Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
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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Handel: Samson, HWV 57 (Sung in German)
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Urania Records on Apr 7, 2017
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Schulhoff: Landschaften, Op. 26, Menschheit, Op. 28 & Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Doris Soffel, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Michael Rische, Gerd Albrecht
Classical - Released by Orfeo on Mar 1, 2005
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Handel, G.F.: Oratorio Highlights
Rias Kammerchor, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Creed
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 1988
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Shostakovich, D.: Zoya Suite / The Fall of Berlin Suite
Rias Kammerchor, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 1995
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Music for Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Wergo on May 1, 2000
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 9
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis
Classical - Released by CPO on Aug 1, 1994
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Hartmann: Wachsfigurenkabinett. Fünf kleine Opern
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Opera - Released by wergo on Jan 1, 2001
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Erhard Grosskopf: Plejaden, Op. 56 & KlangWerk 11, Op. 64 (Live)
Ursula Oppens, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Johannes Kalitzke, Vykintas Baltakas
Classical - Released by NEOS Music on Dec 7, 2018
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Karl Weigl: Selected Songs
Sophie Klußmann, Oliver Triendl, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Noack
Classical - Released by Capriccio on Sep 25, 2015
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Schoenberg In Hollywood
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, John Mauceri
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1997
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Schulhoff: Flammen
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, John Mauceri
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Sep 1, 1995
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Bruckner: Symphonie No. 6
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
Symphonies - Released by harmonia mundi on Oct 20, 2005
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Handel: Choruses and Organ Concertos
Rias Kammerchor, Erzsebet Achim, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Strings, Marcus Creed, Károly Botvay
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Aug 1, 2010
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Dessau, P.: In Memoriam Bertolt Brecht / Symphonies Nos. 1-2 / Danse Et Chanson / Examen / Les Voix
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Ksenija Lukic, Roger Epple, Manuela Bress, Holger Groschopp
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Feb 1, 2009
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Mahir Cetiz: Dreams of a River
Howard Griffiths, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Prospero Classical on Feb 1, 2024
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Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev: Piano Concertos
Kirill Gerstein, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan
Classical - Released by Myrios Classics on Mar 10, 2015
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Concerti I
GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Franz Schindlbeck, Ruben Gazarian, Jan Schlichte
Classical - Released by NEOS Music on Jul 26, 2011
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Sung in German) [Recorded 1953]
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Opera - Released by Walhall Eternity Series on Mar 1, 2015
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 15 - Das Gesegnete, das Verfluchte
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Peter Ruzicka
Classical - Released by CPO on Jan 1, 1994
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Anatol Vieru, Vols. 3 & 4
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Troubadisc on Mar 16, 2018
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Ferit Tüzün: Türk Kapriçyosu
Howard Griffiths, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Prospero Classical on Mar 15, 2024
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