Born in Barletta , he studied the Viola and conducting at the Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia in Rome .
He worked at Milan Radio from 1946 to 1951 , where he revived several obscure operas, including works by Alessandro Scarlatti . Arturo Toscanini heard a production of Haydn 's ''Il mondo della luna''; this led to him recommending Giulini for the musical directorship at La Scala , where he remained from 1953 to 1956 .
In 1958 , he conducted a highly acclaimed production of Verdi 's '' Don Carlos '' at the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden , but from 1967 he largely abandoned opera, concentrating on orchestral works. He conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra , the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra . From 1978 to 1984 , he was principal conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic . In 1982 he returned to opera, conducting Verdi's '' Falstaff ''.
His legendary recordings include Verdi (''Don Carlos''), Fauré (''Requiem''), Bruckner ( Symphony No. 8 and No. 9 ), Tchaikovsky ( Symphony No. 6 ), Schubert ( Symphony No. 8 and No. 9 ), Mahler ( Symphony No. 1 , No. 9 , and The Song Of The Earth ), and Dvorak ( Symphony No. 7 and No. 9 ) to name a few.
His 1959 recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus of Mozart 's operas '' Le Nozze Di Figaro '' and '' Don Giovanni '', as well as his 1955 recording of Verdi's '' La Traviata '' with Maria Callas are regarded as some of the finest opera performances on record.
Complete discography => http://mapage.noos.fr/giulini
Bach :
Beethoven :
- Mass in C major,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, c.1965)
- ''Missa Solemnis'',
- --- London Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI, c.1965)
- Piano Concerto Nos. 1, 3, 5
- --- Vienna Symphony Orchestra ( DG , 1979 ), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli , Piano
- Symphony Nos. 1 - 9 (various),
- ---With the Philharmonia Orchestra: No. 6 (EMI, 1968 )
- ---With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra : No. 7 (EMI, 1971)
- ---With the London Symphony Orchestra : Nos. 8 & 9 (EMI, 1972)
- ---With the ) No. 5 ( 1980 ) No. 6 ''Pastorale'' (c.1980)
- ---With the , 1989 )
- ---With )
- Violin Concerto ,
- ---With the Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1980), Itzhak Perlman , Violin
- ---With L'Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Sony, 1994 ), Salvatore Accardo , violin
Brahms :
- Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1962), Claudio Arrau , piano
- Symphony Nos. 1 - 4,
- ---Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, c.1991-92)
- Symphony No. 4
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)
- ''German Requiem'',
- ---Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1987)
- ''Tragic'' Overture,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1960)
- Variations on a Theme by Joseph Hadyn,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1962)
- ---Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1990)
Berlioz :
- ''Romeo and Juliet'' Suite,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)
Bruckner :
- Symphony No. 2,
- ---Vienna Symphony Orchestra (EMI/Testament, 1975)
- Symphony No. 7, 8 and 9 (DG),
- ---Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra No. 7 (c.1987) No. 8 ( 1984 ) No. 9 ( 11 June 1988 )
- Symphony No. 9,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1976)
Dvorak :
- Symphony Nos. 7 - 9,
- ---London Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI, c.1968)
- --- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Sony, 1993)
- Symphony No. 9,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, c.1977)
Fauré :
- Requiem ,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (DG, 1986)
Liszt :
- Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2,
- ---Vienna Symphony Orchestra (DG, 1976), Lazar Berman , piano
Mahler :
- Symphony No. 1,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1971)
- Symphony No. 9,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, 1976)
- ''Das Lied von der Erde'',
- ---Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, c.1989)
Mozart :
- ''Don Giovanni'',
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1959)
- ''Le Nozze di Figaro'',
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1959)
- Piano Concerto No. 23
- ---L'Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (DG, 1987), Vladimir Horowitz , piano
- Symphonies Nos. 40 - 41,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra ( Decca , 1965)
- Symphonies Nos. 39 - 41,
- ---Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony, 1991)
- ''Requiem'',
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1979)
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (Sony, 1989)
Mussorgsky :
- ''Pictures at an Exhibition'',
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, 1976)
- ---Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony, 1990)
Rossini :
- Overtures (various),
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI; 1959, 1962, 1964)
- Stabat Mater ,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (DG, 1982)
Schubert :
- Mass in E flat major (D.950),
- ---Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Sony, 1996)
- Symphony Nos. 4 & 8,
- ---Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Sony, 1995)
- Symphony Nos. 4, 8 & 9,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (DG, c.1979)
Stravinsky :
- ''Firebird'' Suite,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)
- ---Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Sony, 1990)
- ''Petrushka'' Suite,
- ---Chicago Symphony Orchestra (EMI, 1969)
Tchaikovsky :
- Symphony Nos. 2 & 6,
- ''Romeo and Juliet'' Suite,
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1959)
Verdi :
- ''Don Carlo'',
- --- Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden (EMI, 1970)
- ''Falstaff'',
- ---Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1983)
- ''La Traviata'',
- ---L'Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (EMI, 1955)
- ''Il Trovatore'',
- ---Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (DG, 1988)
- ''Rigoletto'',
- ---Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1979)
- ''Messa da Requiem'',
- ---Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI, 1964)
- ---Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DG, 1989)
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