Münchener Kammerorchester
The Münchener Kammerorchester, or Munich Chamber Orchestra, has distinguished itself among Europe's small orchestras by its longstanding and ongoing commitment to contemporary music. The group is among the most acclaimed chamber orchestras on the competitive German scene.
The Münchener Kammerorchester was founded in 1950 by Christoph Stepp, much later the conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra. He was succeeded in 1956 by Hans Stadlmair, who conducted more than 4,000 concerts and did the most to shape the group as it exists today. He programmed music by Schoenberg and Webern at a time when these composers were rarely heard on public concert programs, and he went even further, presenting music by arch-modernists Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis, and also championing the works of Karl Amadeus Hartmann. Christoph Poppen became principal conductor in 1995, and his successor was Clemens Schuldt, who remained in the position as of 2020. Both Poppen and Schuldt have continued to program new music, including premieres by Erkki-Sven Tüür, Wolfgang Rihm, and Thomas Larcher. Since 1995, it has presented more than 80 new works. The orchestra has won several awards, including the Neues Hören (New Hearing) Prize of the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, given to an ensemble that excels in the presentation of contemporary music to new audiences. The Münchener Kammerorchester performs at the Prinzregententheater and at other Munich venues.
The Münchener Kammerorchester has a catalog of more than 20 recordings, covering not only contemporary music but music from the Baroque era forward, and often including the works of less-often-heard composers such as Franz Danzi and François Devienne. The group has cultivated relationships with a large variety of labels, including Sony Classical, ECM, and Tudor Records. It moved to PentaTone Classics in 2020 for a recording of the Four Seasons sets by Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla, led by violinist Arabella Steinbacher. The orchestra benefits from support from the City of Munich, the State of Bavaria, the Region of Upper Bavaria, and European Computer Telecoms AG.
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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6
Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on 12 Jan 2018
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Brass: Zeit im Graund & Von wachsender Gegenwart
Münchener Kammerorchester, Alexander Liebreich, Das Klarinettenduo
Classical - Released by NEOS Music on 2 Jul 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8 & 9
Evelyn Dubourg, Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 1 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos & Double Concertos
Ana Chumachenco, Eduard Brunner, Klaus Thunemann, Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 7 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Devienne: Concertos pour flûte, Vol. 4
András Adorján, Münchener Kammerorchester, Marianne Henkel, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 7 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Devienne: Concertos pour flûte, Vol. 3
András Adorján, Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair
Classical - Released by Tudor on 7 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
R. Strauss: Der Walzerkönig
Bamberger Symphoniker, Münchener Kammerorchester, Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vor- und Zwischenspiele aus Opern
Münchener Kammerorchester, Bamberger Symphoniker, Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mannheim und Wien: Serie C. Zwischen Empfindsamkeit und Biedermeier (Mono Version)
Jost Michaels, Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair, Hedwig Bilgram
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo