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Karl Muck

1859 - 1940

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Karl Muck (October 22, 1859 – March 3, 1940) was a Hessian-born conductor of classical music. He based his activities principally in Europe and mostly in opera. His American career comprised two stints at the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). Muck endured a trial by media in 1917, after Providence Journal editor John R. Rathom falsely accused him of knowingly refusing a request to have the BSO play the Star Spangled Banner following American entry into World War I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Muck has received more than 72,977 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Karl Muck is the 57th most popular conductor, the 2,885th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,908th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Conductor.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Karl Muck ranks 57 out of 97. Before him are Karel Ančerl, Victor de Sabata, Yevgeny Svetlanov, Marek Janowski, Günter Wand, and Thomas Beecham. After him are Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Iván Fischer, Ferdinand Leitner, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Joseph Keilberth, and Vasily Agapkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Karl Muck ranks 71. Before him are Christian von Ehrenfels, Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, Mikhail Rodzianko, Adolf Bertram, Otto Hölder, and Kostis Palamas. After him are Otto Warburg, Johan Jensen, Aurel Stodola, Paja Jovanović, Kosta Khetagurov, and Samuel Alexander. Among people deceased in 1940, Karl Muck ranks 86. Before him are Alfred Fowler, Ben Turpin, Robert Hichens, Cai Yuanpei, José Félix Estigarribia, and J.-H. Rosny aîné. After him are Robert Maillart, Gyula Kellner, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, Ivane Javakhishvili, Yevhen Petrushevych, and Giuseppe Motta.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Karl Muck ranks 2,885 out of 6,142. Before him are Johanna Wolf (1900), Dorothea von Schlegel (1764), Princess Catherine of Württemberg (1821), Johannes Schöner (1477), Otto Kuntze (1843), and Erich Ribbeck (1937). After him are Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747), Anno II (1010), Walter Heitler (1904), Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia (1336), Princess Augusta of Cambridge (1822), and Hans von Koessler (1853).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Germany

Among conductors born in Germany, Karl Muck ranks 8. Before him are Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929), Bruno Walter (1876), Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Eugen Jochum (1902), Franz Danzi (1763), and Günter Wand (1912). After him are Ferdinand Leitner (1912), Joseph Keilberth (1908), Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900), Michael Gielen (1927), Hans Zender (1936), and Ludwig von Brenner (1833).

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