Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
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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Ruzicka: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Peter Ruzicka
Klassiek - Released by NEOS Music on 18 okt. 2013
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Concerto pour piano n°2
Pietro Massa, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Alessandro Crudele
Klassiek - Released by CapriccioNR on 24 aug. 2010
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Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies - Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 6
Colonne Concerts Orchestra, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, George Enescu, Heitor Villa-Lobos
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 sep. 2012
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Donizetti: 4 Complete Operas
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Herbert von Karajan, Rolando Panerai
Opera - Released by The Art Of Singing on 3 mrt. 2016
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The Great Conductors: Ferenc Fricsay, Vol. 4
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Rias Kammerchor, Ferenc Fricsay, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale
Balletten - Released by Jube Classic on 7 okt. 2014
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The Great Conductors: Ferenc Fricsay, Vol. 3
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 7 okt. 2014
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Brant, H.: Alto Saxophone Concerto (Rascher, T. Johnson) / Glanville-Hicks, P.: 3 Gymnopedie / Rudhyar, D.: Sinfonietta (Rias Symphony, Perlea) (1953)
Sigurd Rascher, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jonel Perlea, Thor Martin Johnson
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 jan. 2000
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Turkish Flavours - 100 Years of Turkish Symphonic Music
Howard Griffiths, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Symfonische muziek - To be released on 7 jun. 2024 by Prospero Classical
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Mahir Cetiz: Dreams of a River
Howard Griffiths, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Prospero Classical on 1 feb. 2024
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Ferit Tüzün: Türk Kapriçyosu
Howard Griffiths, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Prospero Classical on 15 mrt. 2024
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Cemal Reşit Rey: Enstantaneler: No. 4, Inside an empty Mosque
Howard Griffiths, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - To be released on 17 mei 2024 by Prospero Classical
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Cemal Reşit Rey: Enstantaneler: No. 3, Pigeons in Eyüp
Howard Griffiths, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - To be released on 3 mei 2024 by Prospero Classical
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Franz Joseph Haydn, Vol. 7
Ferenc Fricsay, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by ArnebAudio on 13 feb. 2024
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Complete Works for Viola Vol. 1 "Viola and Orchestra"
Tabea Zimmermann, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf
Klassiek - Released by Myrios Classics on 3 jun. 2013
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Schoenberg In Hollywood (John Mauceri – The Sound of Hollywood Vol. 16)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, John Mauceri
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1 jan. 1997
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Bloch: Schelomo - Dvořák: Cello Concerto & Silent Woods
Marc Coppey, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
Klassiek - Released by Audite on 7 jul. 2017
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Draeseke: Symphonia Tragica
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Desser
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 3 mei 2011
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Orchestral Music - Blacher, B. / Einem, G. Von / Fortner, W. / Hartmann, K.A. / Liebermann, R. (Berlin Rias Symphony, Fricsay) (1956)
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 jan. 2000
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Cyprien Katsaris Plays Liszt - Vol. 1
Cyprien Katsaris, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Arild Remmereit
Klassiek - Released by Piano 21 on 1 jul. 2011
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