The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Although it maintains headquarters in London, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe lives up to its name: the group's roughly 60 members come from all over the European continent as well as Britain. Cultivating relationships with many conductors and venues, the orchestra is especially noteworthy for its recording catalog, which has earned critical acclaim and major awards.
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe was founded in 1981 by a group of young players who had aged out of the European Community Youth Orchestra and wanted to continue making music together. One of the initial movers was Douglas Boyd, who remained the orchestra's lead oboist for many years, and numerous other founding members have remained with the group. The idea of forming a smaller orchestra oriented toward Baroque and Classical repertory was common at the time; less common was the orchestra's democratic structure, which involved a small directorate elected annually by the players. There is no permanent conductor, but the Chamber Orchestra of Europe quickly began to catch the attention of some of the biggest names on the podium. Two years after its formation, the group was tapped by Claudio Abbado for a Deutsche Grammophon recording of Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims. The orchestra has worked with conductors Bernard Haitink, Sakari Oramo, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and many others, and has performed or recorded with top-caliber soloists including Janine Jansen, Emanuel Ax, and Renaud and Gautier Capuçon.
Accordingly, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe tours all over Europe (and sometimes in North America), with no identification with a particular city. These connections have resulted in an unusually deep collection of recordings: since the late '80s, multiple recordings of the orchestra have appeared in almost every year, and 2006 alone saw seven Chamber Orchestra of Europe releases. The group was a European Union cultural ambassador from 2007 until 2013. In 2009, the orchestra established the COE Academy to provide educational opportunities for student performers. Many of the group's recordings feature Baroque or Classical repertory (especially Mozart), but not all; in 2018, the orchestra issued Visions of Prokofiev on Deutsche Grammophon. The orchestra's vast, critically acclaimed recording catalog has earned two Grammy Awards and three Record of the Year Awards from Gramophone magazine. In 2020, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, led by Harnoncourt, was heard on a live recording of Schubert's symphonies made at the Styriarte festival in Graz, Austria, in 1988. The following year, the orchestra and Harnoncourt were heard on an album of works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms; these recordings were made at the same festival spanning from 1989 through 2007. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe is a nonprofit organization and a registered charity in Britain.
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Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète & Pulcinella Suite
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Janiczek
Classique - Paru chez Linn Records le 29 juin 2009
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Schubert : The Symphonies
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
Symphonies - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1988
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61 - Romances, Op. 40 & 50
Gidon Kremer, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics International le 1 mars 1993
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Franz Schubert : Fierrabras
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
Intégrales d'opéra - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1990
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Schubert : Music for "Rosamunde"
Anne Sofie von Otter, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado, Ernst Senff Chor
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1991
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Schubert : Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 "The Little"
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
Symphonies - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1988
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Vivaldi: Concertos, Aria, Sonata
Daniel Hope, Anne Sofie von Otter, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 2008
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 "Eroica"
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Warner Classics International le 25 août 1992
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Martin: Concerto For 7 Wind Instruments (1949); Polyptyque pour violon solo et deux petits orchestres à cordes (1972-73); Études pour orchestre à cordes (1955-56)
Marieke Blankestijn, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thierry Fischer
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1992
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 48; Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Gérard Korsten
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1993
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Brahms : Symphonies (Intégrale)
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Paavo Berglund
Symphonies - Paru chez Ondine le 1 janv. 2001
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Brahms : Symphonies (Intégrale)
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Paavo Berglund
Symphonies - Paru chez Ondine le 1 janv. 2001
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Schumann, Robert: Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 (Arr. Liszt, S. 566)
Beatrice Rana, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 6 janv. 2023
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Rossini : Overtures
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
Ouvertures - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 14 avr. 2015
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos.14, 17, 21 & 26
Maria João Pires, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 2013
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Musique concertante - Paru chez Warner Classics International le 1 mars 2002
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Schumann, Clara: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze
Beatrice Rana, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 9 déc. 2022
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 7 K271A & No. 4 K218
David Garrett, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
Classique - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 1 janv. 1995
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Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Classique - Paru chez Ica Classics le 22 oct. 2021
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Mendelssohn : Symphonies 1-5 (Live)
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Rias Kammerchor, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Symphonies - Paru chez Deutsche Grammophon (DG) le 16 juin 2017
4F de Télérama4 étoiles Classica5 de DiapasonGramophone: Recording of the Month16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 "Jupiter"
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 janv. 1992
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