Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
There may be more confusion over the identity of this orchestra than any other major ensemble in the West, not least because it has had three names over the years. Founded in 1946 in the American sector of Berlin, the orchestra was formed while Berlin (and most of Germany) was emerging from the destruction of the war. The ensemble was given the name of RIAS Symphony Orchestra, the initials standing for "Radio in the American Sector." In 1956, the ensemble adopted the name of Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, by which many concertgoers and record collectors still know it.
In 1993, the orchestra was renamed Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In part, the change was necessary to avoid confusion with another Berlin ensemble, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin, often listed on recordings and in catalogs in German as Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. And here is where the confusion worsens: this latter group is often now mistakenly listed on Internet sites, in reference works, and in catalogs as the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Actually, such a translation of their German name would normally be quite acceptable.
In any event, the new Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin was led by music director Vladimir Ashkenazy and had as its principal guest conductor Günter Wand. The former became music director in 1989 when he succeeded Riccardo Chailly. The orchestra plays subscription series at both the Philharmonie in Berlin and the Konzerthaus, located in the former East Berlin. Eliahu Inbal, Gerd Albrecht, Lothar Zagrosek, and other distinguished conductors have frequently led the orchestra. Zagrosek made several important recordings with the Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin for Decca. The group has also recorded for Denon, Orfeo, Capriccio, and CPO. Following the tenure of Ingo Metzmacher from 2007 to 2010, Tugan Sokhiev was named as the principal conductor and artistic director, with a contract beginning in 2012. Robin Ticciati followed Sokhiev, assuming the principal conductor post in 2017. The Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin is the most significant orchestra in Berlin after the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Boieldieu: Harfenkonzert - Rodrigo: Konzert-Serenade für Harfe und Orchester (Stereo Version)
Nicanor Zabaleta, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Märzendorfer
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Janacek: Sinfonietta
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal, Leoš Janáček
Classical - Released by Denon on 17 Mar 1998
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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise; Variations on "La ci darem la mano"
Eldar Nebolsin, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jun 1996
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Joseph Schmidt: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (Recorded 1932-1933) [Remastered 2014]
Joseph Schmidt, Staatskapelle Berlin, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Unknown Artist, Frieder Weissmann, Otto Dobrindt
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Jube Classic on 6 May 2014
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Weinberger: Overture to a Chivalrous Play, 6 Bohemian Songs & Dances & Passacaglia
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Jorg Strodthoff, Gerd Albrecht
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 6 May 2016
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Wolf: Prometheus
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 20 Nov 2005
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Günter Wand
Classical - Released by Profil on 1 Jan 2009
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - Slavonic March
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Challenge Classics on 29 Jan 2010
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Bloch, E.: Hiver-Printemps / Proclamation / Poems of Autumn / Suite
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Reinhold Friedrich, Sophie Koch, Tabea Zimmermann, Steven Sloane
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Jan 2004
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Scriabin-Nemtin: Preparation for the Final Mystery
Ernst Senff Chor, Chœur de chambre de Saint-Pétersbourg, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1999
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Spartacus
Rias Kammerchor, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski
Ballets - Released by CapriccioNR on 12 Oct 1999
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Bruch: Works for Violin & Orchestra
Ulf Wallin, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Jul 2015
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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Waxman: Carmen Fantasie
Mone Hattori, Alan Buribayev, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Ica Classics on 15 Mar 2019
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The Great Conductors: Ferenc Fricsay & RIAS Symphonie Orchester, Berlin: Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op. 95 (The New World) – Sergei Prokofieff: Symphonie Classique, Op. 25 – Maurice Ravel: Bolero
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on 4 Mar 2014
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Dvořák & Martinů: Cello Concertos
Christian Poltéra, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard
Classical - Released by BIS on 8 Apr 2016
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Eisler, H.: Kleine Sinfonie / 5 Orchestral Pieces / Sturm-Suite / Kammersinfonie
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Hans Zimmer
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Jan 1995
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Musique symphonique et ballets d'Orphée aux enfers
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Howard Griffiths
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Nov 2019
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Feldman, Vol. 11: Orchestra
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Martha Cluver, Brad Lubman
Classical - Released by Mode Records on 24 Oct 2011
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Concerto pour piano n°1 - Variations rococo
Tzimon Barto, Dimitri Maslennikov, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Nov 2011
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Mozart, W.A.: Opera Arias
Ruth Ziesak, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Creed
Opera - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Jan 1999
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Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 / Piano Concerto
Peter Jablonski, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1996
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