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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A Lannister Always Pays His Debts
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 31 Jan 2020
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Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9, Erinnerung am Marienbad
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Howard Griffiths
Classical - Released by CPO on 7 Apr 2015
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies 4 & 5
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
Symphonies - Released by PENTATONE on 1 Feb 2018
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Come In!: IV. Movement
Eldbjørg Hemsing, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 19 Jun 2020
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Wilms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 - Overture in D
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Howard Griffiths
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jul 2009
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Sinding: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Thomas Dausgaard
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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Antheil: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / A Jazz Symphony / Jazz Sonata /
Markus Becker, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Eiji Oue
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2005
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Enna: Violin Concerto, Overture Cleopatra & Symphonic Fantasy
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Kathrin Rabus, Hermann Baumer
Classical - Released by CPO on 25 Jun 2014
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Louis Spohr : Symphonies Nos. 2 and 8
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Howard Griffiths
Symphonies - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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Meyerbeer: Music for Festive Occasions
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Michail Jurowski
Classical - Released by CPO on 2 Jun 1998
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Draeseke: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 - Gudrun Overture
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Jorg-Peter Weigle
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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J. Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron (Live)
Opera - Released by PentaTone on 1 Apr 2016
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Atterberg: Cello Concerto in C Minor, Op. 21 & Horn Concerto in A Major, Op. 28
Nikolai Schneider, Johannes-Theodor Wiemes, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ari Rasilainen
Classical - Released by CPO on 4 Sep 2015
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Rontgen: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 15 / Variationen uber eine Norwegische Volksweise
Carmen Fuggiss, NDR Radiophilharmonie, David Porcelijn
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Sep 2009
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Herzogenberg: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Frank Beermann
Classical - Released by CPO on 20 Dec 2006
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The Lord of the Rings: The Council of Elrond "Aniron" (Theme for Aragorn and Arwen)
Olga Peretyatko, NDR Radiophilharmonie
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 26 Jun 2020
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Haydn: Arias
Simona Houda-Saturová, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Alessandro De Marchi
Opera - Released by Orfeo on 29 May 2009
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Gotovac: Symphonic Poems - Tajcevic: 7 Balkan Dances
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Moshe Atzmon
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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Sand
Florian Christl, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Ben Palmer
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Sony Music on 17 Jun 2022
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Akses: Violin Concerto
Cihat Askin, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Rengim Gokmen
Concertos - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo