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Ernest Ansermet, born 11 November 1883 in Vevey, was a Swiss conductor, musicologist, composer, and musician educated at the University of Lausanne. His career began in 1910, and he worked in classical music, recording for Decca. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and received the Commander of the Legion of Honour. He died of a myocardial infarction on 20 February 1969 in Geneva and was buried at the Cemetery of Kings.
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Film & TV
Vevey, Switzerland
Known for
- Small World — Self1958
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Switzerland
- Active from
- 1883
- Active to
- 1969
Discography
- The Royal Ballet: Gala Performances1959
- Ansermet Edition Vol. 4: Dukas - Debussy1992
- Ernest Ansermet Conducts Ballet Music2002
- Ernest Ansermet conducts Debussy, Dukas, Saint-Saëns2003
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Highlights)2007
- Stravinsky Petrushka Complete Ballet “Original Edition”2016
- Music of Alexander Borodin2017
- Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No.2 - (Antar)2018
- Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 782021
- The Stereo Years2023
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- 40,612
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Ernest Alexandre Ansermet (November 11, 1883 – February 20, 1969) was a Swiss conductor. Ansermet was born in Vevey, Switzerland. Although he was a contemporary of Wilhelm Furtwängler and Otto Klemperer, Ansermet represents in most ways a very different tradition and approach from those two musicians. Originally he was a mathematics professor, teaching at the University of Lausanne. He began conducting at the Casino in Montreux in 1912, and from 1915 to 1923 was the conductor for Diaghilev's Ba
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernest
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Vevey
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- University of Lausanne
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- classical music
- Genre
- classical music
- Record label
- Decca
- Image
- ErnestAnsermet.jpg
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- place of burial
- Cemetery of Kings
- Commons category
- Ernest Ansermet
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1883-11-11
- date of death
- 1969-02-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Ernest Ansermet
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- start of work period
- 1910-00-00
- name in native language
- Ernest Ansermet
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Vevey
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Encyclopedic overview
Photo circa 1920s, signed 1933 Ernest Alexandre Ansermet ( French: [ɛʁnɛst alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɑ̃sɛʁmɛ]; 11 November 1883 – 20 February 1969) was a Swiss conductor.
Biography
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