Claudio Abbado: Symphony No. 6 / Abbado - CD

Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor.

Claudio Abbado was the son of violin teacher Michelangelo Abbad. He studied piano and composition in Milan and Vienna, and studied conducting with Hans Swarowski.

He had two sons. One of them is opera director Daniele Abbado. His long-term relationship with Russian violin virtuoso Victoria Mullova, who emigrated from the then Soviet Union in 1983, gave birth to a son named Misha.

His nephew Roberto Abbado is also a conductor.
He died on January 20, 2014 in Bologna, Italy at the age of 80.

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1. Energy efficient, not too much. Heftig aber Markig / 2. (/) Andante moderato / 3. (/) Scherzo (Wuchtig) / 4. Finale (Allegro moderato) / Applause