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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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 22
Alicia de Larrocha, Wiener Symphoniker, Uri Segal
Clásica - Editado por Decca Music Group Ltd. el 11 jun. 1983
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Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Project Love Flows (Radio Version)
Pop - Editado por Dino Music GmbH el 30 oct. 2008
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, The 4 Symphonies, Overtures and Choral Works by Wolfgang Sawallisch (2023 Remastered)
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Singverein
Clásica - Editado por Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording el 26 sept. 2023
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Wiener Symphoniker, Philippe Jordan
Clásica - Editado por Wiener Symphoniker el 29 sept. 2017
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Frühling in Wien (Live)
Wiener Symphoniker, Manfred Honeck
Clásica - Editado por Wiener Symphoniker el 30 dic. 2016
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The Art of Ivry Gitlis
Ivry Gitlis, Wiener Symphoniker, Heinrich Hollreiser, Jascha Horenstein, Hans Swarowsky
Clásica - Editado por Vox Legends el 1 ene. 1992
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Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 1 & No. 15
Eliahu Inbal, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por Denon el 20 jun. 1995
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Bruckner : 9 Symphonien
Clásica - Editado por Music and Arts Programs of America el 6 jul. 2009
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Brahms: Violin Concerto - Schumann: Symphony No.4
Arabella Steinbacher, Wiener Symphoniker, Fabio Luisi
Música sinfónica - Editado por Orfeo el 27 ene. 2011
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Alfred Brendel Plays Liszt
Alfred Brendel, Wiener Symphoniker, Michael Gielen
Clásica - Editado por Vox Box el 1 ene. 1996
Choc du Monde de la MusiqueDiapason d'or16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Famous Waltzes
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Willi Boskovsky
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 1 sept. 1998
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Dvořák: Symphonie No. 9 "Du Nouveau Monde" - Smetana: Die Moldau (Mono Version)
Wiener Symphoniker, Karel Ancerl
Varios - Editado por BNF Collection el 1 ene. 1958
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Beethoven: Symphony No.2; Piano Concerto No.3
Sviatoslav Richter, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Kurt Sanderling
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 1 ene. 2004
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Paganini: Concertos for Violin and Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2
Wiener Symphoniker, Heribert Esser
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 1 ene. 1969
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Chopin: The 2 Piano Concertos by by Adam Harasiewicz (2023 Remastered)
Adam Harasiewicz, Heinrich Hollreiser, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording el 3 jul. 2023
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Mozart: Concerto pour piano No. 9, K. 271 "Jeunehomme" & Rondo pour piano et orchestre, K. 386 (Mono Version)
Wiener Symphoniker, Paul Sacher, Clara Haskil
Varios - Editado por BNF Collection el 1 ene. 1961
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Mozart: Concerto pour cor, K. 447, Concerto pour clarinette, K. 622 & Concerto pour basson, K. 191 (Mono Version)
Bernhard Paumgartner, Wiener Symphoniker, Richard Schonhofer
Varios - Editado por BNF Collection el 1 ene. 1958
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
Eliahu Inbal, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por Denon el 18 oct. 1994
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila (Live 1988)
Marjana Lipovšek, Carlo Cossutta, Sylvain Cambreling, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por Edition Bregenzer Festspiele el 26 oct. 1995
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Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn & Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Eliahu Inbal, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por Denon el 27 may. 1997
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Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Eliahu Inbal, Wiener Symphoniker
Clásica - Editado por Denon el 1 may. 1994
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