NDR Radiophilharmonie
The impressive, international prominence of orchestras associated with Germany's regional radio broadcasters is indicated by the existence of the similarly named NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (German: NDR Radiophilharmonie) and NDR Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks), with both groups achieving international prominence.
The NDR Radio Philharmonic is based in the city of Hannover (the NDR Symphony in Hamburg). It dates back to the 1920s in the form of the Niedersächsicher Sinfonie-Orchester and assumed its present form as the Rundfunkorchester Hannover (Hannover Radio Orchestra) in 1950. The group later used the name Radiophilharmonie Hannover; it assumed its current name in 2003. The orchestra's concert home base is the Großer Sendesaal (Great Broadcast Room) of the Lower Saxony Radio Building. The first conductor of the Rundfunkorchester Hannover was Willy Steiner, who held the post until 1975; subsequent chief conductors have been Bernhard Klee, Eiji Öue, and Eivind Gullberg Jensen. British Baroque violinist-turned-conductor Andrew Manze became chief conductor in 2014.
Part of the reputation of the NDR Philharmonic rests on its large and growing recording catalog. Mostly recording for Germany's CPO label, the group has specialized in symphonies by neglected composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. These have included Ernst Krenek, Louise Farrenc, Georges Onslow, Felix Draeseke, Friedrich Ernst Fesca, Josef Tal, Paul Wranitzky, Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Josef Suder, August Enna, Julius Röntgen, Paul Ben-Haim, Paul Graener, Gustav Kerker, Herbert Baumann, and Louis Spohr, whose complete cycle of ten symphonies was recorded by the Philharmonic under the baton of Howard Griffiths. These have not been accomplished to the exclusion of better-known repertoire; the orchestra has recorded a cycle of Mendelssohn symphonies for the Dutch audiophile label PentaTone. Most of these composers have been represented by more than one album; a second recording of German-Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim appeared in 2017, followed the next year by the final installment in the orchestra's Manze Mendelssohn set.
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Gubaidulina, S.: Orchestral Music
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Kalitzke, Bernhard Klee
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 1994
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Onslow: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Johannes Goritzki
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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Onslow: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Johannes Goritzki
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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Modern Times (Score Restoration by Timothy Brock)
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Timothy Brock
Film Soundtracks - Released by CPO on 3 Jul 2015
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Woyrsch: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Thomas Dorsch
Classical - Released by CPO on 4 Jan 2019
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang"
Classical - Released by PentaTone on 1 Jun 2018
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Kreise Live
Johannes Oerding, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Pop - Released by Sony Music Catalog on 24 Nov 2017
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Once Upon a Time in the West
Olga Peretyatko, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 5 Jun 2020
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GoldbergReflections
Niklas Liepe, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 16 Oct 2020
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Choral
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 15 Jul 2022
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Interstellar Cornfield Chase
Cameron Carpenter, Rahel Senn, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 29 Nov 2019
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Atterberg: Symphonies 3 & 6
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ari Rasilainen
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jul 2013
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Circle
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 18 Mar 2022
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Reger: Piano Concerto, Op. 114 & Solo works
Markus Becker, Joshua Weilerstein, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Classical - Released by Cavi-Music on 4 Jan 2019
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Atterberg: Piano Concerto - Rhapsody - Ballade & Passcaglia
Love Derwinger, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ari Rasilainen
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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FLOW - Mozart & Henderickx Clarinet Concertos
Annelien van Wauwe, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
Concertos - Released by PENTATONE on 4 Jan 2022
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Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Walton: Viola Concerto - Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Isabelle van Keulen, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Classical - Released by Challenge Classics on 2 Nov 2018
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Mozart: Symphonies 38 & 39
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
Symphonies - Released by PENTATONE on 22 Oct 2021
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Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Eiji Oue, NDR-Chor
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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Ouverture
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 8 Apr 2022
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Louis Spohr : Symphonies Nos. 3 and 10
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Howard Griffiths
Symphonies - Released by CPO on 20 Nov 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo