Staatskapelle Dresden
The Staatskapelle Dresden (or Dresden State Orchestra), also known as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, is one of Europe's oldest continuously operating performing arts organizations. It has numbered some of Europe's most famous composers and conductors among its music directors, and amid changing fashions, it has enjoyed an almost unbroken reputation for high quality.
The orchestra dates back to 1548, when Dresden was part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was founded by the Elector Moritz of Saxony to accompany the court chorus in the new large choral compositions of the time. It evolved from an even older group, the Kurfürstlich-Sächsische und Königlich-Polnische Kapelle. During the 17th century, its music directors included Heinrich Schütz, who was closely associated with the orchestra for over half the century. As opera grew at the Dresden court, one of the orchestra's main functions was to accompany the leading German opera company of the day, and Johann Adolf Hasse was the Kapellmeister (or music director) from 1734 to 1763. The orchestra and opera persisted through the unrest of late 18th century Europe, emerging as an operatic center under Carl Maria von Weber in the early Romantic era. Other famous names to conduct the orchestra in opera were Richard Wagner -- who called it a "magic harp" and premiered Rienzi, Die fliegende Holländer, and Tannhäuser there -- and, later, Richard Strauss.
In 1858, the Staatskapelle Dresden began giving concerts of symphonic music, and here again, its reputation grew quickly. Music directors since the turn of the 20th century have included Fritz Reiner, Karl Böhm, Herbert Blomstedt, Bernard Haitink, and, since 2012, Christian Thielemann. In 2013, the Staatskapelle Dresden became the resident ensemble of the Salzburg Easter Festival, where Thielemann also serves as artistic director. In the 21st century, the orchestra began a composers-in-residence program; holders of position have included Hans Werner Henze, Sofia Gubaidulina (twice), Arvo Pärt, and, in 2021 and 2022, Matthias Pintscher.
The orchestra's recording catalog is large, including multiple releases almost every year since 1990 on such labels as Berlin Classics, Denon, and Deutsche Grammophon. In 2017, the orchestra, under Thielemann, released a recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major ("Romantic"), on the Profil - Edition Günter Hänssler label. A live recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 1, with Thielemann once again leading the orchestra, was issued in 2021. Many of the Staatskapelle Dresden's historical performances have also been remastered and re-released.
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Wagner: Overtures
Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fauré: Requiem
Lucia Popp, Simon Estes, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1985
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Strauss, R.: Elektra (Live At Philharmonie, Berlin / 2014)
Evelyn Herlitzius, Anne Schwanewilms, Waltraud Meier, René Pape, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
Staatskapelle Dresden, Eugen Jochum
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 06.03.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bernard Haitink & Staatskapelle Dresden
Klassik - Erschienen bei Profil am 05.10.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Herbert Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 30.08.1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Sinfonie No. 28 & 29
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Klassik - Erschienen bei Eterna am 06.01.2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" (Live)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Myung-Whun Chung
Klassik - Erschienen bei Profil am 14.06.2019
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Last Four Symphonies
Herbert Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 15.09.1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Von Suppé: Ouvertüren
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 03.02.1976
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 (Semperoper Edition, Vol. 6)
Oper - Erschienen bei Profil am 01.01.1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lanner: Walzer / Strauss: Polkas
Otmar Suitner, Staatskapelle Dresden
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 19.02.1974
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Sinfonie No. 7 / Die Weihe des Hauses
Staatskapelle Dresden, Jeffrey Tate
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 06.08.2021
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring - Prokofiev: Scythian Suite
Witold Rowicki, Otmar Suitner, Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden
Klassik - Erschienen bei Corona Classics Collection am 10.03.1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Debussy: Prélude à L'Après-midi d'un faune / Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 01.01.1969
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Euryanthe
Klassik - Erschienen bei Brilliant Classics am 01.01.1976
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Sinfonie No. 30 / Pariser Sinfonie
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Klassik - Erschienen bei Eterna am 10.09.1976
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Sinfonien No. 32-34
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Klassik - Erschienen bei Eterna am 01.01.1975
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Reger: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Mozart
Staatskapelle Dresden, Heinz Bongartz
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 01.01.1972
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Edition Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 51
Klassik - Erschienen bei Profil am 07.01.2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Rudolf Buchbinder, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 03.09.2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo