MUSICIAN

Klaus Tennstedt

1926 - 1998

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Klaus Hermann Wilhelm Tennstedt (German: [ˈtɛnʃtɛt]; June 6, 1926 – January 11, 1998) was a German conductor from Merseburg. Known for his interpretation of the Austro-German repertoire, especially his sympathetic approaches towards Gustav Mahler, Tennstedt is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential conductors of the late 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klaus Tennstedt has received more than 105,462 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Tennstedt is the 775th most popular musician, the 3,243rd most popular biography from Germany and the 45th most popular German Musician.

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  • 110k

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  • 59.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 775 out of 3,175. Before him are Charly García, José José, Sam Phillips, Mika, Mick Box, and Earl Hines. After him are Carl Palmer, Paul van Dyk, Billy Sheehan, Stephen Heller, Gary Burton, and Jean-Luc Ponty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 199. Before him are Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Ladislav Adamec, Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Marian Jaworski, Bo Carpelan, and Juan José Linz. After him are Hans-Jochen Vogel, Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, Jean Peters, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, Vitaly Vorotnikov, and Rudi Gutendorf. Among people deceased in 1998, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 123. Before him are Bahi Ladgham, Hans von Ohain, Theodor Oberländer, Jerome Robbins, Louis Dumont, and Lia Manoliu. After him are John Chadwick, Samuel Eilenberg, Keisuke Kinoshita, Qian Zhongshu, Nazim al-Qudsi, and Norberto Méndez.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 3,243 out of 7,253. Before him are Lorenz Heister (1683), Anita Berber (1899), Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1738), Louis III, Duke of Württemberg (1554), Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (1815), and Manfred Winkelhock (1951). After him are Werner Schroeter (1945), Ludwig Müller (1883), Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926), Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848), Adolf Furtwängler (1853), and Alfred Delp (1907).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Klaus Tennstedt ranks 45. Before him are Menahem Pressler (1923), Conrad Graf (1782), David Garrett (1980), Fritz Busch (1890), Christian Ferdinand Abel (1682), and Theo Jörgensmann (1948). After him are Paul van Dyk (1971), Andi Deris (1964), Herbert Grönemeyer (1956), Peter Winter (1754), Herman Rarebell (1949), and Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965).

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