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Nikolaus Harnoncourt

1929 - 2016

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Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt (6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016) was an Austrian conductor, known for his historically informed performances. He specialized in music of the Baroque period, but later extended his repertoire to include Classical and early Romantic works. Among his best known recordings are those of Bach, whose 193 cantatas he recorded with Gustav Leonhardt. Starting out as a classical cellist, he founded his own period instrument ensemble, Concentus Musicus Wien, in 1953, and became a pioneer of the Early Music movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolaus Harnoncourt is the 11th most popular conductor, the 736th most popular biography from Germany (up from 750th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Conductor.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt is a conductor who is most famous for his work with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also the founder of the Concentus Musicus Wien, a chamber music group.

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Among conductors, Nikolaus Harnoncourt ranks 11 out of 128. Before him are Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Sergiu Celibidache, and Lorin Maazel. After him are Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Felix Weingartner, Herbert Blomstedt, Seiji Ozawa, and Rafael Kubelík.

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Among people born in 1929, Nikolaus Harnoncourt ranks 51. Before him are Eric Kandel, Frano Selak, Graham Hill, Karolos Papoulias, Mohamed Al-Fayed, and Chet Baker. After him are Christa Wolf, Nureddin al-Atassi, Ivar Giaever, Milorad Pavić, Bruno Cremer, and John Cassavetes. Among people deceased in 2016, Nikolaus Harnoncourt ranks 47. Before him are Alvin Toffler, Junko Tabei, Andrzej Żuławski, Frano Selak, George Kennedy, and Vera Rubin. After him are Reinhard Selten, Bernardo Provenzano, Esma Redžepova, Viktor Korchnoi, Gene Wilder, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

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Among people born in Germany, Nikolaus Harnoncourt ranks 736 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Schenker (1948), Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), Johann Deisenhofer (1943), Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), Manfred Gerlach (1928), and Elisabeth of Wied (1843). After him are Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), Jürgen Stroop (1895), Thomas Bach (1953), John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1658), Magda Schneider (1909), and Hugo Ball (1886).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Germany

Among conductors born in Germany, Nikolaus Harnoncourt ranks 2. Before him are Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886). After him are Bruno Walter (1876), Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Franz Danzi (1763), Eugen Jochum (1902), Günter Wand (1912), Karl Muck (1859), Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900), Joseph Keilberth (1908), Michael Gielen (1927), and Ferdinand Leitner (1912).

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