Ensemble Modern
The Ensemble Modern performed its first concert on October 30, 1980, in the Deutschlandfunk broadcast hall, Cologne, Germany. Over the years it has consisted of about 20 players and is a fairly typical chamber orchestra in makeup, its members filling the orchestral sections of strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion in traditional proportions.
Founded with the intent of promoting new and unusual compositions, the ensemble's roots actually go back to 1973-1974, when the German Youth Orchestra was formed. From this group there soon emerged offshoot ensembles for strings, woodwinds, and various other instrumental factions. In 1979 percussionist Hans-Peter Gluckner took the initiative to begin assembling yet another group from the orchestra, which would become known as the Ensemble Modern of the German Youth Philharmonic.
The aforementioned 1980 inaugural concert, which featured works by Schönberg, Webern, Spahlinger, Goldmann, and Schnebel, was broadcast over German radio, giving the new group a measure of overnight recognition. The Ensemble soon developed a schedule of about 100 concerts per year and would perform at many of the world's major concert venues, including Lincoln Center, the Salzburg Festival, the Holland Festival (Amsterdam), and the Festival d'Automne (Paris). Since 1985 it has been based in Frankfurt and has regularly performed at the Alte Oper concert hall.
The Ensemble eventually began making recordings for various labels, including RCA, BMG, and Rykodisc. Its 1995 recording of Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark achieved great success, and was followed by another Zappa disc, as well as a highly acclaimed 1999 version of Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera.
In 1998 the Ensemble Modern formed its own offshoot with the founding of the Ensemble Modern Orchestra, a full-sized orchestra created to perform large-scale repertory. It is only a part-time ensemble, however, assembling for specific occasions. In 2003 a second offshoot was born, this one of an educational nature, the International Ensemble Modern Academy. This organization offers scholarships, master classes, and is involved in many other educational endeavors. In 2006 the Ensemble Modern, faithful to its stated mission, introduced much new music at its concerts, including works by Ludger Kisters (In between and further), Annesley Black (LAUF), and Yaeko Asano (Berg, Stern, Stein -- Sonne). To help support itself over the years, the Ensemble has received funding from the city of Frankfurt, other German government agencies, and several cultural foundations.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Music For 18 Musicians
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical - Sony Music em 01/01/1976
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Nancarrow: Studies / Tango / Piece No. 2 / Trio
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical - Sony Music em 13/07/1993
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Lachenmann: Concertini & Kontrakadenz
Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Brad Lubman & Markus Stenz
Classical - Lançado por Ensemble Modern Medien em 01/02/2008
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Eötvös: Zeropoints - Beethoven: 5th Symphony
Göteborgs Symfoniker, Ensemble Modern, Peter Eötvös
Classical - Lançado por BMC Records em 05/01/2001
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Holliger: Scardanelli - Zyklus
Heinz Holliger, Terry Edwards, Aurèle Nicolet, Ensemble Modern, London Voices
Classical - Lançado por ECM New Series em 01/03/1993
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Traffic Continues
Fred Frith, Ensemble Modern, Franck Ollu
Classical - Lançado por Winter & Winter em 28/01/2000
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Zender: 33 Veränderungen über 33 Veränderungen (Eine komponierte Interpretation von Beethovens Diabelli-Variationen)
Classical - Lançado por Ensemble Modern Medien em 01/04/2013
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Fighting The Waves
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical - Sony Music em 17/05/1996
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Peng [Live] (Gründungskonzert Ensemble Modern)
Classical - Lançado por Ensemble Modern Medien em 01/10/1980
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Rihm: Jagden und Formen
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 01/01/2002
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Minas Borboudakis: Photonic constructions
Chamber Music - Lançado por NEOS Music em 01/08/2013
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Mathias Spahlinger: Works for Ensemble
Ensemble Modern, Hans Zender, Ensemble Recherche, Arditti String Quartet
Classical - Lançado por Kairós em 01/01/2007
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Porträt-Reihe: Nemeton
Ensemble Modern Presents Rainer Römer
Classical - Lançado por Ensemble Modern Medien em 01/03/2010
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Goebbels: La Jalousie
Classical - Lançado por ECM New Series em 01/10/1993
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Rihm: Vigilia
Ruhr ChorWerk, Ensemble Modern, Rupert Huber
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por NEOS Music em 27/04/2010
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Liza Lim: The Heart's Ear
Elision Ensemble, Ensemble Modern
Classical - Lançado por ABC Classic em 08/01/1999
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KURTAG: Choral Works
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Marcus Creed, Ensemble Modern
Classical - Lançado por SWR Classic em 18/09/2006
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Henze: Lieder von einer Insel, Orpheus Behind the Wire...
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Ensemble Modern, Marcus Creed
Secular Vocal Music - Lançado por SWR Classic em 13/10/2017
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Heiner Goebbels: A House of Call - My Imaginary Notebook
Ensemble Modern, Vimbayi Kaziboni
Classical - Lançado por ECM New Series em 19/08/2022
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D'Haene: Music with Silent Aitake's
Reigakusha, Ensemble Modern, Kasper de Roo
Classical - Lançado por Ravello Records em 08/03/2019
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