Vienna State Opera Orchestra
The Vienna State Opera Orchestra not only has ties to the Vienna State Opera, but to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, which draws its membership exclusively from its operatic cousin. The VSOO consists of 149 members and is regarded by many as the finest opera orchestra in the world. It has been an organization steeped in tradition, sometimes to its detriment: women were banned from playing in the orchestra until 1997. Yet its performances, both operatic and orchestral, have long been widely acclaimed by both critics and public alike. Because the Vienna State Opera has a very full schedule of operas -- more than 50 productions every year, and about 200 performances that run from September 1 to June 30 -- the VSOO's performances have been largely limited to operatic productions. Yet the ensemble has made more than 300 recordings over the years, many devoted strictly to orchestral music.
The Vienna State Opera Orchestra was established in 1869, though its roots, in the form of a forerunner ensemble, date back to the early 18th century. It was after the completion of the Vienna Court Opera building in 1869 that the new opera company and orchestra were officially founded.
The first music director of the ensemble (and of the opera company) was Franz von Dingelstedt, who served only until 1870. Over the years there would be 25 additional music directors, with Felix Weingartner (1908-1911; 1935-1936), Karl Böhm (1943-1945; 1954-1956), and Egon Seefehlner (1976-1982; 1984-1986) serving two terms each. Many of the music directors of the Vienna State Opera were not conductors of the orchestra, like Seefehlner and Claus Helmut Dreese (1986-1991), whose orchestral conductor was Claudio Abbado. Beside those mentioned above, other illustrious conductors of the VSOO were Gustav Mahler (1897-1907), Richard Strauss (1919-1924), Herbert von Karajan (1956-1964), Lorin Maazel (1982-1984), Seiji Ozawa (2002-2010), and Franz Welser-Möst (2010-). When the opera house, partially destroyed by bombing during World War II, was being reconstructed during the period 1947-1955, the VSOO remained quite active, not least in the recording studio. In the early '50s, for example, Hermann Scherchen made a dozen or so recordings with the VSOO of orchestral works by Beethoven, Bartók, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and others. Conductors Mário Rossi and Jonathan Sternberg also made a number of recordings with the VSOO during that period. Among the VSOO's later recordings is the 2007 TDK DVD of Verdi's Don Carlo under conductor Bertrand de Billy.
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 (Remastered 2023, Vienna 1953)
Hermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
Classique - Paru chez Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording le 22 juil. 2021
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto N°3 & 4
Alfred Brendel, Vienna Pro Music Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg
Classique - Paru chez Tuxedo le 1 sept. 1989
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626 by Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording le 23 mars 2023
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" & Cello Concerto in B Minor (Remastered 2022)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Pierre Fournier, Vladimir Golschmann, Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana, Hermann Scherchen
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 7 oct. 2022
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great"
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, René Leibowitz
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 11 févr. 2022
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Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 by Hermann Scherchen (2023 Remastered, Vienna 1959)
Hermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
Classique - Paru chez Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording le 24 juil. 2023
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Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 11 févr. 2022
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Scheherazade - The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Hermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Mangora Classical le 26 nov. 2020
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90
Opéra - Paru chez Orfeo le 6 mai 2022
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 11 févr. 2022
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Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ (Oratorio) by Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording le 15 janv. 2022
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Live)
Opéra - Paru chez Orfeo le 2 avr. 2021
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Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai / Harmonie Messe
THE TEARDROP EXPLODES, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, George Barati
Classique - Paru chez Tuxedo le 7 sept. 1990
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Mozart: Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, K. 482 & Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 503
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Paul Angerer, Alfred Brendel
Classique - Paru chez HORTUS le 1 janv. 1990
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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 & Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191
Leopold Wlach, Karl Öhlberger, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 11 févr. 2022
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Handel: Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3 (Remastered 2022)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 1 juil. 2022
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Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Paul Angerer, Alfred Brendel, Walter Klien
Classique - Paru chez Tuxedo le 7 sept. 1990
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BACH: The Orchestral Suites
Classique - Paru chez Vanguard le 21 oct. 2003
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Mahler: Works
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Lucretia West
Classique - Paru chez Andromeda le 12 mars 2021
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Mozart: Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453 & Piano Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 595
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Paul Angerer, Alfred Brendel
Musique concertante - Paru chez HORTUS le 1 janv. 1990
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Gottschalk: Symphony No. 1, Union & Other Works
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Igor Buketoff
Classique - Paru chez Vox le 22 déc. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo