(2001) Reinecke: Music for String Orchestra Recording of the month October 2015 - MusicWebInternational I became a “nationalist”

I became a “nationalist”

The orchestra

The Basque National Orchestra once again offers a masterful performance on “virgin grounds” for many

long-time accompanist of both singers

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(2001) Reinecke: Music for String Orchestra Recording of the month October 2015 - MusicWebInternational I became a “nationalist”Carl Reinecke was a brilliant piano virtuoso. He gave his first recital at the age of twelve; in 1843 at the age of nineteen he made his first concert tour of Denmark and Sweden; and in 1846 he was appointed pianist to the court in Copenhagen. In 1860 Reinecke accepted a position at the Leipzig Conservatory, teaching piano and composition; in 1897 he was appointed its director. Reinecke was also the chief conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,