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Michel Glotz

Michel Glotz (1 February 1931 – 15 February 2010) was a French classical music record producer and impresario. He was a student of Marguerite Long and accomplice of Francis Poulenc with whom he had a long correspondence. Artistic director of several record companies (EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, RCA Victor, Philips, Sony), he had more than a thousand discs recorded, including a hundred operas. Glotz won several Grammy Awards, including Beethoven's nine symphonies by Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1978 and the "most beautiful opera of the year" award for Bizet's Carmen in 1984. In 1966, he and his collaborator Thérèse Darras founded a concert agency called Musicaglotz. He then turned his attention to the careers of legendary artists such as Maria Callas, Herbert von Karajan, Alain Lombard, Alexis Weissenberg. Glotz received the insignia of officier des Arts et Lettres, and chevalier de la Légion d'honneur en 2007. He died of a heart attack in 2010 at age 79.

Artists represented

Recordings

1969–1970

  • Franck's Symphony in D minor - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI (077776474724), November 1969
  • Tchaikovski's Piano Concerto n°1 op.23 - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI (3C06302044), February 1970
  • Brahms's Ouverture tragique op.81, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970
  • Bruckner's Symphony n°4 (Romantic), Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970
  • Bruckner's Symphony n°7, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970
  • Mozart's Symphony n°38 KV504, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970
  • Mozart' Symphony n°39 KV543, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970
  • Mozart's Symphony n°40 KV550, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970
  • Mozart' Symphony n°41 KV551, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970

1971

  • Ravel's Boléro - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI (724356945920), June 1971
  • Ravel's Alborada del gracioso - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI, June 1971
  • Ravel's La Valse - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram for EMI, June 1971
  • Joseph Haydn: Symphony n°83 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Haydn: Symphony n°101 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole, Le Tombeau de Couperin - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram for EMI, June 1971
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonie concertante KV 297b (Karl Steins, Herbert Stahr, Norbert Hauptmann, Manfred Braun), Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Mozart's Concerto pour flûte (James Galway) and harp (Fritz Helmis) KV299, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Mozart's Concerto pour flûte (Andreas Blau) KV313, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Mozart's Oboe Concerto (Lothar Koch) KV314, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Mozart's Clarinet Concerto (Karl Leister) KV622, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Mozart's Bassoon Concerto (Günther Piesk) KV191, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971
  • Tchaikovski's Symphony n°4 op.36 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (Warner Classics B000NPCMJ4), September 1971
  • Tchaikovski's Symphony n°5 op.64 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at thea Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (Warner Classics B000NPCMJ4), September 1971
  • Tchaïkovski: Symphony n°6 op.74 (Pathétique) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (Warner Classics B000NPCMJ4), September 1971

1972–1973

  • Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (Jon Vickers, Helga Dernesch, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Karl Ridderbusch) - Chœur de l'Opéra allemand de Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (5099902885827), January 1972
  • Franck's Symphonic Variations - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Benck's Variations Symphoniques - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Berliner Philharmonie, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (077776474724), September 1972
  • Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto n°2 - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (B000246J5Y), September 1972
  • Strauss' Sinfonia domestica op.53 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI, June 1973

1974

  • Bach's Mass in B minor (BWV232) - Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Robert Kerns, Karl Ridderbusch, Wiener Singverein) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (415622), 1974
  • Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, May 1974
  • Beethoven's Piano Concerto n°5 op.58 (Emperor) (Alexis Weissenberg) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, May 1974
  • Hummel's Concerto pour trompette (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), in May 1974
  • Leopold Mozart: Trumpet Concerto (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), May 1974
  • Georg Philipp Telemann: Trumpet Concerto (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), May 1974
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Trumpet Concerto (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), May 1974
  • Beethoven's: Piano Concerto n°4 op.58, Alexis Weissenberg - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1974
  • Strauss' Une vie de héros op.40 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, October 1974
  • Strauss' Don Quixote op.35 - Mstislav Rostropovich, cello, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1974
  • Wagner's Preludes of Tristan and Isolde, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Vaisseau fantôme, Maîtres chanteurs de Nürnberg, Tannhäuser: Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, October 1974

1975

  • Joseph Haydn: Symphony n°104 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1975
  • Schubert's Symphony n°8 (Inachevée) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1975
  • Mozart's Requiem (Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam) - Wiener Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (4198672), September 1975
  • A Vienne au temps des Strauss: Le Beau Danube bleu op.314, Valse de l'Empereur op.437, Annen-Polka op.117, Marche de Radetzky op.229, Ouverture de la Chauve-Souris, Tritsch-Tratsch Polka op.214, Ouverture du Baron Tzigane, Mouvement perpétuel op.257 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (139014), December 1975

1976

  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto n°3 op.37, Alexis Weissenberg - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1976
  • Johannes Brahms: Variations sur un thème de Haydn op.56a - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1976
  • Jean Sibelius' Symphony n°4 op.63 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1976
  • Sibelius' Symphony n°5 op.82 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1976
  • Sibelius: En Saga op.9 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976
  • Sibelius' Lemminkäinen Suite op.22 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976
  • Sibelius' Finlandia op.26 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976
  • Sibelius' Tapiola op.112 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976
  • Tchaikovski's Piano Concerto n°1 op.23 - Lazar Berman, piano, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2530677) in 1976

1977–1978

  • Beethoven's Symphony n°1 op.21 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563796) in 1977
  • Beethoven's Symphony n°2 op.36 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563796) in 1977
  • Beethoven's Symphony n°3 op.55 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563797) in 1977
  • Beethoven's Symphony n°4 op.60 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563799) en 1977
  • Beethoven's Symphony n°5 op.67 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563799) in 1977
  • Beethoven's Symphony n°6 op.68 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563800) in 1977
  • Beethoven's Symphony n°7 op.92 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563801) in 1977
  • Beethoven: Symphony n°8 op.93 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563802) in 1977
  • Beethoven: Symphony n°9 op.125 - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, José van Dam, Wiener Singverein) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563802) in 1977
  • Beethoven's Piano Concerto n°1 op.15 (Alexis Weissenberg) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977
  • Beethoven's Piano Concerto n°2 op.19 Alexis Weissenberg - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977
  • Debussy's La Mer - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, June 1977
  • Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, June 1977
  • Bedřich Smetana: Ma Patrie - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1977
  • Schubert's Symphony n°9 D944 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, June 1977
  • Schubert: Symphony n°1 D082 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977 and January 1978
  • Schubert: Symphony n°2 D125 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977 and January 1978
  • Schubert: Symphony n°3 D200 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977 and January 1978
  • Schubert: Symphony n°4 D417 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977 and January 1978
  • Schubert: Symphony n°5 D485 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977 and January 1978
  • Schubert: Symphony n°6 D589 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1977 and January 1978
  • Schubert's Rosamunde D797 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1978
  • Debussy's Pelléas and Mélisande (Richard Stilwell, Frederica von Stade, José van Dam, Ruggero Raimondi, Nadine Denize)- Choeur de l'Opéra allemand de Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356705722), December 1978

1979

  • Hector Berlioz: Marche hongroise - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356945920), January 1979
  • Bizet's L'Arlésienne - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356945920), January 1979
  • Chabrier's: España - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356945920), January 1979
  • Antonin Dvořák: Danse slave n°8 op.46 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1979
  • Dvořák: Symphony n°8 op.88 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1979
  • Dvořák's: Symphony n°9 op.95 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1979
  • Charles Gounod: Ballet de Faust - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356945920), January 1979
  • Smetana's La Moldau - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356945920), January 1979

1980–1981

  • Sibelius: Symphony n°2 op.43 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, November 1980
  • Jean Sibelius: Symphony n°1 op.39 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1981
  • Sibelius: Symphonies n°6 op.104 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1981
  • Sibelius' Karelia Suite op.11, Valse Triste op.44 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356945920), January 1981
  • Weber's Operture of Der Freischütz - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (724356945920), January 1981

1985–1987

1991

1992–1994

Bibliography

  • Révéler les dieux (series "Un homme et son métier", letter-preface from Herbert von Karajan), Éditions Robert Laffont Paris, 1981
  • La Note bleue (series "Recueil de souvenirs"), JC Lattès, 2002
  • Marjorie Tallchief (series "Danseurs de notre temps"), Éditions Robert Laffont, Paris, 1955
  • George Skibine (series "Danseurs de notre temps"), Éditions Robert Laffont, Paris, 1955
  • Serge Golovine (series "Danseurs de notre temps"), Éditions Robert Laffont, Paris, 1955

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