Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was one of the first small orchestral ensembles to adopt the model of playing without a conductor, and they remain one of the most acclaimed such groups critically. They have premiered numerous new compositions, have broadened their work beyond classical genre boundaries, and have drawn many of the world's top musicians as collaborators. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1972 by a group of musicians who endorsed the anti-authoritarian goals of the counterculture of the era. Cellist Julian Fifer was one of the original founders. The orchestra comprises between 25 and 30 members, and turnover has been slow: as of 2019 it had only 14 emeritus members, and two of the original members were deceased. The group's rehearsal process takes place in two stages: first, a concertmaster (a rotating position) and a group of players determine the overall interpretation of the work, and then in full group rehearsals, other members refine the performance. The ensemble rests on a foundation of extreme mutual attention akin to that of a string quartet. By the early 1980s, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra had established a strong reputation in New York, and it went on to give regular concert series at Carnegie Hall and at New York's Riverside Church. Since the group's repertoire took a turn toward the contemporary, it has also performed at experimentally oriented venues such as Brooklyn's ShapeShifter Lab. The group has commissioned more than 40 new works. Audiences have been drawn by the presence of superstar collaborators including Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, and Martha Argerich. They have also backed the likes of Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, and Anne Sofie von Otter in vocal music. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has toured internationally, including, unusually, in Southeast Asia; they gave the first performance by an American orchestra in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War, leading master classes in Hanoi. In 2019 the group gave a series of performances at the Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao, Spain. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra began its recording career in the early '70s on the budget Nonesuch label, but in 1985 they signed with the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label in Germany, releasing an album of Dvorak's Serenades. The group has recorded works by Fred Lerdahl and William Bolcom, but most of their recordings take up standard repertory. The orchestra has remained on Deutsche Grammophon throughout the late 2010s, releasing the album Mendelssohn in 2019 with the young Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki.
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Haydn: Symphonies No. 22 "Der Philosoph", No. 63 "La Roxelane", No. 80
Symphonic Music - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg on Jan 1, 1989
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Respighi: Orchestral Works - Pini di Roma; Fontane di Roma; Feste romane; Gli uccelli; Antiche danz ed arie; Suites 1 & 3; Trittico botticelliano
New York Philharmonic, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Aug 23, 2011
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos.Hob.I:81 & Hob.I:45 "Farewell"
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1988
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Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue
Göran Söllscher, Patrick Gallois, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Baumgartner
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2007
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Rossini: Overtures; Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
Charles Neidich, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2004
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Respighi : Werke für Streichorchester
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Oct 12, 1993
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 48 "Maria Theresia" & 49 "La Passione"
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1987
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 "Italian"
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Aug 20, 2021
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Weber: Clarinet Concertos / Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations
Charles Neidich, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Dec 1, 1992
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra – Modern & 20th Century Classics
Classical - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on Jul 17, 2021
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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 / Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1990
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Mendelssohn
Jan Lisiecki, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Feb 1, 2019
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Kodály: Hungarian Rondo, Summer Evening; Suk: Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 6
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1996
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R. Strauss: Divertimento, Op. 86; Le bourgeois gentilhomme - Orchestral Suite, Op. 60
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1992
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 44 & 77
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1985
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Mozart: Serenade in D K239 "Serenata Notturna"
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1993
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Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
Göran Söllscher, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jun 23, 2009
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos.53 "L'Impériale", 73 "La Chasse" & 79
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1994
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 60 & 91, Armida
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1993
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R. Strauss: Sonatina No. 1 "From an Invalid's Workshop", Symphony for Wind Instruments "The Happy Workshop"
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1995
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies For Strings Nos. 8 - 10
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1993
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