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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Johannes Brahms / Clara Schumann
Lisa Batiashvili, Alice Sara Ott, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 28.01.2013
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies (Remastered)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt
Klassik - Erschienen bei Berlin Classics am 17.04.2020
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Quintessence Schubert: Complete Symphonies, Rosamunde
Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt
Klassik - Erschienen bei Brilliant Classics am 01.10.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Haydn: Symphonies No. 93 & 94
Eugen Jochum, Staatskapelle Dresden
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 04.11.1970
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Haydn: Symphonies No. 95 & 98
Staatskapelle Dresden, Eugen Jochum
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 15.04.1971
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven Complete Symphonies
Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt
Klassik - Erschienen bei Brilliant Classics am 28.05.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101
Hélène Grimaud, Staatskapelle Dresden, Vladimir Jurowski
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wagner: Overtures and Preludes
Staatskapelle Dresden & Hiroshi Wakasugi
Symphonien - Erschienen bei Berlin Classics am 24.02.2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
BORODIN, A.: Symphony No. 2 / In the Steppes of Central Asia / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Romeo and Juliet (Dresden Staatskapelle, K. Sanderling)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Kurt Sanderling
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Eterna am 01.01.1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 & 40
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Klassik - Erschienen bei Eterna am 25.10.1976
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto Op. 47; Serenades; Humoresque
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Staatskapelle Dresden, André Previn
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schumann : Symphonies
Christian Thielemann, Staatskapelle Dresden
Symphonien - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 05.04.2019
5 Sterne Fono Forum Klassik24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder (Live at Semperoper, Dresden)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Profil am 20.11.2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Leonore (Urfassung 1805 der Oper "Fidelio") (Original Version from 1805)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt
Oper - Erschienen bei Eterna am 01.01.1977
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
475 Jahre Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Klassik - Erschienen bei Profil am 06.10.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler, R. Schumann, Sinopoli & Others: Orchestral Works (Live)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Peter Bruns, Juliane Banse, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Peter Ruzicka, Sylvain Cambreling
Klassik - Erschienen bei Profil am 17.01.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stravinsky: The Firebird (Suite) Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Berlin Classics am 20.01.2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 (Live)
Oper - Erschienen bei Profil am 18.09.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Late Symphonies
Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 "Prague" & Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
Staatskapelle Dresden, Otmar Suitner
Klassik - Erschienen bei Eterna am 20.11.1970
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Wagner: Overtures
Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo