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Ernest Ansermet

Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor and academic (died 1969)

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Born
November 11, 1883
Died
February 20, 1969
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1883

About Ernest Ansermet

Ernest Alexandre Ansermet was a Swiss conductor. Ernest Ansermet was born on November 11, 1883 and died on February 20, 1969. In 1918 Ansermet founded his own orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR). Ansermet was one of the first in the field of classical music to take jazz seriously, and in 1919 he wrote an article praising Sidney Bechet. He toured widely in Europe and America and became famous for accurate performances of difficult modern music, making first recordings of works such as Stravinsky's Capriccio with the composer as soloist. After World War II, Ansermet and his orchestra rose to international prominence through a long-term contract with Decca Records.

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Ernest Ansermet timeline

  1. In 1918 Ansermet founded his own orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR).
  2. Ansermet was one of the first in the field of classical music to take jazz seriously, and in 1919 he wrote an article praising Sidney Bechet.

The world when Ernest Ansermet was born

Ernest Ansermet was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernest Ansermet's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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