Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
There may be more confusion over the identity of this orchestra than any other major ensemble in the West, not least because it has had three names over the years. Founded in 1946 in the American sector of Berlin, the orchestra was formed while Berlin (and most of Germany) was emerging from the destruction of the war. The ensemble was given the name of RIAS Symphony Orchestra, the initials standing for "Radio in the American Sector." In 1956, the ensemble adopted the name of Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, by which many concertgoers and record collectors still know it.
In 1993, the orchestra was renamed Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In part, the change was necessary to avoid confusion with another Berlin ensemble, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin, often listed on recordings and in catalogs in German as Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. And here is where the confusion worsens: this latter group is often now mistakenly listed on Internet sites, in reference works, and in catalogs as the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Actually, such a translation of their German name would normally be quite acceptable.
In any event, the new Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin was led by music director Vladimir Ashkenazy and had as its principal guest conductor Günter Wand. The former became music director in 1989 when he succeeded Riccardo Chailly. The orchestra plays subscription series at both the Philharmonie in Berlin and the Konzerthaus, located in the former East Berlin. Eliahu Inbal, Gerd Albrecht, Lothar Zagrosek, and other distinguished conductors have frequently led the orchestra. Zagrosek made several important recordings with the Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin for Decca. The group has also recorded for Denon, Orfeo, Capriccio, and CPO. Following the tenure of Ingo Metzmacher from 2007 to 2010, Tugan Sokhiev was named as the principal conductor and artistic director, with a contract beginning in 2012. Robin Ticciati followed Sokhiev, assuming the principal conductor post in 2017. The Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin is the most significant orchestra in Berlin after the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Kálmán: Die Herzogin von Chicago
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Richard Bonynge
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1999
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Henze: Scenes from "Elegy for Young Lovers"
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Hans Werner Henze
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1963
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The Original Sound of Spain!
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Veronica Dudarova, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Klassiek - Released by Music Manager on 16 nov. 2015
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Schreker: Kammersinfonie - Vorspiel - Nachtstück
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Michael Gielen, Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1986
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The Essence of Ferenc Fricsay
Berliner Philharmoniker, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rias Symphony Orchestra
Opera - Released by Editions Audiovisuel Beulah on 2 sep. 2022
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Händel: Julius Caesar
Irmgard Seefried, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Meyer, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Karl Böhm
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1960
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Rodrigo
Ernst Märzendorfer, Reinhard Peters, Berliner Philharmoniker, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Siegfried Behrend, Nicanor Zabaleta
Klassiek - Released by Belart on 1 jan. 1993
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Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle - Cantata profana
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, RIAS Symphonie-Orchester, Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1999
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Handel: Harp Concerto Op.4, No.6 / Weber: Clarinet Concerto No.1, Op.73; Konzertstück Op.79
Nicanor Zabaleta, Heinrich Geuser, Margrit Weber, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1993
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Glazunov: Violin Concerto, A Minor, Op. 82
Erica Morini, Ferenc Fricsay, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Klassiek - Released by Classically on 26 jul. 2023
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Pfitzner: Von deutscher Seele / Schoeck: Lebendig begraben
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Joseph Keilberth, Fritz Rieger
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 2007
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Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms etc.
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1985
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Hindemith: Cardillac; Mathis der Maler (Excerpts)
WDR Sinfonieorchester, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Joseph Keilberth, Leopold Ludwig
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 2007
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Korngold / Weill / Krenek: Violin Concertos
Chantal Juillet, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, John Mauceri
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1996
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Emperor Waltze - Radio Symphonie Orchester Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Klassiek - Released by MVE on 12 feb. 2016
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Rachmaninoff: Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini, Op. 43 - A. Tcherepnin: 10 Bagatellen, Op. 5 - Weber: Konzertstück, Op. 79 (Mono Version)
Margrit Weber, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 dec. 1961
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Lorin Maazel: Love and Tragedy
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Klassiek - Released by Profil on 15 mrt. 2019
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Mozart: Grosse Messe, K. 427 (Stereo Version)
Maria Stader, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1960
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De Falla: Noches En Los Jardines De Espana / Martinu: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Tcherepnin: Bagatelles, Op. 5 / Weber: Konzertstück, Op. 79
Margrit Weber, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rafael Kubelik, Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1961
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op.64 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3, Op.37
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Annie Fischer, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Bayerisches Staatsorchester , Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1994
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6; Overture Solennelle 1812; The Sleeping Beauty (Suite)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, RIAS Symphonie-Orchester, Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1993
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