Michel Schwalbe
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Biography
MieczysÅaw (Mojżesz) MichaÅ Schwalbe, known professionally as Michel Schwalbe, was born on October 27, 1919, in Radom, Poland. He studied at the Warsaw Music Academy and later with Jules Boucherit, George Enescu, and Pierre Monteux in Paris. In 1940, he fled to Lyon and served as concertmaster of the local symphony orchestra. In 1944, he moved to Switzerland and became the first concertmaster of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under Ernest Ansermet. Herbert von Karajan then invited him to join the Berliner Philharmoniker as concertmaster, a position he held from 1957 until 1985. Schwalbe collaborated on numerous recordings with the orchestra and performed as a soloist and conductor in various countries. From 1966 to 1992, he played the Stradivari violin "King Maximilian." Schwalbe passed away in October 2012, in Berlin.
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- Handel: Concerto grosso in B minor, Op.6, No.12 - 1. Largo featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso in B minor, Op.6, No.12 - 4. Largo featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso in B minor, Op.6, No.12 - 2. Allegro featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso No. 12 in B Minor, Op. 6/12, HWV 330: III. Aria e variato. Larghetto featuring Karl Scheit
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G - 3. Ruhevoll (Poco adagio) featuring Gustav Mahler
- Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, Op.6, No.10 - 2. Allegro featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso in B minor, Op.6, No.12 - 5. Allegro featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, Op.6, No.10 - 1. Overture featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, Op.6, No.10 - 3. Air (Lento) featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 - I. Largo e maestoso featuring Michel Schwalbe
- Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, Op.6, No.10 - 4. Allegro featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, Op.6, No.10 - 5. Allegro featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Handel: Concerto grosso in D minor, Op.6, No.10 - 6. Allegro moderato featuring Ottomar Borwitzky
- Prelude (Sonnenaufgang) featuring Richard Strauss
- Mass in D, Op. 123 "Missa Solemnis": Gloria: Amen - Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus featuring Christa Ludwig
- Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050: 1. Allegro featuring Michel Schwalbe
- Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049: 3. Presto featuring Michel Schwalbe
- Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050: 2. Affetuoso featuring Michel Schwalbe
- Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049: 1. Allegro featuring Michel Schwalbe
- Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049: 2. Andante featuring Michel Schwalbe
- Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050: 3. Allegro featuring Michel Schwalbe
- Schumann: Symphony No. 1 In B Flat, Op. 38 - "Spring" - 4. Allegro animato e grazioso featuring Robert Schumann
- Schumann: Symphony No. 1 In B Flat, Op. 38 - "Spring" - 1. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace featuring Robert Schumann
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120 - 2. Romanze (Ziemlich langsam) featuring Robert Schumann
