Helmut Müller-Brühl
Helmut Müller-Brühl was a highly respected German conductor whose long association with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, both in concert and in the recording studio, won over a large following from critics and the public alike. He recorded for a number of major labels, including Naxos, EMI, and Koch Schwann.
Helmut Müller-Brühl was born in Brühl, Germany. He showed musical talent early on, but did not give serious thought to a career in music until after concluding studies in philosophy and Catholic theology. He enrolled at the University of Cologne where he studied music with Joseph Schmidt Goerg and Karl Gustav Fellerer. He also took private instruction on violin and viola from Ernst Nippes.
In 1955, Müller-Brühl's burgeoning career was temporarily derailed when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Shortly after his recovery, he met violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan, who would become his musical mentor. In 1958, Müller-Brühl began his long association with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble founded in 1923 by Hermann Abendroth. The young Müller-Brühl studied conducting with Abendroth and in 1964 was appointed the Cologne Chamber Orchestra's music director.
Müller-Brühl immediately established a reputation in the interpretation of Baroque repertory and soon began to lead his Cologne-based group in works on original instruments. In 1976, following strict historic performance practices and using original instruments, the ensemble adopted the name of Capella Clementina. During this period, Müller-Brühl and his orchestra achieved high praise, some critics regarding them among the most important forces in the realm of historic performance.
In 1987, the group reverted to its original name, the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, and began playing on modern instruments once again, while still embracing historic performance practices. The following year Müller-Brühl and his ensemble established a highly successful series of concerts at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall under the name Das Meisterwerk (The Masterwork) and performed mostly Baroque repertory.
In 1995, concerts from this series were led by Müller-Brühl at the Champs-Elysée Theater in Paris. Beginning in the 1990s, the conductor began issuing many recordings on the Naxos label, some divulging Müller-Brühl's mastery of repertory out of the Baroque realm: he has lead an extensive series of Haydn symphonies, as well as several discs of Mozart works, all with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra. In the first decade of the new century he remained active with the ensemble, both in concert and in the recording studio.
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Concertos pour violon
Takako Nishizaki, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Concertmuziek - Released by Naxos on 16 apr. 2001
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Live)
Igor Levit, Xiaohan Wang, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 12 feb. 2021
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Symphonies (Volume 17)
Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 12 jun. 1997
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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter"
Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos Special Projects on 1 jun. 2015
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HAYDN, J.: Trumpet Concerto / Horn Concerto No. 1 / Keyboard Concerto in D major / Double Concerto in F major (Bruhl)
Dmitri Babanov, Harald Hoeren, Ariadne Daskalakis, Jurgen Schuster, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 29 jul. 2008
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Concertos pour violon
Augustin Hadelich, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 27 mei 2008
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Roman Christmas: Italian Concertos and Cantatas
Jurgen Schuster, Stefan Schilli, Maya Boog, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 26 aug. 1999
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Bach : Brandenburg Concertos, Vol. 2
Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 1 jan. 1999
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J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 & Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069
Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Tudor on 19 jan. 2024
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HAYDN: Piano Concertos, Hob.XVIII:3,4,9,11
Sebastian Knauer, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 25 mrt. 2008
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Haydn: Symphony Nos. 80 & 99 - Mozart: Symphony Nos. 34 & 36 "Linz Symphony"
Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Denon on 1 jan. 2009
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Telemann: Recorder Suite / Recorder Concertos
Daniel Rothert, Kölner Kammerorchester, Elke Martha Umbach, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Symfonische muziek - Released by Naxos on 5 jun. 2002
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J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066 & Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067
Maxence Larrieu, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Tudor on 19 jan. 2024
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Divertissements n°11 et n°14
Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Kamermuziek - Released by Naxos on 26 dec. 2012
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Trois concertos pour violon
Takako Nishizaki, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 31 okt. 2006
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Concertos pour clavier
Harald Hoeren, Ketil Haugsand, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 4 dec. 2008
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Haydn: Drei Violoncellokonzerte
Maria Kliegel, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 17 okt. 2000
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Symphonies (Volume 16)
Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 8 apr. 1997
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Mozart-Concertos Pour Flute-Concerto Pour Flûte Et Harpe
Helmut Müller-Brühl, Libor Hlavacek, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre De Chambre De Cologne, Maxence Larrieu, Suzanne Mildonian
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2006
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MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 28, 34 and 36, 'Linz'
Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 27 mrt. 1998
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Cantates sacrées pour basse
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Siegen Collegium Vocale , Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 21 nov. 2006
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