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1863–1942, Austrian
conductor and composer, b. Dalmatia, studied at the Leipzig
Conservatory and with Liszt. After holding several appointments in
Germany, including those of conductor (1891–98) of the Royal Opera in
Berlin and conductor (1898–1903) of the Kaim Orchestra in Munich, he
conducted (1908–10) at the Vienna State Opera, where he was successor
to Mahler. He was music director (1912–14) at Hamburg and conductor
from 1919 to 1924 of the Vienna Volksoper and from 1919 to 1927 of the
Vienna Philharmonic. Afterward he directed the Basel Conservatory
until 1934, when he returned to the Vienna State Opera for two
seasons. He composed, among other works, six symphonies, three
symphonic poems, and several operas. His writings on music include an
important essay on conducting, and he edited (1899) the complete works
of Berlioz.
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