Joseph Keilberth

Joseph Keilberth April 19 1908 – July 20 1968 Was A German Conductor. He Started His Career In The State Theatre Of His Native City Karlsruhe. In 1940 He Became Director Of The German Philharmonic Orchestra Of Prague. Near The End Of World War II He Became Principal Conductor Of The Dresden Staatskapelle. In 1949 He Became Chief Conductor Of The Bamberg Symphony Formed Mainly Of Germans Expelled From Post-War Czechoslovakia Under The Beneš Decrees. He Died In Munich In 1968 After Collapsing While Conducting Wagner's Opera Tristan Und Isolde In Exactly The Same Place As Felix Mottl Had Done In 1911. Keiberth Made The First Stereo Recording Of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle In 1955. Among His Other Recordings His Interpretations Of Carl Maria Von Weber's Der Freischutz Made In 1958 For EMI And A 'live' Set Of Richard Strauss's Arabella Featuring Lisa Della Casa And Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Made In 1963 For DG Are Still Considered Among The Best Versions. read less