career Eschenbach signed to Deutsche Grammophon and has an impressive recording legacy of more than 80 recordings with the label.
He has appeared in several classical music documentaries and made numerous concert broadcasts for European, Japanese and American television networks. In 2008 he began an eleven-year association with the United States National Symphony Orchestra and at the termination of his contract he is scheduled to become the NSO's conductor laureate.
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Albums
Christoph Eschenbach/Justus Frantz/Helmut Schmidt/London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos
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Christoph Eschenbach
Piano Lessons - Piano Sonatinas by Beethoven, Clementi, Diabelli, Dussek, Kuhlau
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Christoph Eschenbach
Beethoven : Piano Sonatas 29 'Hammerklavier' 30-32 - Bagatelles Op. 126
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Christoph Eschenbach
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Sonatas "Alla turca"; "Sonata facile"; Fantasie & Sonata in C minor
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Christoph Eschenbach
Bach, J.S.: 15 Inventions, BWV 772-786: XIII. Invention in A Minor, BWV 784
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Christoph Eschenbach
Burgmüller: 25 Ãtudes faciles et progressives, Op.100: 2. L'Arabesque. Allegro scherzando
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Top Tracks
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- Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67: No. 2 Allegro leggiero in F-Sharp Minor "Lost Illusions", MWV U145
- Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 38: No. 2 Allegro non troppo in C Minor "Lost Happiness", MWV U115
- 2. Cäcilie by Christoph Eschenbach
- 4. Befreit by Christoph Eschenbach
- 2. Muttertändelei by Christoph Eschenbach
- 5 Lieder, Op. 41: 1. Wiegenlied by Christoph Eschenbach
- 8 Lieder, Op. 49: 1. Waldseligkeit by Christoph Eschenbach
- Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
- Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 - IIId. Var. 3
- Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 - IIIe. Var. 4
- Hérodiade Fragmente
- Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 - IIIh. Var. 7
- Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 102: No. 5 Allegro vivace in A Major "The Joyous Peasant", MWV U194
- Dichterliebe, Op. 48: No. 1, Im wunderschönen Monat Mai featuring Robert Schumann
- Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 85 - No. 5 Allegretto in A Major, MWV U191
- Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 85 - No. 1 Andante espressivo in F Major, MWV U189
- Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67 - No. 6 Allegro non troppo in E Major "Cradle Song", MWV U188
- Dichterliebe, Op. 48: No. 4, Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' featuring Robert Schumann
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major Op. 73 -"Emperor" - 2. Adagio un poco mosso featuring Seiji Ozawa
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major Op. 73 -"Emperor" - 1. Allegro featuring Seiji Ozawa
- Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo by Johannes Brahms
- R. Strauss: Capriccio, Op.85 / Letzte Szene - Mondscheinmusik...Wo ist mein Bruder? featuring Christoph Eschenbach
- Variations On A Theme By Haydn Op. 56a, 'st Antoni Chorale': Variation Iv: Andante Con Moto
- Variations On A Theme By Haydn Op. 56a, 'st Antoni Chorale': Variation V: Vivace
