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Hans Knappertsbusch(1888-1965)

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Hans Knappertsbusch was born on 12 March 1888 in Elberfeld [now Wuppertal], Germany. He is known for Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1939), The Cousins (1959) and Eroica (1949). He was married to Marion von Leipzig and Ellen Selma Neuhaus. He died on 25 October 1965 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornMarch 12, 1888
DiedOctober 25, 1965(77)
BornMarch 12, 1888
DiedOctober 25, 1965(77)
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Known for

Josef Fenneker in Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1939)
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1939
The Cousins (1959)
The Cousins
7.2
  • Soundtrack("La chevauchée des walkyries (extrait de La walkyrie)")
  • 1959
Alexander Hussl in Eroica (1949)
Eroica
6.9
  • Music Department
  • 1949
Scream of Stone (1991)
Scream of Stone
6.2
  • Soundtrack("Tristan und Isolde")
  • 1991

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Music Department

  • Wiener Festwochen 1963 - Sonderkonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1963
  • Wiener Festwochen 1962 - Erstes Sonderkonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1962
  • Alexander Hussl in Eroica (1949)
    Eroica
    6.9
    • conductor
    • 1949
  • Hans Otto Wendt in Philharmoniker (1944)
    Philharmoniker
    7.0
    • conductor
    • 1944
  • Josef Fenneker in Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1939)
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik
    7.1
    • conductor
    • 1939

Soundtrack

  • La neuvième (2004)
    La neuvième
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • performer: "9th Symphony"
    • 2004
  • Mormor, Hitler och jag (2001)
    Mormor, Hitler och jag
    7.4
    Short
    • performer: "Götterdämmerung"
    • 2001
  • Scream of Stone (1991)
    Scream of Stone
    6.2
    • performer: "Tristan und Isolde"
    • 1991
  • The Cousins (1959)
    The Cousins
    7.2
    • performer: "La chevauchée des walkyries (extrait de La walkyrie)"
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 12, 1888
    • Elberfeld [now Wuppertal], Germany
  • Died
    • October 25, 1965
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  • Spouses
      Marion von Leipzig1926 - October 25, 1965 (his death)

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    Famous German conductor. Honorary citizen of Munich (1963).

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