Gottfried von der Goltz
Violinist and conductor Gottfried von der Goltz has gained recognition as the leader of the Freiburger Barockorchester (or "Freiburg Baroque Orchestra"), an innovative historical-performance ensemble. He also performs widely as a violin soloist.
Von der Goltz was born in the Bavarian city of Würzburg on June 1, 1964. He studied with his father, Georg Conrad von der Goltz, and his mother, Kirsti Hjort. Von der Goltz studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover under Rami Shevelov, moved to New York for graduate studies at the Juilliard School, and continued taking lessons with Rainer Kussmaul in Freiburg. At age 21, von der Goltz earned a violin chair in the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg, looking forward to a secure career with a solid German orchestra. Two years later, he relinquished that post in favor of the Baroque violin, in the mid-'80s, not a terribly common instrument in Germany. That led to von der Goltz's leadership of the Freiburger Barockorchester, where he continues, with Kristian Bezuidenhout, to hold the post of artistic director. With the Freiburg group, he has amassed a large catalog of recordings, beginning in 1994 with an album of works by Purcell and Handel. He has recorded for various labels, mostly, since 2005, for Harmonia Mundi and Aparte. Depending on repertory, he may lead the orchestra with his violin or take up the conductor's baton. He continues to play works for modern violin on occasion; his historical-instrument performances extend into the early Romantic era.
From 1997 to 2004, von der Goltz taught violin at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, moving to the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in 2004. He assumed the directorship of the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra in Oslo in 2007. Von der Goltz has recorded music by Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi but has also explored lesser-known Baroque violin works from Dresden and other cities in central Germany. On the 2018 release, Handel: Concerti a Due Cori, von der Goltz teamed with violinist Petra Müllejans to conduct the two halves of the Freiburger Barockorchester in antiphonally structured Handel concerti grossi. After a pandemic-time hiatus, von der Goltz and the Freiburger Barockorchester returned with a recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, on Harmonia Mundi in 2021, and with the album Concerti all'Arrabbiata, featuring von der Goltz directing the orchestra from the violin, on Aparte. In 2022, von der Goltz joined cellist Annekatrin Beller and harpsichordist Torsten Johann for a recording on Aparte of violin sonatas by Bach.
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Telemann, Platti, Vivaldi & Geminiani: Concerti all'arrabbiata
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by Aparté on 12 Nov 2021
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Telemann: Seliges Erwägen - Passion-Oratorium
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released by Aparté on 23 Mar 2018
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J.S. Bach : Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin
Violin Solos - Released by Aparté on 7 Sep 2018
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Corelli : Concerti Grossi, Sinfonia to Santa Beatrice d'Este
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Chamber Music - Released by Aparté on 26 Oct 2018
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Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Continuo
Gottfried von der Goltz, Annekatrin Beller, Torsten Johann
Classical - Released by Aparté on 11 Mar 2022
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3-5
Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester, Kristian Bezuidenhout
Concertos - Released by Aparté on 20 Jan 2023
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Mendelssohn: Concertos
Kristian Bezuidenhout, Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 23 Aug 2011
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Mozart : Youth Symphonies
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by Aparté on 15 Nov 2019
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Geminiani : The Art of Playing on the Violin
Classical - Released by Aparté on 2 Jun 2017
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Telemann : Frankfurt Violin Sonatas
Classical - Released by Aparté on 15 Nov 2019
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 - The Creatures of Prometheus
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Symphonies - Released by harmonia mundi on 19 Feb 2021
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Solokantaten und Oboenkonzert
Karl Kaiser, Katharina Arfken, Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by Carus on 1 Oct 1999
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Locatelli: Concerti grossi, Op. 1
Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 22 Dec 2004
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Mozart à Paris, 1778: Concerto pour Flûte et Harpe, Symphonie No. 31 "Paris", Symphonie Concertante K.297B
Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester
Symphonies - Released by harmonia mundi on 23 Jan 2006
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Johann Joseph Fux: La Grandezza della Musica Imperiale. Composizioni per orchestra
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by Carus on 1 Jan 2006
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Johann Georg Pisendel: Concerti con varii strumenti. Dresdner Konzerte
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz, Petra Müllejans
Classical - Released by Carus on 1 Jul 1999
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Johann Christian Bach: Concerti
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by Carus on 1 Jan 2007
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DHM Splendeurs: Vivaldi: 4 Saisons
Classical - Released by Deutsche Harmonia Mundi on 1 Jan 1997
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Haydn: "Concerti per il clavicembalo"
Andreas Staier, Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 1 Jan 2004
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Haydn: Violin Concerto No.1
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 28 Aug 2008
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Norwegian Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by Simax Classics on 25 Jul 2014
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