Wiener Symphoniker
The Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) is a mainstay in European orchestral music, having premiered works that have become standard repertoire in the orchestral world. While its older neighbor, the Wiener Philharmoniker, may get more attention, the Wiener Symphoniker has cemented its role as a world-class orchestra.
The Wiener Symphoniker was founded in 1900 as the Wiener Concertverein. The founder and first conductor of the orchestra was Ferdinand Löwe, who established the new orchestra to present more concerts to the citizenry and for the performance of new compositions. The orchestra's premiere concert took place at the Wiener Musikverein on October 30, 1900. Löwe, a student of Anton Bruckner's, led the Wiener Symphoniker in the premiere of Bruckner's ninth symphony in 1903. In 1913, the orchestra moved its performing venue to the newly opened Wiener Konzerthaus. Due to financial concerns following World War I, the orchestra merged with the Wiener Tonkünstlerorchester in 1919. Löwe served as chief conductor until 1925. He was followed by Otto Gottesmann and Wilhelm Furtwängler. In 1933, the orchestra was renamed the Wiener Symphoniker. Oswald Kabasta led the orchestra from 1934-1938. Under Kabasta, the orchestra embarked on its first international tour to England and Italy. In 1938, following the invasion of Austria, the orchestra was brought under municipal control and was used for propaganda during World War II. The orchestra was disbanded in September of 1944.
Following the war, the Wiener Symphoniker was re-established in 1945 and gave its first post-war concert in September under the leadership of Hans Swarowsky and Josef Krips. Since 1946, the orchestra has taken part in and been a major sponsor of the Bregenzer Festspiele. Herbert von Karajan (1950-1960) and Wolfgang Sawallisch (1960-1970) are credited most with the revival of the Viennese sound for which the Wiener Symphoniker is known. In 1962, the Theater an der Wien reopened, and the Wiener Symphoniker has since performed there for staged productions. Since Sawallisch, the chief conductors for the orchestra have included Carlo Maria Giulini (1973-1976), Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1981-1983), and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1991-1996). Philippe Jordan became the chief conductor in 2014, with a contract running through 2021. In 2018, the Wiener Symphoniker announced Andrés Orozco-Estrada as its next chief conductor. Orozco-Estrada is set to take the baton in 2021. Among the illustrious names who have guest conducted the orchestra are Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, and Claudio Abbado.
The Wiener Symphoniker can be heard on hundreds of albums on major labels such as Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Classics, and Orfeo, among many others. Since 2012, the orchestra has also recorded for its own Wiener Symphoniker label, on which it has recorded works by composers such as Mahler, Bruckner, and Berlioz. Under Jordan, the orchestra has recorded a full cycle of Beethoven's symphonies. The first, Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3, was released in 2017. The final two individual albums of this cycle, Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8 and Symphony No. 9, as well as the complete cycle set, were released in 2019.
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48 & Lélio, Op. 14b, H. 55B (Live)
Wiener Symphoniker, Cyrille Dubois, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Philippe Jordan
Classical - Lançado por Wiener Symphoniker em 24 de mai. de 2019
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Mahler : Das Lied von der Erde (Live)
Christa Ludwig, Waldemar Kmentt, Wiener Symphoniker, Carlos Kleiber
Lieder (German) - Lançado por Wiener Symphoniker em 1 de jan. de 1990
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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29, 39, 40 & 41 "Jupiter" by Ferenc Fricsay (2024 Remastered)
Ferenc Fricsay, Wiener Symphoniker
Classical - Lançado por Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording em 1 de fev. de 2024
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Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (Live)
Opera - Lançado por CapriccioNR em 3 de set. de 2021
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Giulini in Vienna
Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 1 de jan. de 2014
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Schubert: Symphony Nos. 8 & 9 - Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (Live)
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Choir, Karl Böhm, Wiener Symphoniker
Classical - Lançado por Urania Records em 2 de out. de 2020
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8 (Live)
Wiener Symphoniker, Philippe Jordan
Classical - Lançado por Wiener Symphoniker em 15 de fev. de 2019
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Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 & Concertstück in F Major, Op. 86
Fabio Luisi, Wiener Symphoniker
Classical - Lançado por Orfeo em 20 de abr. de 2010
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Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Wiener Symphoniker, Felix Prohaska, Maureen Forrester, Hans Rehfuss
Classical - Lançado por Omega Vanguard em 10 de mai. de 1993
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wiener Symphoniker, Josef Krips
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 1 de jan. de 2011
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Willem van Otterloo: The original recordings 1951-1966
Classical - Lançado por Challenge Classics em 1 de abr. de 2011
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 & No. 5
Eliahu Inbal, Wiener Symphoniker
Classical - Lançado por Denon em 1 de mar. de 1994
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Weinberg Edition, Vol. 3
Elena Kelessidi, Wiener Sängerknaben, Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Wiener Symphoniker, Vladimir Fedoseyev
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por NEOS Music em 27 de set. de 2011
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Liszt, Ravel & Brahms: Casadeus
Wiener Symphoniker, Robert Casadesus, Sergiù Celibidache
Classical - Lançado por Orfeo em 4 de mar. de 2013
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Wiener Symphoniker, Sergiù Celibidache
Classical - Lançado por Wiener Symphoniker em 25 de nov. de 2012
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Clara Haskil Plays Beethoven
Clara Haskil, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Classical - Lançado por Andromeda em 29 de jul. de 2009
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Martinu: Greek Passion (Live 1999)
Ulf Schirmer, Wiener Symphoniker
Classical - Lançado por Edition Bregenzer Festspiele em 19 de dez. de 2000
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (1881 Version, Haas Edition)
Wiener Symphoniker, Otto Klemperer
Classical - Lançado por Archipel em 29 de nov. de 2005
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Van Beethoven Code
Wiener Symphoniker, Harke de Roos
Classical - Lançado por Gramola Records em 15 de abr. de 2013
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Prague Spring Festival Gold Edition, Vol. 4 (Live)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Czech Radio em 22 de mai. de 2023
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 / Rachmaninov: Préludes
Sviatoslav Richter, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 1 de jan. de 1987
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