Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
The SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (in German: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR) emerged under American military rule after World War II and developed into a major force in contemporary music. The orchestra ceased to exist in 2016 when it was merged into the new SWR Symphony Orchestra.
The SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1945 as the Symphony Orchestra of Radio Stuttgart (Sinfonieorchester von Radio Stuttgart) as the American military government reopened Radio Stuttgart and established a live orchestra for its broadcasts. The radio station soon became South German Radio, or Süddeutsche Rundfunk, and the orchestra was renamed Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks. In 1959, the orchestra became the Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester, and in 1975, it took its current name, with SWR standing for Südwestrundfunk, or Southwest Radio. From the beginning, the orchestra attracted top German musicians eager to get back to music-making, and leading conductors and soloists signed on for guest slots, quickly raising the group's profile beyond the region. In 1948, Hans Müller-Kray became the group's first permanent conductor and its only German one; his successors were Sergiu Celibidache (1971 until 1977, who raised the orchestra's international profile), Neville Marriner (1983 until 1989), Gianluigi Gelmetti (1989 until 1998), Roger Norrington (1998 until 2011), and Stéphane Denève (2011 until 2016). In addition to radio broadcasts, the orchestra performed some 80 concerts a year in Stuttgart and around the radio network's coverage area. It performed traditional repertory but soon established itself as a promoter of contemporary music, with a long list of contemporary composers including Pierre Boulez, Hans-Werner Henze, and Krzysztof Penderecki conducting the group in their own works. In 2012, the SWR's governing council approved a proposal to merge the SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and the SWR Baden-Baden Freiburg Symphony Orchestra into a new SWR Symphonieorchester (SWR Symphony Orchestra). Despite international protests, the merger was implemented, and Norrington conducted the orchestra's final performance at the BBC Proms in 2016.
The SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra had a distinguished recording career that included at least 75 releases covering a wide variety of repertory and winning several major industry awards. Many were recorded for the Hänssler Classic label. The orchestra's catalog of recordings continued to grow after its dissolution as the SWR Music house label reissued some of its classic performances. In 2020, that label issued the orchestra's complete recordings of Beethoven's symphonies, recorded in 2002.
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The Stuttgart Recordings
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Mitsuko Shirai, Cécile Ousset, Sir Neville Marriner
Classique - Paru chez CapriccioNR le 4 mai 2018
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Mozart, Beethoven & Others: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2023) (Live)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Karl Böhm
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 14 avr. 2023
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 - Lyadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Dmitri Kitayenko, Natalie Chee, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 13 oct. 2023
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1930s Violin Concertos, Vol. 2
Gil Shaham, Eric Jacobsen, Stéphane Denève, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, The Knights
Symphonies - Paru chez Canary Classics le 28 févr. 2016
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Arvo Pärt: Lamentate
Alexei Lubimov, The Hilliard Ensemble, Andrey Boreyko, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Classique - Paru chez ECM New Series le 30 août 2005
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Orchestral Music - Boyce, W. / Purcell, H. / Mozart, L. / Beethoven, L. Van / Hummel, J.N. / Adam, A.
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Reinhold Friedrich, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Lajos Lences, Sir Neville Marriner
Classique - Paru chez CapriccioNR le 1 janv. 1998
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Ravel: Orchestral Works
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 13 mai 2022
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BONIS, M.: Suite en trio / Scenes de la foret / Suite dans le style ancien / Air vaudois / Fantaisie, "Septuor" / Piece pour flute et piano
Tatjana Ruhland, Florian Wiek, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 1 janv. 2006
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Haydn: The London Symphonies (Live)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Roger Norrington
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 13 oct. 2009
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Brahms: Intégrale des danses hongroises
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Georges Prêtre
Classique - Paru chez Forlane Classique le 5 nov. 2014
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Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Gianluigi Gelmetti
Classique - Paru chez EuroArts Music International le 11 août 2023
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Kurt Sanderling, Carlo Maria Giulini
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 1 nov. 2011
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Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Carl Schuricht
Classique - Paru chez Archipel le 1 juil. 2022
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Haydn: Oboe Concerto, Hob.VIIg:C1 - Hummel: Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 102 - Martinu: Oboe Concerto, H. 353
Lajos Lencsés, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner
Classique - Paru chez CapriccioNR le 22 févr. 1994
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Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Kurt Sanderling
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 5 janv. 2018
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 - Martinů: Symphony No. 4
Klaus Tennstedt, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Classique - Paru chez Ica Classics le 4 févr. 2013
5 de Diapason16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Carl Schuricht Edition
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 1 janv. 2006
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Holliger: Romancendres
Christoph Richter, Dénes Varjon, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Heinz Holliger
Classique - Paru chez ECM New Series le 24 avr. 2009
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Chostakovitch : Symphonies Nos. 9 & 15
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Andrey Boreyko
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 3 avr. 2012
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MENDELSSOHN: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Roger Norrington
Classique - Paru chez SWR Classic le 1 janv. 2004
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Sacred Music
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Roger Norrington
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez SWR Classic le 9 juin 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo