Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
The Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, or Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, is among Switzerland's leading symphonic ensembles. The orchestra is of unusual antiquity, with roots stretching back into the 17th century.
The forerunners of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra were amateur musical ensembles that arose between 1600 and 1680 in Zurich, a city that lacked a major aristocratic music-making apparatus. In 1812, three of these joined forces to form the Allgemeine Musikalische Gesellschaft (General Musical Society), which maintained a seasonal orchestra. This group, though still partly amateur, gained renown, and Richard Wagner served as its conductor in the 1850s. He was apparently the first to suggest the need for a modern hall for the group, which was performing in a casino. In 1868, it was renamed the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and relaunched with Friedrich Hegar as the conductor. The first "Tonhalle" (Tone Hall) was a refurbished grain exchange, but in 1895, the current Tonhalle was built, and the orchestra moved in. Hegar remained the conductor until 1906, and his successor, Volkmar Andreae, was similarly durable, remaining in his post until 1949. Noted conductors during the later 20th century included Rudolf Kempe (1965-1972, Christoph Eschenbach (1982-1986), and David Zinman (1995-2014), who raised the orchestra's international profile in performance and on recordings. He established a contemporary music series called "tonhalleLATE." Zinman was succeeded by Lionel Bringuier (2014-2018) and Paavo Järvi (2019-). Since 2014, the orchestra has also maintained the position of Creative Chair, rotating annually; the first of these was Esa-Pekka Salonen, succeeded by conductors and composers, including Jörg Widmann, Péter Eötvös, and Arvo Pärt (2020-2021). The orchestra has also welcomed a sequence of prestigious guest conductors, including Georg Solti, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Mariss Jansons.
The Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra made some classic recordings during the 78 rpm and LP eras, including very early recordings of Vivaldi's music under Andreae in the 1920s and readings of music by Franz Lehár conducted by the composer in the 1940s. The orchestra's recording program expanded substantially under Zinman, who issued multiple recordings of Strauss tone poems on the Arte Nova label, and of Mahler and Schubert symphonies on RCA. The orchestra has continued to record for Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical, Alpha, and other labels, issuing a recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, under Järvi on Alpha in 2020.
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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Otto Ackermann spielen: Johannes Brahms: Symphonie Nr. 3, Op. 90
Concertos - Released by Classico Ivano on 2 Jan 2015
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" (Mono Version)
Otto Ackermann, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Brahms: Symphonie No. 3 (Mono Version)
Otto Ackermann, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 5 (Mono Version)
Otto Ackermann, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Dvořák: Cello Concerto, Op. 104 (Mono Version)
Paul Tortelier, Otto Ackermann, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Lehár: The Merry Widow, Extracts (Mono Version)
Max Lichtegg, Nora Jungwirth, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Victor Reinshagen
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1952
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Hummel: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Mendelssohn: Capriccio brillant, Op. 22 & Serenade and Allegro giojoso, Op. 43 (Mono Version)
Artur Balsam, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Otto Ackermann
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Brahms: Symphonie No. 2 & Ouverture pour une fête académique, Op. 80 (Mono Version)
Josef Krips, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" (Mono Version)
Josef Krips, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 7 (Mono Version)
Otto Ackermann, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Tchaikovsky: Symphonie No. 6 "Pathétique" (Mono Version)
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Josef Krips
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Grosses Orchester des Südwestfunks play: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouvertüre der Oper 'La clemenza di Tito' / Ouvertüre der Oper 'Die Zauberflöte'
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Grosses Orchester des Südwestfunks
Opera - Released by Classico Ivano on 20 Feb 2015
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouvertüre der Oper 'Idomeneo, Re di Creta',KV 366, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich: Ouverture - Allegro
Opera - Released by Classico Ivano on 14 Nov 2014
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Ouvertüre der Oper 'Le nozze di Figaro', Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
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Ouvertüre der Oper 'La finta giardiniera' ('La Fausse Jardinière'), KV 196, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich: Overtura - Allegro molto, Andantino grazioso
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Ouvertüre der Oper 'Don Giovanni', KV 527, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich: Ouvertura - Andante
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Ouvertüre der Oper 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail', KV 384, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich: Ouverture en ut majeur Presto-Andante-Presto
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Ouvertüre der Oper Cosi fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich: Ouvertura - Andante, Presto
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Ouvertüre der Oper Der Schauspieldirektor, KV 486, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Josepf Krips
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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Otto Ackermann play: Antonin Dvorak: Symphonie Nr. 9, Op. 95, B 178
Concertos - Released by Classico Ivano on 17 Apr 2015
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Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra / Otto Ackermann / Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie / Wilhelm Schüchter play: Richard Wagner: Ouvertüre zur Oper "Tannhäuser"
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Opera - Released by Classico Ivano on 8 May 2015
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