National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, once the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the concert music orchestra of Radio Television Ireland, is the country's premier orchestral ensemble.
It began with the formation of a national radio channel, based in Dublin, in 1926. The station hired staff musicians, who often played together on the radio and in concert as a chamber orchestra. String players from the radio, wind players from the Army School of Music, and other musicians played as the Dublin Philharmonic Society under the direction of Col. Fritz Brase, head of the Army School from 1927.
In 1947, the broadcasting authority, now called Radio Éireann (Radio Ireland), expanded its orchestra by opening its membership to musicians from all over Europe and renaming the group the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra. Its initial conductor was Captain Michael Bowles. After he retired in 1948 (he had been conducting the small predecessor or the RÉSO for several years), the new orchestra drifted without a permanent conductor, but played for such major conductors as Jean Martinon and Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt. Finally, in 1953, the orchestra found a principal conductor in Milan Horvat, who remained until 1961. Also in 1953, Ireland added television to its broadcasting service. The name of the government body (in English) established by a new broadcasting act in 1960 was the Irish National Public Service Broadcasting Organisation, and the on-air service became Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The orchestra became known as the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, and it was, de facto, the national orchestra of Ireland and the main city orchestra of Dublin. Its chief conductor from 1962 was Tibor Paul. He was succeeded by Albert Rosen, Colman Pierce, Bryden Thomson, and Jànos Fürst.
In 1981, it found a new concert home when the National Concert Hall opened in Dublin. At about the same time, it expanded its broadcasting activities. Until 1979, RTÉ had run only one radio channel and one television channel. In 1979, it established more channels, including an arts station called FM3 which aired numerous concerts by the RTÉSO. In 1989, the orchestra was expanded to the size of a large symphony orchestra, and it was renamed the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Its principal conductor was George Hurst. Kaspar de Roo took that position in 1994, followed by Alexander Anissimov and Gerhard Markson. In 2005, the orchestra changed names again, officially becoming the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. As of 2018, the principal conductor's post was vacant, but Nathalie Stutzmann was under contract as principal guest conductor, and the orchestra had a large roster of world-class guest conductors to draw on.
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra has championed contemporary music with Irish premieres including Thomas Adès' Totentanz, Wolfgang Rihm's Verwandlung 4, Kaija Saariaho's Circle Map, and Wave Movements by Bryce Dessner (of the rock band the National) and Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire). The orchestra also plays a major role in music education in Ireland, with a full schedule of school concerts and youth events. The orchestra has recorded extensively for the Naxos label, releasing a recording of Poulenc's ballet Les biches in 2018. In 2022, the orchestra was removed from RTÉ's auspice and added to that of the National Concert Hall, reverting to the name National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.
© James Manheim & Joseph Stevenson /TiVo
Artisti simili
-
Concerto pour piano - Dance Suite - Variations
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Martin Roscoe, Adrian Leaper
Classica - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 6 giu 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concerto pour orgue - Symphonie n°1
Peter Sweeney, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colman Pearce
Musica concertante - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 21 mag 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
MARTIN : Piano Concerto No. 2 / Harp Concerto / Beato Angelico
Philip Martin, Andreja Malir, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Kasper de Roo
Classica - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 21 gen 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
CORCORAN: Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 and 4
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colman Pearce
Classica - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 4 ott 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
BRIAN: Symphonies Nos. 17 and 32 / In Memoriam
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Adrian Leaper
Classica - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 7 ott 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
BODLEY: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colman Pearce
Classica - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 4 giu 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
MAHLER: Lied von der Erde (Das)
Thomas Harper, Ruxandra Donose, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Michael Halasz
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Naxos il 12 lug 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3 / Melodie in E / Polichinelle
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov
Musica sinfonica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 9 gen 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kinsella: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Proinnsías O Duinn
Classica - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 26 nov 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Prince Rostislav
Bernd Glemser, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Classica - Pubblicato da Amadis il 6 gen 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Symphony No. 3 -
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Anthony Bramall, Reinhard Seifried
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 1 gen 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Symphonies Nos.1&4
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Anthony Bramall, Reinhard Seifried
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 1 gen 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Symphony No. 2, Hymn of Praise
Majella Cullagh, Mary Nelson, Adrian Thompson, RTE Philharmonic Choir, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Reinhard Seifried
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 23 dic 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
DEANE: Quaternion / Krespel's Concerto / Oboe Concerto
Anthony Byrne, Alan Smale, Matthew Manning, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colman Pearce
Classica - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 7 dic 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
WILSON, J.: Menorah / Concertino / Pearl and Unicorn
Constantin Zanidache, Alan Smale, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colman Pearce
Musica concertante - Pubblicato da Marco-Polo il 18 apr 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
CLASSICAL FAVOURITES
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alexander Anissimov, Gerhard Markson
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 31 dic 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
LAMB: Children Of Lir (The)
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Robert Lamb
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 19 mag 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo