Bamberger Symphoniker
Although it is comparatively young among European symphonic ensembles, the Bamberger Symphoniker, or Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, has deep roots in that Bavarian city, with an estimated 10 percent of Bamberg residents subscribing to one or more of the group's subscription series.
The Bamberger Symphoniker was formed in 1946 as the Prague Deutsche Philharmonie, which had been the German orchestra of Prague under Nazi occupation. After the war, Germans were expelled from Czechoslovakia and they reformed themselves in Bamberg as the Bamberg Musicians' Orchestra, soon afterward taking the Bamberger Symphoniker name. The orchestra was fundamentally built by Joseph Keilberth, its first permanent principal conductor, who assumed his post in 1949 and remained there until his death in 1968 (while conducting Wagner's Tristan und Isolde). The next permanent conductor, James Loughran, did not ascend the podium until 1979, and since then there have been only four more permanent conductors: Horst Stein, Witold Rowicki, Jonathan Nott, and Jakub Hrusa, whose tenure began in 2016. As a result, the orchestra has developed a characteristic sound. The orchestra is partially financed by the Bavarian state government and carries the official title of Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie, or Bavarian State Philharmonic, and it plays a key role in Bamberg's musical life. However, the more than 7,000 concerts the orchestra has played include those in 500 cities and 63 foreign countries. More than Bavaria's other major orchestras, the Bamberger Symphoniker has served as a musical ambassador of Bavaria. Since 1993, the orchestra has performed in Bamberg's Konzert- und Kongresshalle. The group recorded for the Orfeo, Vox, and Koch Schwann labels, among others, in the 1980s and 1990s, moving mostly to Tudor and CPO in the 2000s. It has also hosted prestigious guest conductors including Herbert Blomstedt and Neeme Järvi, issuing a cycle of Glazunov's symphonies with the latter in 2019.
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Goldmark : Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1
Bamberger Symphoniker, Fabrice Bollon
Symphonic Poems - Released by CPO on 2 Nov 2018
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Couleurs (Poulenc - Koechlin)
Artur Pizarro, Bamberger Symphoniker
Classical - Released by Odradek Records on 31 Jan 2020
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Goldmark: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2
Bamberger Symphoniker, Fabrice Bollon
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2021
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 & Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor" ((Remastered 1993))
Guiomar Novaes, Wiener Symphoniker, Otto Klemperer, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonel Perlea
Classical - Released by Vox on 14 Jul 2023
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Mozart: Doppel. Concertos for Two Pianos, K. 242 & 365 & Sonata for Two Pianos, K. 448
Christian Zacharias, Marie-Luise Hinrichs, Bamberger Symphoniker
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1996
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Bloch: Schelomo, B. 39 (Live)
Ulrich Witteler, Jakub Hrůša, Bamberger Symphoniker
Classical - Released by Genuin on 1 Sep 2023
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Pfitzner: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-3
David GerIngas, Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert
Classical - Released by CPO on 25 Jan 1995
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Schumann, C.: Piano Concerto, Op. 7 / Piano Trio, Op. 17 / 3 Romanzen
Veronica Jochum, Bamberger Symphoniker, Joseph Silverstein, Colin Carr
Classical - Released by Tudor on 29 Sep 2009
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Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1 / Mahler: Blumine / Bruckner: Symphonisches Präludium
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 14 Oct 2022
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RAFF, J.: Symphony No. 3 / Italienische Suite (Bamberg Symphony, Stadlmair)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2001
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Raff, J.: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Fantasiestücke, Op. 86, No. 1 / Duo for Cello and Piano
Daniel Müller-Schott, Bamberger Symphoniker, Robert Kulek, Hans Stadlmair
Concertos - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2004
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Mahler, G.: Symphony No. 9
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 17 Nov 2009
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Guilmant : Symphonies For Organ & Orchestra
Bamberger Symphoniker, Edgar Krapp, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Sebastian Weigle
Classical - Released by Arts Productions Ltd on 7 Nov 2006
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Diepenbrock: Symphonic Poems
Bamberger Symphoniker, Antony Hermus
Classical - Released by CPO on 20 Jun 2016
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Mahler: Symphonie No. 6 (Jonathan Nott)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 4 Nov 2013
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Raff, J.: Symphony No. 1
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2001
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Raff, J.: Symphony No. 4 / Overtures To Benedetto Marcello, Dame Kobold, Die Parole / Konzert-Ouverture
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2004
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan"
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2008
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Raff, J.: Symphony No. 2 / Thuringer Suite
Bamberger Symphoniker, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2002
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 & 2
Bamberger Symphoniker, Richard Kraus
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1989
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Pilar Lorengar, Fritz Wunderlich, Gottlob Frick, Rudolf Kempe, Bamberger Symphoniker
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1987
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