Early life and education Sergiu Celibidache was born on 28 June 1912 in Roman, a small town in North East Romania, where his father was a goernment official! Early in his youth, he began studying "iano and after traditional schooling in Romania, he was sent by his father to #ucharest and then to $aris where he studied music, "hiloso"hy and mathematics! %is father had e&"ected him to "ursue a "olitical career in Romania! %oweer, Celibidac Celibidache he chose to enroll enroll in the %ochschule %ochschule f� r 'usi( )*cademy )*cademy of 'usic+ in #erlin, ermany in 19-. where he studied com"osition under %ein/ 0hiessen and later conducting under urt 0homas, alter meindl and 3rit/ Stein! %e continued with doctoral studies at the 3riedrich ilhelm 4niersity )3riedrich5ilhelms5 4niersit 4niersit�t+ in #erlin where where he studied studied "hiloso"hy "hiloso"hy with Nicolai Nicolai %artmann %artmann and Eduard S"ranger and and musicology musicology with *rnold *rnold Schering Schering and eorg Sch� nemann! %e submitted submitted a dissertation dissertation on 3ranco53lemi 3ranco53lemish sh com"oser com"oser Jos6uin des $re/ $re/ )c! 17� 121+ and his wor( during the Renaissance! %e receied his degree in 1977! :uring his studies in #erlin, Celibidache was introduced to ;en #uddhism through the influence of his teacher, 'artin Stein(e, and the tenets of #uddhism informed Celibidache
n 19? he was awarded :enmar(nstitute in $hiladel"hia, $ennsylania! 0eaching was a ma@or focus throughout his life and his courses were fre6uently o"en to all without without fee! *mong his his notable students students are 3ran 3ran� oys #ernier, #ernier, Jordi 'ora, 'ora, $eter $erret, $erret, 'ar(and 'ar(and 0ha(ar, onrad onrad on *bel, and and Nils5� ran *res(oug, *res(oug, as well as 0he :anish ind6uintet! %e a""eared in the film #otschafter der 'usi( where he conducted the #erlin $hilharmonic in a com"lete "erformance of Audwig an #eethoenn 19., Celibidache married >oana $roco"ie :imitrescu! 0hey had one son, Sergiu >oan Celibidache )=Serge=+, born 19 June 19.8! Aegacy
$erformance style and criticism Celibidache and :eutsche rammo"hon with consent of his family! Neertheless, Celibidache did "ay little attention to ma(ing these recordings, which he iewed merely as by5 "roducts of his orchestral concerts! Celibidachenstitute that New or( 0imes critic John Roc(well touted as the best of his twenty5fie years of concert5 going! Celibidache was well (nown for his demands for e&tensie rehearsal time with orchestras! *n oft5mentioned feature of many of his concerts, ca"tured in the lie recordings of them, is a slower tem"o than what is considered the norm, while, in fast "assages, his tem"os often e&ceeded e&"ectations! >n Celibidachen E 'inor, B"!.7 ):ecca Ecli"se+ 198D #eethoenD Concerto 3or iolin *nd Brchestra )Electrecord+ 1988D 'endelssohnD Sinfonia N! 7 >talianaF :or� (D Sinfonia N! 9 :al Nuoo 'ondo )3re6uen/+ n!d!D #eethoenD Concerto No! 3or $iano *nd Brchestra =Em"eror= )Electrecord+ 199D 0chai(os(yD Sym"hony No! F Nutcrac(er Suite )Aondon+ 1991D 'o/artD Re6uiemF ialdiD Stabat 'ater )*r(adia+ 1991D 0chai(os(yD Sym"hony No! . � $atheti6ue� F Romeo et Juliette )*r(adia+ 1997D #ruc(nerD Sym"hony No! ? )*ndromeda+ 1997D #rahmsD Sym"hony Nos! - G 7 )3onit5Cetra >talia+ 1997D #rahmsD Sym"hony No! 2 G %aydn ariations, B"! .a )3onit5Cetra >talia+ 1997D 'o/artD reat 'ass, ! 72? )Cetra+ 199D #eethoenD Sym"hony Nos! 2G7 )Nas+ 199?D #� la #art� (D Concerto for Brchestra )E'> 'usic :istribution+
199?D #eethoenD Sym"hony Nos! 7G )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D :ebussyD Aa 'erF >beria )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D %aydnD Sym"hony Nos 1- G 17 )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D 'o/artD Sym"hony No! 7F %aydnD � B&ford Sym"hony� )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D RaelD 'a 'ere l� ByeF #olero, Ae tombeau de Cou"erinF *lborada del racioso )3onit5Cetra >talia+ 199?D S! Celibidache Conducts #eethoen G #rahms )0ahra+ 199?D SchubertD Sym"hony No! 9 )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D SchumannD Sym"honies - G7 )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D 0chai(os(yD Romeo and Juliet 3antasyF BertureH'ussorgs(yD $ictures at an E&hibition )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D 0chai(os(yD Sym"hony No! )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D 0chai(os(yD Sym"hony No! . )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 199?D 0he oung Celibidache, ol! >> )0ahra+ 199?D agnerD Brchestral 'usic )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1998D #ruc(ner - )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1998D #ruc(ner 7 )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1998D #ruc(ner . )E'> Classics+ 1998D #ruc(ner ?F 0e :eum )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1998D #ruc(ner 8 )E'> Classics+ 1998D #ruc(ner 9 in Concert and Rehearsal )E'> Classics+ 1998D #ruc(nerD 'ass in 3 minor )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1998D #ruc(nerD Sym"honies No! -59F 'ass in 3 minor, 0e :eum )E'> Classics+ 1998D Shosta(oichD S No! ? )'agic 0alent+ 1999D Sergei Celebidache )#o&+ )No Noise+ 1999D #eethoenD Sym"honies No! 2 G 7 )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1999D #eethoenD Sym"hony No! - )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1999D #eethoenD Sym"hony No! .F Aeonore )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1999D #rahmsD Sym"honies Nos! 2, -, 7 )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1999D #rahmsD Sym"hony No! 1F Ein deutsches Re6uiem )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1999D Celibidache Conducts #eethoen ? G 8 )E'> 'usic :istribution+ 1999D Cia(o(siD Sinfonia No! 2 B"! 1? =$iccola Russia=F :or� (D Concerto B"! 17 )4rania+ 1999D #rahmsD :eutsches Re6uiem )*udio"hile Classics+ 1999D 'ussorgs(yD $ictures at an E&hibitionF Strains(yD 0he 3airy 'usic :istribution+ 1999D StraussD :on JuanF 0od und er(l� rungF Res"ighiD $ini di Roma )Rehearsals+ ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 1999D 0chai(os(yD Sym"hony No! 2F #rahmsD Sym"hony No! 7 )*r(adia+ 2D #rahmsD Sinfonia N! 2F 'o/artD Sinfonia No! 2 )4rania+ 2D #ruc(nerD Sym"honies Nos! -� )#o& Set+ ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 2D #ruc(nerD Sym"hony No! - ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 2D #ruc(nerD Sym"hony No! 7 ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 2D #ruc(nerD Sym"hony No! )Rehearsal+ ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 2D #ruc(nerD Sym"hony No! F 'o/artD Sym"hony No! - ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 2D 3ranc(D Sym"hony in :F %indemithD 'athis der 'ahler ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 2D Richard StraussD 0ill Eulens"iegelF :on JuanF Shosta(oichD Sym"hony No! 9 ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 2D SchubertD Sym"hony No! 8 =4nfinished=F 0chai(os(yD Nutcrac(er Suite )*ura Classics+ 2D SibeliusD Sym"honies Nos! 2 G ):eutsche rammo"hon+ 21D Sergiu Celibidache )Classica d
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