Franz Konwitschny (August 14, 1901, Fulnek, Moravia – July 28, 1962, Belgrade) He started his career on the viola, playing in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler. In 1925, he moved to Vienna, where he played the viola with the Fitzner Quartet. He also began teaching at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium. He later became a conductor, joining the Stuttgart Opera in 1927. From 1949 until his death he was principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. From 1953 until 1955 he was also principal conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle and from 1955 onward he led the Berlin State Opera. Like Furtwängler, Konwitschny used "expansive gestures" and had a "dislike of an exact beat." Konwitschny recorded a complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies. He was given the nickname Kon-whisky because of his heavy drinking habits. *********************************** 
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
1877 First Critical Edition. Ed. Robert Haas [1938] Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra 14.01.1951 Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major
1881 (aka 1878/80) - Ed. Robert Haas [1936] Czech Philharmonic
Orchestra
1952 Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major
1878 Version Ed. Leopold Nowak - No significant difference to Haas [1951]
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra 30.06.1961 Symphony No. 7 in E Major
1885 Original Version. Ed. Robert Haas [1944] Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra 20-22.06.1958 Symphony No. 8 in C Minor
1887/90 Mixed Versions. Ed. Robert Haas [1939] Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra 18, 19, 21.12.1959 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
1894 Original Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak [1951] Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra 22.05.1962
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