Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Karl Anton Rickenbacher (20 May 1940 – 28 February 2014) was a Swiss conductor. Born in Basel, Rickenbacher studied at the Berlin Conservatory with Herbert von Karajan. He took part in master classes with Pierre Boulez. He was an assistant conductor at the Zürich Opera from 1966 to 1969. He served as first Kapellmeister of the Stadt Buhnen Freiburg from 1969 to 1975. He was music director of the Westphalian Symphony Orchestra from 1976 to 1985. He was chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra from 1978 to 1980. He was appointed principal guest conductor of the Belgian BRT Philharmonic Orchestra in 1987. Rickenbacher's commercial recordings include those of the student symphonies of Richard Strauss, as part of his set of recordings called "The Unknown Richard Strauss". Rickenbacher was married to the ballerina Jill Pett Fulton, daughter of the composer Norman Fulton. He died of a heart attack in 2014, aged 73.
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- Missa solemnis in B-Flat Minor, WAB 29: VI. Agnus Dei, No. 1, Agnus Dei (Adagio)
- Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113 - Arr. by Richard Strauss: Chor der Derwische
- Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113 - Arr. by Richard Strauss: Marcia alla turca
- Psalm 126
- 6 Ländler for 2 Violins and Bass, WoO 15: No. 6 in D Major
- 12 Contredanses, WoO 14: No. 9
- 12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 2
- 12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 7
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Major: III. Finale. Allegro
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Major: II. Vivace e marcato
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Major: I. Maestoso
- March for Military Music in F Major, WoO 19
- March for Military Music in F Major, WoO 18 "Yorck March"
- Triumphal March For Kuffner's Tragedy Tarpeja, WoO 2a
- Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 4, Funeral March
- Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 3, Rezit. Du, dem sie gewunden
- Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 2, Romance. Es blüht eine Blume im Garten mein
- Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 1, Chorus. Wir bauen und sterben
- Wo sich die Pulse, WoO 98
- Bundeslied, Op. 122
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