René Leibowitz
René Leibowitz (; French: [ʁəne lɛbɔwits]; 17 February 1913 – 29 August 1972) was a Polish and French composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher. He was historically significant in promoting the music of the Second Viennese School in Paris after the Second World War, and teaching a new generation of serialist composers. Leibowitz remained firmly committed to the musical aesthetic of Arnold Schoenberg, and was to some extent sidelined among the French avant-garde in the 1950s, when, under the influence of Leibowitz's former student, Pierre Boulez and others, the music of Schoenberg's pupil Anton Webern was adopted as the orthodox model by younger composers. Although his compositional ideas remained strictly serialist, as a conductor Leibowitz had broad sympathies, performing works by composers as diverse as Gluck, Beethoven, Brahms, Offenbach and Ravel, and his repertory extended to include pieces by Gershwin, Puccini, Sullivan and Johann Strauss.
Genre: serialism
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Top Tracks
- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn
- The Flight of the Bumblebee
- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
- Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67 (First Movement: Allegro con brio)
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo
- Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto
- Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto - Allegro molto e vivace
- Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
- Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo
- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro molto
Albums (41)
- Offenbach: La belle Hélène (2015-07-01)
- Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein (2013-03-01)
- Film & Stage Greats 2 - Orchestral Favourites (2012-01-01)
- Offenbach: La Belle Hélène - Chabrier: L'Étoile (2003)
- Darmstadt Aural Documents, Box 1 - Composers-Conductors (2013-08-01)
- Pastoral (2024-05-10)
- Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great" (2022-02-11)
- Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Remastered) (2019-02-08)
- Ivry Gitlis Live: Violin Concertos (2017-05-19)
- Russian Masters, Vol. 6 (2015-08-18)
- Conductors Profiles: Réne Leibowitz (2015-07-03)
- Beethoven: 9 Symphonies (2015-04-24)
- Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (2015-01-01)
- The 9 Symphonies of Beethoven (2013-12-18)
- Very Happy (Remastered 2023) (2013-05-10)
- Heroic (Remastered 2015) (2013-05-10)
- Leibowitz: Musique de Chambre (2013-04-30)
- Concert Favourites Vol. 2 (2012-05-02)
- Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies, Vol. 4 (2012-04-01)
- Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies, Vol. 3 (2012-04-01)
- Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies, Vol. 2 (2012-04-01)
- Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies, Vol. 1 (2012-04-01)
- Beethoven’s Finest Symphonies (2011-10-25)
- Violin Recital: Kolisch, Rudolf - Schubert, F. / Bartok, B. / Schoenberg, A. / Berg, A. / Webern, A. (In Honor of Rudolf Kolisch) (1936-1967) (2011-04-01)
- Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Grande Polonaise Brillante (2010-03-01)
- Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (2007-01-18)
- Les Pecheurs de Perles - Georges Bizet (2006-09-18)
- Gurre - Lieder (2006-09-14)
- La Belle Hélène (2006-09-06)
- Famous conductors of the Past - René Leibowitz (2006-09-02)
- Orpheus in the Underworld (2006-08-18)
- La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (2006-08-02)
- Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers and 12 Arias (2003)
- Berlioz: Roméo & Juliette; Symphonie fantastique (2001-01-01)
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3 (2000-01-01)
- Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underground - La Belle Helene (2000-01-01)
- Leibowitz: Suite / Serenade / Flute Sonata / 3 Pieces for Piano / Motifs (1996-01-01)
- Eleven Viennese Dances, Wellingon's Victory, King Stephan Overture (1974-08-03)
- The German Rococo Flute: Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In G Major / Suite In A Minor For Flute And Strings (1974-07-31)
- Mozart And Salieri (1974-07-28)
- Bizet Symphony No. 1. / Schubert Symphony No. 1. (1973-07-23)
Recordings with proof (7)
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral", II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso; ISRC ITCC51102150; CopyrightID 0x078b8f5653a9fb3055ce295c52c79c8694e4b77939585530203e2727c859b2e1; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Thunderstorm. Allegro; ISRC ITCC51102152; CopyrightID 0x8ae70811cc40a4926c1203aa93fbeb6350e7c852ce7cdbe729f19f169e3a161a; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio; ISRC ITCC51102154; CopyrightID 0x8642f92af596730e30cdac9d549463e6c44ef3dc62da3ed8f2ae63fd2d7ba24e; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country. Allegro ma non troppo; ISRC ITCC51102149; CopyrightID 0xa05b408b90dc19a0f5e089d90e9f9f8868823bbb7a530b0307f342de363dc04d; Bitcoin block 960327; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk. Allegro; ISRC ITCC51102151; CopyrightID 0xdd6c34fab909d9ec46e248ce05fa0f997602c9e99ec49d4af03873beb033cb61; Bitcoin block 960494; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Shepherd's Song. Happy and Thankful Feelings After the Storm. Allegretto; ISRC ITCC51102153; CopyrightID 0xf8be9caf05bb8b4465d78c17b715beea57f58916013461c855881e0415fc5907; Bitcoin block 960441; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Viens, viens (Orpheus in the Underworld); ISRC ATP130202111; CopyrightID 0xe8be59c232eff38ffcfe20ea3c6d20be36e7e20f647092e2ab2191fcc22d4f36; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
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