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2 unusual facts about Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg


Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg

In 1937 he conducted a complete Beethoven cycle at the invitation of Furtwängler.

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Today, he is mainly known as the conductor of several commercial recordings of German operettas by Kurt Weill issued from 1956 to 1960 featuring Lotte Lenya.


Ernst Wallfisch

:: Carl Maria von Weber: Andante e rondo ongarese in C minor for viola and orchestra, Op.35 (1809); Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg; NDR-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg; recorded 1964

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:: Carl Maria von Weber: Variations on "A Schüsserl und a Rein'dl'" in C major for viola and orchestra (1806); Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg; NDR-Sinfonieorchester Hamburg; recorded 1976

Wilhelm Brückner

On 15 January 1936, Brückner became an honorary citizen of Detmold (he was however stripped of this honour by city council on 9 November 1945).


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