Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
There may be more confusion over the identity of this orchestra than any other major ensemble in the West, not least because it has had three names over the years. Founded in 1946 in the American sector of Berlin, the orchestra was formed while Berlin (and most of Germany) was emerging from the destruction of the war. The ensemble was given the name of RIAS Symphony Orchestra, the initials standing for "Radio in the American Sector." In 1956, the ensemble adopted the name of Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, by which many concertgoers and record collectors still know it.
In 1993, the orchestra was renamed Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In part, the change was necessary to avoid confusion with another Berlin ensemble, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin, often listed on recordings and in catalogs in German as Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. And here is where the confusion worsens: this latter group is often now mistakenly listed on Internet sites, in reference works, and in catalogs as the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Actually, such a translation of their German name would normally be quite acceptable.
In any event, the new Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin was led by music director Vladimir Ashkenazy and had as its principal guest conductor Günter Wand. The former became music director in 1989 when he succeeded Riccardo Chailly. The orchestra plays subscription series at both the Philharmonie in Berlin and the Konzerthaus, located in the former East Berlin. Eliahu Inbal, Gerd Albrecht, Lothar Zagrosek, and other distinguished conductors have frequently led the orchestra. Zagrosek made several important recordings with the Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin for Decca. The group has also recorded for Denon, Orfeo, Capriccio, and CPO. Following the tenure of Ingo Metzmacher from 2007 to 2010, Tugan Sokhiev was named as the principal conductor and artistic director, with a contract beginning in 2012. Robin Ticciati followed Sokhiev, assuming the principal conductor post in 2017. The Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin is the most significant orchestra in Berlin after the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Ferenc Fricsay Portrait - Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus; Symphony; Dances of Marosszék
Ernst Haefliger, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, RIAS Symphonie-Orchester, Ferenc Fricsay, Chor der St. Hedwig's-Kathedrale, Berlin
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1/01/1994
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Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Antonio Janigro play: Joseph Haydn: Symphonie Nr. 55 - Der Schulmeister, Hob I:55
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Classical - Released by Classico Ivano on 30/01/2015
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Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Carl Schuricht play: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 5, op. 67 (1957)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Classical - Released by Classico Ivano on 30/01/2015
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Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Friedrich Gulda spielen: Ludwig van Beethoven: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Friedrich Gulda
Concertos - Released by Classico Ivano on 22/08/2014
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Freue Dich, O Christenheit - Lieder Zur Heiligen Nacht (Original Christmas Album - 1959)
Rita Streich, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kurt Gaebel
Musical Theatre - Released by Christmas Album on 31/12/2017
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Rosenthal, Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne (Mono Version)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Manuel Rosenthal
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1961
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Bizet: Carmen, extraits (Mono Version)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1957
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Mozart Arias
Shinobu Sato, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Hanns-Martin Schneidt
Classical - Released by Universal Music LLC on 4/04/1990
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Schoenberg In Hollywood (John Mauceri – The Sound of Hollywood Vol. 16)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, John Mauceri
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 1/01/1997
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Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Antonio Janigro spielen: Joseph Haydn: Symphonie Nr. 55 - Der Schulmeister, Hob I:55
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Antonio Janigro
Concertos - Released by Classico Ivano on 19/12/2014
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Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C Major, Op.56
Geza Anda, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Pierre Fournier, Ferenc Fricsay, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Classical - Released by Ancien Prodige on 10/01/2024
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Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Minor, Op.102
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Janos Starker, Ferenc Fricsay, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Classical - Released by Ancien Prodige on 10/01/2024
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Milestones of a Violin Legend: Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Vol. 6
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Bamberger Symphoniker, Ferenc Fricsay, Ferdinand Leitner
Classical - Released by Intense Media GmbH on 3/05/2019
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Milestones of a Violin Legend: Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Vol. 4
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Staatskapelle Dresden, Janos Starker, Karl Böhm, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Classical - Released by Intense Media GmbH on 3/05/2019
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Milestones of a Violin Legend: Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Vol. 3
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Wilhelm Kempff, Geza Anda, Pierre Fournier, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Classical - Released by Intense Media GmbH on 3/05/2019
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