Bamberger Symphoniker
Although it is comparatively young among European symphonic ensembles, the Bamberger Symphoniker, or Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, has deep roots in that Bavarian city, with an estimated 10 percent of Bamberg residents subscribing to one or more of the group's subscription series.
The Bamberger Symphoniker was formed in 1946 as the Prague Deutsche Philharmonie, which had been the German orchestra of Prague under Nazi occupation. After the war, Germans were expelled from Czechoslovakia and they reformed themselves in Bamberg as the Bamberg Musicians' Orchestra, soon afterward taking the Bamberger Symphoniker name. The orchestra was fundamentally built by Joseph Keilberth, its first permanent principal conductor, who assumed his post in 1949 and remained there until his death in 1968 (while conducting Wagner's Tristan und Isolde). The next permanent conductor, James Loughran, did not ascend the podium until 1979, and since then there have been only four more permanent conductors: Horst Stein, Witold Rowicki, Jonathan Nott, and Jakub Hrusa, whose tenure began in 2016. As a result, the orchestra has developed a characteristic sound. The orchestra is partially financed by the Bavarian state government and carries the official title of Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie, or Bavarian State Philharmonic, and it plays a key role in Bamberg's musical life. However, the more than 7,000 concerts the orchestra has played include those in 500 cities and 63 foreign countries. More than Bavaria's other major orchestras, the Bamberger Symphoniker has served as a musical ambassador of Bavaria. Since 1993, the orchestra has performed in Bamberg's Konzert- und Kongresshalle. The group recorded for the Orfeo, Vox, and Koch Schwann labels, among others, in the 1980s and 1990s, moving mostly to Tudor and CPO in the 2000s. It has also hosted prestigious guest conductors including Herbert Blomstedt and Neeme Järvi, issuing a cycle of Glazunov's symphonies with the latter in 2019.
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Concertos for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Bamberger Symphoniker, Begoña Uriarte, Karl-Hermann Mrongovius, Antoni Wit
Concertmuziek - Released by Arts Productions Ltd on 7 nov. 2006
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Schumann: Works for Piano and Orchestra
Gerhard Oppitz, Bamberger Symphoniker, Marc Andreae
Klassiek - Released by Tudor on 17 mrt. 2012
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Mozart: Divertimento K.136 & K. 138 "Salzburg Symphony No.1 & 3"
Bamberger Symphoniker, Alexander von Pitamic
Klassiek - Released by Red Note OMP on 17 mei 2010
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Longing for Paradise
Albrecht Mayer, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 17 mei 2019
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major & Kindertotenlieder
Norman Foster, Wiener Symphoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jascha Horenstein
Klassiek - Released by Vox Legends on 1 jan. 1993
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Raff, J.: Symphony No. 9
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Klassiek - Released by Tudor on 1 jan. 2005
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Stravinsky, I.: Rite of Spring (The) / Symphony in 3 Movements
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Klassiek - Released by Tudor on 1 jan. 2007
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Glasunow: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Klassiek - Released by Orfeo on 1 jan. 2016
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Beethoven: Sinfonien No. 1, 2, 4 und 5, Vol. 1
Bamberger Symphoniker, István Kertész
Klassiek - Released by Bella Musica Edition on 26 apr. 2019
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Pfitzner: Symphonies, Opp. 44 & 46
Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert
Klassiek - Released by CPO on 23 aug. 1994
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Nielsen, L.: Symphony No. 3 / Hjortholm
Bamberger Symphoniker, Frank Cramer
Klassiek - Released by Dacapo on 13 mrt. 2000
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Schubert, F.: Symphonies, Vol. 4 - No. 9, "Great"
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Klassiek - Released by Tudor on 1 jan. 2007
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RAFF, J.: Symphony No. 5 / Suite No. 1 (Bamberg Symphony, Stadlmair) (Joachim Raff)
Klassiek - Released by Tudor on 1 jan. 1999
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Haydn: Sinfonie No. 45 "Farewell" - Sinfonie No. 101 "The Clock"
Bamberger Symphoniker, István Kertész, Heinz Wallberg
Klassiek - Released by Adora on 3 mei 2019
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Part: Cello Concerto / Perpetuum Mobile / Symphonies No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Klassiek - Released by BIS on 30 apr. 1989
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Wagner: Ouvertüre & Vorspiele (Stereo Version)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Heinrich Hollreiser, Hans Swarowsky
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1960
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Handel: Concerti grossi, Op.6 Nos. 10-12
Otto Buchner, Franz Berger, Hans Melzer, Karl Richter, Bamberger Symphoniker, Fritz Lehmann
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1953
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Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn & Sarasate: Violin Concertos
Gerhard Taschner, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker, Michael Raucheisen
Klassiek - Released by Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG) on 1 mrt. 2013
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Haydn: Keyboard Works, Vol. 1
Ilse Von Alpenheim, Bamberger Symphoniker, Antal Doráti
Klassiek - Released by Vox Box on 1 jan. 1990
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Dvorak: Slavonic Dances. Opp. 46 & 72
Bamberger Symphoniker, Antal Doráti
Klassiek - Released by Musical Concepts on 18 nov. 1997
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Eben: Organ Concerto No. 1, "Symphonia Gregoriana"
Gunther Rost, Bamberger Symphoniker, Gabriel Feltz
Klassiek - Released by Oehms Classics on 16 nov. 2010
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