Michel Glotz (1 February 1931 – 15 February 2010) was a French classical music record producer and impresario. He was a student of Marguerite Long and accomplice of Francis Poulenc with whom he had a long correspondence. Artistic director of several record companies (EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, RCA Victor, Philips, Sony), he had more than a thousand discs recorded, including a hundred operas. Glotz won several Grammy Awards, including Beethoven's nine symphonies by Herbert von Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1978 and the "most beautiful opera of the year" award for Bizet's Carmen in 1984. In 1966, he and his collaborator Thérèse Darras founded a concert agency called Musicaglotz. He then turned his attention to the careers of legendary artists such as Maria Callas, Herbert von Karajan, Alain Lombard, Alexis Weissenberg. Glotz received the insignia of officier des Arts et Lettres, and chevalier de la Légion d'honneur en 2007. He died of a heart attack in 2010 at age 79.
Artists represented Conductors: Serge Baudo, Sergiu Comissiona, James Conlon, Christoph Eschenbach, Patrick Fournillier, James Judd, Herbert von Karajan, Alain Lombard, Jesus Lopez Cobos, Kurt Masur, Seiji Ozawa, Georges Prêtre, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Thomas Sanderling, Michel Tabachnik, Michael Tilson Thomas Pianists: Philippe Bianconi, Jean-Philippe Collard, Kun-Woo Paik, Ivo Pogorelich, Viktoria Postnikova, François Weigel, Alexis Weissenberg Violinists: Pierre Amoyal, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Tedi Papavrami Cellists: Natalia Gutman, Gary Hoffman, Yo-Yo Ma, Mstislav Rostropovich Sopranos: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Inva Mula, Leontyne Price, Katia Ricciarelli, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Shirley Verrett Mezzo-sopranos: Agnes Baltsa, Jane Berbié, Teresa Berganza, Katherine Ciesinski, Susan Graham, Sophie Koch, Christa Ludwig, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Rita Gorr Tenors: José Carreras, Laurence Dale, Placido Domingo, Chris Merritt, Kenneth Riegel, Michel Sénéchal Baritones: Gabriel Bacquier, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Manfred Hemm, Nicolas Rivenq, Bryn Terfel Basses: Paata Burchuladze, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Tom Krause
Recordings 1969–1970 Franck's Symphony in D minor - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI (077776474724), November 1969 Tchaikovski's Piano Concerto n°1 op.23 - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI (3C06302044), February 1970 Brahms's Ouverture tragique op.81, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970 Bruckner's Symphony n°4 (Romantic), Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970 Bruckner's Symphony n°7, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970 Mozart's Symphony n°38 KV504, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970 Mozart' Symphony n°39 KV543, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970 Mozart's Symphony n°40 KV550, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970 Mozart' Symphony n°41 KV551, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus church of Berlin for EMI, September 1970
1971
Ravel's Boléro - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI (724356945920), June 1971 Ravel's Alborada del gracioso - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI, June 1971 Ravel's La Valse - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram for EMI, June 1971 Joseph Haydn: Symphony n°83 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Haydn: Symphony n°101 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Ravel's Rapsodie espagnole, Le Tombeau de Couperin - Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram for EMI, June 1971 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonie concertante KV 297b (Karl Steins, Herbert Stahr, Norbert Hauptmann, Manfred Braun), Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Mozart's Concerto pour flûte (James Galway) and harp (Fritz Helmis) KV299, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Mozart's Concerto pour flûte (Andreas Blau) KV313, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Mozart's Oboe Concerto (Lothar Koch) KV314, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Mozart's Clarinet Concerto (Karl Leister) KV622, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Mozart's Bassoon Concerto (Günther Piesk) KV191, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the French church of Saint-Maurice for EMI, August 1971 Tchaikovski's Symphony n°4 op.36 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (Warner Classics B000NPCMJ4), September 1971 Tchaikovski's Symphony n°5 op.64 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at thea Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (Warner Classics B000NPCMJ4), September 1971 Tchaïkovski: Symphony n°6 op.74 (Pathétique) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (Warner Classics B000NPCMJ4), September 1971
1972–1973 Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (Jon Vickers, Helga Dernesch, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Karl Ridderbusch) - Chœur de l'Opéra allemand de Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (5099902885827), January 1972 Franck's Symphonic Variations - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Benck's Variations Symphoniques - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Berliner Philharmonie, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (077776474724), September 1972 Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto n°2 - Alexis Weissenberg, piano, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Jesus-Christus Kirche of Berlin for EMI (B000246J5Y), September 1972 Strauss' Sinfonia domestica op.53 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded in Paris, Salle Wagram, for EMI, June 1973
1974
Bach's Mass in B minor (BWV232) - Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Robert Kerns, Karl Ridderbusch, Wiener Singverein) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (415622), 1974 Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, May 1974 Beethoven's Piano Concerto n°5 op.58 (Emperor) (Alexis Weissenberg) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, May 1974 Hummel's Concerto pour trompette (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), in May 1974 Leopold Mozart: Trumpet Concerto (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), May 1974 Georg Philipp Telemann: Trumpet Concerto (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), May 1974 Antonio Vivaldi: Trumpet Concerto (Maurice André) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI (Warner Classics B006LL02GE), May 1974 Beethoven's: Piano Concerto n°4 op.58, Alexis Weissenberg - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1974 Strauss' Une vie de héros op.40 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, October 1974 Strauss' Don Quixote op.35 - Mstislav Rostropovich, cello, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1974 Wagner's Preludes of Tristan and Isolde, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Vaisseau fantôme, Maîtres chanteurs de Nürnberg, Tannhäuser: Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, October 1974
1975 Joseph Haydn: Symphony n°104 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1975 Schubert's Symphony n°8 (Inachevée) - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, January 1975 Mozart's Requiem (Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam) - Wiener Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (4198672), September 1975 A Vienne au temps des Strauss: Le Beau Danube bleu op.314, Valse de l'Empereur op.437, Annen-Polka op.117, Marche de Radetzky op.229, Ouverture de la Chauve-Souris, Tritsch-Tratsch Polka op.214, Ouverture du Baron Tzigane, Mouvement perpétuel op.257 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (139014), December 1975
1976 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto n°3 op.37, Alexis Weissenberg - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September 1976 Johannes Brahms: Variations sur un thème de Haydn op.56a - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1976 Jean Sibelius' Symphony n°4 op.63 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1976 Sibelius' Symphony n°5 op.82 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, September and October 1976 Sibelius: En Saga op.9 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976 Sibelius' Lemminkäinen Suite op.22 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976 Sibelius' Finlandia op.26 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976 Sibelius' Tapiola op.112 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for EMI, December 1976 Tchaikovski's Piano Concerto n°1 op.23 - Lazar Berman, piano, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2530677) in 1976
1977–1978
Beethoven's Symphony n°1 op.21 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563796) in 1977 Beethoven's Symphony n°2 op.36 - Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan conductor, recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie for Deutsche Grammophon (2563796) in 1977