Armin Jordan

About the artist

Armin Jordan (April 9, 1932 – September 20, 2006), was a Swiss conductor known for his interpretations of French music, Mozart and Wagner. Armin Jordan was born in Lucerne, Switzerland. "Mr. Jordan was a large man, with a slab of a face and a full mouth, often twisted in a sardonic smile, and his powerful physical presence belied the careful near-understatement of his conducting," noted The New York Times in his obituary. Jordan was most unusual at a time when conductors flew about the world from one engagement to another.

Top songs

  1. Mozart : Violin Concerto No.5 in A major K219 : II Adagio
  2. Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier
  3. Spohr : Violin Concerto No.8 in A minor Op.47, 'in modo di scena cantate' : II Adagio
  4. Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)
  5. Strauss, Johann II : An der schönen, blauen Donau Op.314 [Blue Danube Waltz]
  6. Ravel : Boléro [Excerpt]
  7. Wagner : Parsifal : Prelude to Act 1
  8. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : I Introitutus - Requiem aeternum
  9. Prokofiev : Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2 Op.64c : IV Dance
  10. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : III Dies irae
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  1. Chausson : Symphony in B flat major Op.20 : I Lento - Allegro vivo
  2. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : II Graduale - Requiem aeternam
  3. Strauss, Johann II : An der schönen blauen Donau Op.314 [Blue Danube Waltz] [Excerpt]
  4. Prokofiev : Suite No.2 Op.64c, 'Romeo and Juliet' : I Montagues and Capulets
  5. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : IV Tuba mirum
  6. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : V Quid sum miser
  7. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : VII Confutatis maledictis
  8. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : VI Recordare
  9. Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
  10. Fauré : Pavane Op.50
  11. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : IX Offertorium
  12. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : VIII Lacrymosa
  13. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "He Ho! Waldhüter ihr" [Gurnemanz, 1st Knight, 2nd Knight, 1st Squire, 2nd Squire, Kundry]
  14. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Recht so! Habt Dank! Ein wenig Rast" [Amfortas, 2nd Knight, Gurnemanz]
  15. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 Transformation Music
  16. Pavane Op.50
  17. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : XII Pie Jesu
  18. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : XIII Agnus Dei - Cummunio - Lux aeterna
  19. L' Apprenti Sorcier [The Sorcerer's Apprentice]
  20. Dukas : L' Apprenti Sorcier [The Sorcerer's Apprentice]
  21. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : X Hostias
  22. Dvorák : Requiem Op.89 : XI Sanctus - Benedictus
  23. Prokofiev : Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2 Op.64c : I Montagues and Capulets - [EXCERPT 000:01:50]
  24. Debussy : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
  25. Fauré : Requiem Op.48 : VII In Paradisum
  26. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Nicht Dank! - Haha! Was wird es helfen?" [Kundry, 3rd and 4th Squires, Gurnemanz]
  27. Prokofiev : Romeo and Juliet Suite No.1 Op.64b : VI Romeo and Juliet
  28. Mendelssohn : A Midsummer night's dream Op.61 : Wedding march No.9
  29. Debussy : Pelléas et Mélisande : Act 4 "Oh! Qu'as-tu dit" [Pelléas, Mélisande] [Excerpt]
  30. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "O wunden-wundervoller heiliger Speer!" [Gurnemanz, 1st Squire, 2nd Squire, 3rd Squire]
  31. Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince
  32. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Titurel, der fromme Held, der kannt' ihn wohl" [Gurnemanz, Squires]
  33. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Ich hatte viele..." [Parsifal, Gurnemanz, Kundry]
  34. Russian Easter Festival Overture Op. 36
  35. Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
  36. Mendelssohn : A Midsummer night's dream Op.61 : Scherzo No.1
  37. Chausson: Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 20: I. Lento - Allegro vivo
  38. Wagner : Parsifal : Prelude to Act 2 "Die Zeit ist da..." [Klingsor]
  39. Suite No.2 Op.64c, 'Romeo and Juliet' : I Montagues and Capulets (Suite No.2 Op.64c, 'Romeo and Juliet' : I Montagues and Capulets)
  40. Boléro [Excerpt] (Boléro Excerpt)
  41. Mozart : The Magic Flute KV620 : Act 2 "Pa pa pa!" [Papageno, Papagena]
  42. Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50
  43. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Vom Bade kehrt der König heim" [Gurnemanz, Parsifal]
  44. Beethoven : Triple Concerto in C major Op.56 : II Largo
  45. Wagner : Parsifal : Prelude to Act 3
  46. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Weh! Weh!... Wer ist der Frevler" [Squires, Knights, Gurnemanz, Parsifal, Kundry, Chorus]
  47. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Nun achte wohl und lass mich seh'n" [Gurnemanz, Knights, Chorus]
  48. Parsifal : Act 1 "Recht so! Habt Dank! Ein wenig Rast" [Amfortas, 2nd Knight, Gurnemanz]
  49. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Komm, komm, holder Knabe!" [Flower-Maidens, Parsifal, Chorus]
  50. An Der Schönen Blauen Donau, Op. 314 [Blue Danube Waltz] [Excerpt]
  51. Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite Op. 35: IV. The Festival at Baghdad - The Sea - The Ship goes to pieces on a Rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior
  52. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Enthüllet den Gral!" [Titurel, A Voice, Chorus]
  53. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Ach! Ach! Tiefe Nacht!" [Kundry, Klingsor]
  54. Mozart : The Magic Flute KV620 : Act 2 "Pa pa pa!" [Papageno, Papagena] (The Magic Flute KV620 : Ac
  55. L'apprenti sorcier
  56. Suite No.2 Op.64c, 'Romeo and Juliet' : I Montagues and Capulets
  57. Dukas : La péri : II La Péri
  58. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Parsifal! Weile!" [Kundry, Parsifal, Flower-Maidens, Chorus]
  59. Mahler : Symphony No.4 in G major : IV Sehr behaglich
  60. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 3 "Höchsten Heiles Wunder!" [Chorus]
  61. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Dies alles hab'ich nun geträumt?" [Parsifal, Kundry]
  62. Pavane, Op. 50
  63. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Mein Sohn Amfortas, bist du am Amt?" [Titurel, Amfortas, Chorus, Knights]
  64. Dukas : Symphony in C major : I Allegro non troppo vivace, ma non fuoco
  65. Violin Concerto No.5 in A major K219 : II Adagio
  66. Schumann : Symphony No.3 in E flat major Op.97, 'Rhenish' : V Lebhaft
  67. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Hier war das Tosen! Hier, hier!" [Flower Maidens, Chorus, Parsifal]
  68. Fauré : Pavane Op.50 (Pavane Op.50)
  69. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust" [Kundry]
  70. Dukas : La péri : I Fanfare
  71. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 1 "Wein und Brot des letzten Mahles" [Gurnemanz, Chorus, A Voice]
  72. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Wehe! Wehe! Was tat ich? Wo war ich?" [Parsifal, Kundry]
  73. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Amfortas! - Die Wunde! - Die Wunde!" [Parsifal, Kundry]
  74. The Magic Flute KV620 : Act 2 "Pa pa pa!" [Papageno, Papagena]
  75. An der schönen, blauen Donau Op.314 [Blue Danube Waltz]
  76. Violin Concerto No.8 in A minor Op.47, 'in modo di scena cantate' : II Adagio
  77. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 3 "Geleiten wir im bergenden Schrein..." [Knights]
  78. Mahler : Symphony No.4 in G major : I Bedächtig - Nicht eilen
  79. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Grausamer! Fühlst du im Herzen nur and'rer Schmerzen" [Kundry, Parsifal]
  80. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 3 "Von dorther kam das Stöhnen" [Gurnemanz, Kundry]
  81. Chausson : Le roi Arthus : Prelude to Act 1
  82. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 3 "Heil dir, mein Gast!" [Gurnemanz]
  83. Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
  84. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 3 "Heil mir, dass ich dich wiederfinde!" [Parsifal, Gurnemanz]
  85. Wagner : Parsifal : Act 2 "Vergeh, unseliges Weib!" [Parsifal, Kundry, Klingsor]
  86. Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets
  87. Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112: I. Ouverture. Allegro molto vivo
  88. Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 : Act 3 VIII Nocturne
  89. Chausson : Le roi Arthus : Act 1 "Gloire à vous tous qui m'avez sauvé" [Arthus]
  90. Triple Concerto in C major Op.56 : II Largo

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