Claudio Abbado [SEP] father
Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.
Family history and early life.
The Abbado family for several generations enjoyed both wealth and respect. Abbado's great-grandfather squandered the family fortune and reputation by gambling. His son, Abbado's grandfather, became a professor at the University of Turin. His grandfather re-established the family's reputation and also showed talent as an amateur musician.
Born in Milan, Italy on June 26, 1933, Claudio Abbado was the son of violinist and composer conductor Michelangelo Abbado, and the brother
2005, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig conducted by Max Pommer, Brilliant Classics
- Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde", Sep. 2005, Royal Opera House Covent Garden conducted by Antonio Pappano, EMI Classics
- Rammstein: "Rosenrot", Oct. 2005, Universal
- Mozart: "Das Mozart Album", Jul. 2006, Mahler Chamber Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado, Deutsche Grammophon
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Oct. 2007, Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, Deutsche Grammophon
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