Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was one of the first small orchestral ensembles to adopt the model of playing without a conductor, and they remain one of the most acclaimed such groups critically. They have premiered numerous new compositions, have broadened their work beyond classical genre boundaries, and have drawn many of the world's top musicians as collaborators. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1972 by a group of musicians who endorsed the anti-authoritarian goals of the counterculture of the era. Cellist Julian Fifer was one of the original founders. The orchestra comprises between 25 and 30 members, and turnover has been slow: as of 2019 it had only 14 emeritus members, and two of the original members were deceased. The group's rehearsal process takes place in two stages: first, a concertmaster (a rotating position) and a group of players determine the overall interpretation of the work, and then in full group rehearsals, other members refine the performance. The ensemble rests on a foundation of extreme mutual attention akin to that of a string quartet. By the early 1980s, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra had established a strong reputation in New York, and it went on to give regular concert series at Carnegie Hall and at New York's Riverside Church. Since the group's repertoire took a turn toward the contemporary, it has also performed at experimentally oriented venues such as Brooklyn's ShapeShifter Lab. The group has commissioned more than 40 new works. Audiences have been drawn by the presence of superstar collaborators including Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, and Martha Argerich. They have also backed the likes of Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, and Anne Sofie von Otter in vocal music. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has toured internationally, including, unusually, in Southeast Asia; they gave the first performance by an American orchestra in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War, leading master classes in Hanoi. In 2019 the group gave a series of performances at the Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao, Spain. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra began its recording career in the early '70s on the budget Nonesuch label, but in 1985 they signed with the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label in Germany, releasing an album of Dvorak's Serenades. The group has recorded works by Fred Lerdahl and William Bolcom, but most of their recordings take up standard repertory. The orchestra has remained on Deutsche Grammophon throughout the late 2010s, releasing the album Mendelssohn in 2019 with the young Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki.
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Haydn: Symphonies No. 22 "Der Philosoph", No. 63 "La Roxelane", No. 80
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg le 1 janv. 1989
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Mozart: Une Petite Musique de Nuit – The Works
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 2012
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Respighi: Orchestral Works - Pini di Roma; Fontane di Roma; Feste romane; Gli uccelli; Antiche danz ed arie; Suites 1 & 3; Trittico botticelliano
New York Philharmonic, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 23 août 2011
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Violin Sonata in F Major & Songs Without Words
Augustin Dumay, Jonathan Fournel, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Musique concertante - Paru chez Onyx Classics le 24 sept. 2021
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos.Hob.I:81 & Hob.I:45 "Farewell"
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1988
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Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue
Göran Söllscher, Patrick Gallois, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Baumgartner
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 2007
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Rossini: Overtures; Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
Charles Neidich, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 2004
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Respighi : Werke für Streichorchester
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 12 oct. 1993
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 48 "Maria Theresia" & 49 "La Passione"
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1987
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 "Italian"
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 20 août 2021
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Weber: Clarinet Concertos / Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations
Charles Neidich, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 déc. 1992
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra – Modern & 20th Century Classics
Classique - Paru chez UME - Global Clearing House le 17 juil. 2021
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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 / Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1990
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Mendelssohn
Jan Lisiecki, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 févr. 2019
5 de DiapasonGramophone Editor's Choice16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kodály: Hungarian Rondo, Summer Evening; Suk: Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 6
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1996
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R. Strauss: Divertimento, Op. 86; Le bourgeois gentilhomme - Orchestral Suite, Op. 60
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1992
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 44 & 77
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1985
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Mozart: Serenade in D K239 "Serenata Notturna"
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1993
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Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
Göran Söllscher, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 23 juin 2009
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos.53 "L'Impériale", 73 "La Chasse" & 79
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1994
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 60 & 91, Armida
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo