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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Raff, J.: Symphony No. 6 / Suite No. 2
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on Jan. 1, 2003
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Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Symphonic Music - Released by Tudor on Mar. 17, 2012
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Juon: Rhapsodische Sinfonie, Op. 95 & Sinfonietta capricciosa, Op. 98
Bamberger Symphoniker, Graeme Jenkins
Classical - Released by CPO on Jan. 20, 2017
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Schacht: Clarinet Concertos
Dieter Klöcker, Hans Stadlmair, Oliver Link, Bamberger Symphoniker, Waldemar Wandel
Classical - Released by Orfeo on Jan. 1, 2016
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Tchaikovsky: Schwanensee, Op. 20a - Nussknacker, Op. 71a (Auszüge)
Bamberger Symphoniker, János Kulka, Franz Berger, Orchester der Württembergischen Staatsoper, Wilhelm Seegelken
Miscellaneous - Released by Adora on Jan. 29, 2021
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Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann - Highlights
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Gierster
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan. 1, 1966
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Bamberger Symphoniker, Karl-Heinz Steffens
Classical - Released by Tudor on May 6, 2016
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Elgar: Soliloquy for Oboe and Orchestra (Orch. by Gordon Jacob)
Albrecht Mayer, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Apr. 26, 2019
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Beethoven: Ouverture et Chœur des prisonniers extraits de Fidelio (Mono Version)
Ferdinand Leitner, Bamberger Symphoniker, Orchester der Württembergischen Staatstheater Stuttgart
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1957
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Bruckner, A.: Symphony No. 3 (1873 Version)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on Dec. 13, 2004
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Hausegger: Orchestral Works
Bamberger Symphoniker, Antony Hermus
Classical - Released by CPO on Jun. 23, 2017
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Glazunov: Symphony No. 3 & Concert Waltz No. 2
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Orfeo on Jan. 1, 2016
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Mojca Erdmann, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on Oct. 9, 2008
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Raff, J.: Symphonies Nos. 8 and 10
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on Jan. 1, 2005
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Mozart: Coronation concerto K537, Concerto for 2 Pianos K365, Rondos K382 & 386
Berliner Philharmoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker, Fritz Lehmann
Classical - Released by Archiv Produktion on Jan. 1, 2003
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Pfitzner: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Duo & Scherzo
Saschko Gawriloff, Julius Berger, Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert
Classical - Released by CPO on Aug. 23, 1994
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Janacek, L.: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on Jan. 1, 2006
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Glazunov: Symphony No. 6 in C Minor, Op. 58 & Poème lyrique, Op. 12
Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi
Classical - Released by Orfeo on Jan. 1, 2016
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Concertos for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Bamberger Symphoniker, Begoña Uriarte, Karl-Hermann Mrongovius, Antoni Wit
Concertos - Released by Arts Productions Ltd on Nov. 7, 2006
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Schumann: Works for Piano and Orchestra
Gerhard Oppitz, Bamberger Symphoniker, Marc Andreae
Classical - Released by Tudor on Mar. 17, 2012
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Mozart: Divertimento K.136 & K. 138 "Salzburg Symphony No.1 & 3"
Bamberger Symphoniker, Alexander von Pitamic
Classical - Released by Red Note OMP on May 17, 2010
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