Sinfonieorchester Basel
The Sinfonieorchester Basel, in various incarnations that date back to the 19th century and even earlier, has long had a strong international reputation and gave the premieres of several major works in the classical repertory. With the exception of Mario Venzago (1997-2003), all of its conductors since the orchestra took its current name have come from outside Switzerland.
The modern Sinfonieorchester Basel (known in German-speaking realms as SOB) was formed in 1997 from the merger of two orchestras, the Basler Sinfonie-Orchester and the Radio Sinfonieorchester Basel. The former of these dated back to 1876, when the group took up residence at the new Stadtcasino Basel, where the current orchestra still performs most of its concerts. That orchestra, in turn, had roots in the Collegium Musicum Basel, first formed in 1692. The Basler Sinfonie-Orchester's first conductor, Alfred Volkland, was succeeded in 1902 by Hermann Suter, whose tastes ran toward modern music and who programmed the premieres of works by Bartók, Bohuslav Martinů, and Arthur Honegger (Pacific 231), often in the face of audience opposition. Both Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler conducted their works with the orchestra in the early 20th century. The orchestra grew in size and professionalism under subsequent conductors Felix Weingartner and Hans Ziegler, who led the group for four decades. An orientation toward contemporary music remained; French modernist Pierre Boulez conducted the group in the 1960s.
The Basler Sinfonie-Orchester and the Radio Sinfonieorchester Basel, which had been formed by the same administrative bodies, were joined together in 1997 under financial pressure to form the new Sinfonieorchester Basel. Its first conductor was Venzago, who was tasked with managing the difficult transition. He was succeeded by Marko Letonja (2003-2006) and then Dennis Russell Davies, who turned the group in the direction of American music and new minimalist repertory generally, including the works of Philip Glass. The group continued to suffer financial difficulties resulting in part from its complex administrative structure; these are explored in unusual detail on the orchestra's website. However, in the 2010s, the orchestra has drawn consistently strong audiences to its concerts and its operatic and ballet appearances at the Theater Basel. Since 2016, the orchestra's conductor has been Ivor Bolton. The orchestra returned to a renovated Stadtcasino Basel in 2020.
The Sinfonieorchester Basel has a large recording catalog, much of it on Novalis, CPO, and, most recently, Sony Classical; the orchestra has also operated its own label. In 2019, the orchestra issued the album Luciano Berio: Transformation on Sony Classical.
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Ginastera: Concerto for harp and orchestra - Bach, Scarlatti, Faure & Spohr: Solo harp works
Nicolas Tulliez, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Marko Letonja
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Skarbo am 31.10.2012
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Raff: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 208 "Im Sommer" & Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 185
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Peter Aronsky, Jean-Marie Auberson, Matthias Bamert
Klassik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 03.11.2017
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Beatles Songs für Singstimme und Instrumente/I. Michelle I
Pop - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 15.11.2019
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII
Irina Georgieva, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Sascha Goetzel
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Prospero Classical am 21.01.2022
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Messe de Requiem, Op. 48/N 97b/III. Sanctus
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 10.04.2020
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Symphonies 4 & 7
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei CPO am 29.06.2011
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Of Madness & Love
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Soyoung Yoon, Vesselina Kasarova, Ivor Bolton
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sinfonieorchester Basel am 25.11.2016
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Stravinsky: Pétrouchka (Versions for Orchestra & Piano 4 Hands)
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Maki Namekawa, Dennis Russell Davies
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sinfonieorchester Basel am 03.06.2016
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Heinz Holliger: Grammont Portrait
Klassik - Erschienen bei Musiques Suisses am 25.09.2007
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Irina Georgieva, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Pablo Gonzalez
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Prospero Classical am 11.02.2022
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Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit: I. Hans und Grete (Arr. for Male Voice and Orchestra by Luciano Berio)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 08.11.2019
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Raff: Symphony No. 8 "Frühlingsklänge" & Ode au printemps
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Peter Aronsky, György Lehel, Jost Meier
Klassik - Erschienen bei Tudor am 03.11.2017
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Britten: Our Hunting Fathers, Op. 8
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton, Mark Padmore
Klassik - Erschienen bei Prospero Classical am 19.08.2022
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Symphonies n°3 et n°5
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Dennis Russell Davies
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sinfonieorchester Basel am 25.11.2012
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Live am KlangBasel
Noti Wümié, Sinfonieorchester Basel
Pop - Erschienen bei Zytglogge Verlag am 07.12.2018
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Britten: Gloriana. Symphonic Suite, Op. 53a: V. The Courtly Dances - Pavane
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
Klassik - Erschienen bei Prospero Classical am 29.07.2022
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Britten: Gloriana. Symphonic Suite, Op. 53a: II. The Lute Song
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton, Alasdair Kent
Klassik - Erschienen bei Prospero Classical am 22.07.2022
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Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Dennis Russell Davies
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sinfonieorchester Basel am 25.11.2014
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Britten: 4 Chansons Françaises: II. Sagesse
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton, Christina Landshamer
Klassik - Erschienen bei Prospero Classical am 05.08.2022
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo
Irina Georgieva, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Pablo Gonzalez
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Prospero Classical am 18.02.2022
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7 Canciones populares Españolas/III. Asturiana (Arr. for Soprano and Orchestra by Luciano Berio)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 01.11.2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo