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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Orchestra) |
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Founded: 1781 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany |
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The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (= GOL), founded in 1781, is a German orchestra with one of the most impressive traditions. Its predecessors reach back to the time of J.S. Bach: as early as 1743 Leipzig merchants founded a ‘great concert society’. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, who gave decisive impetus to the 19th century Bach renaissance, was Gewandhaus Kapellmeister from 1835 to 1847. His successors include some of the greatest names among German conductors, such as Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Bruno Walter and Kurt Masur. In addition to the Symphony concerts and the orchestra’s activities with the Leipzig Opera, the ensemble is also responsible for performing church music at St Thomas. Together with the Thomanerchor Leipzig, the Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of the cornerstones of the Bach tradition still upheld today in Leipzig. |
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Music directors (Gewandhauskapellmeister) |
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Johann Adam Hiller (1781-1785)
Johann Gottfried Schicht (1785-1810)
Johann Philipp Christian Schulz (1810-1827)
Christian August Pohlenz (1827-1835)
Felix Mendelssohn (1835-1847)
Ferdinand David (1841-1842, 1852-1854)
Ferdinand Hiller (1843-1844)
Niels Gade (1844-1848)
Julius Rietz (1848-1860)
Carl Reinecke (1860-1895)
Arthur Nikisch (1895-1922)
Wilhelm Furtwängler (1922-1928)
Bruno Walter (1929-1933)
Hermann Abendroth (1934-1945)
Herbert Albert (1946-1948)
Franz Konwitschny (1949-1962)
Václav Neumann (1964-1968)
Kurt Masur (1970-1996)
Herbert Blomstedt (1998-2005)
Riccardo Chailly (2005-2016)
Andris Nelsons (2018-Present) |
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Source: Liner notes to 4 Sets of Leipzig Classics jointly named ‘Bach Made in German Vol. I-IV’ (1999)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2001, March 2021) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Herbert Blomstedt |
Orchestra |
[V-1] (2005, DVD) :BWV 232 [1st recording]
[V-2] (2017, DVD) :BWV 232 [2nd recording] |
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Gerhard Bosse |
Orchestra |
BWV 199, BWV 209 |
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Riccardo Chailly |
Orchestra |
BWV 244 [2nd], BWV 248 |
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( Gottfied von der Goltz) |
Orchestra |
Trio from BWV 211 |
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Kurt Masur |
Orchestra |
BWV 51, BWV 199, BWV 202 |
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Rudolf Mauersberger |
Orchestra |
Arias from Cantatas BWV 36, BWV 43, BWV 75, BWV 76, BWV 103, BWV 110, BWV 134, BWV 135, BWV 177 |
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Gotthold Schwarz |
Orchestra |
Radio: BWV 75, BWV 165 |
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Hans Weisbach |
Orchestra |
BWV 244 |
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Recordings of Bach’s Instrumental Works |
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Riccardo Chailly |
Orchestra |
Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 |
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Franz Konwitschny |
Orchestra |
Violin Concerto No. 2 BWV 1042, Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 BWV 1052, arranged for violin [w/ violinist David Oistrakh]
Concerto for 2 violins BWV 1043 [w/ violinists David Oistrakh & Igor Oistrakh] |
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Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Andris Nelsons |
Orchestra |
[T-2] (2018; DVD/Blu-ray Disc): A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [w/ violinist Baiba Skride] |
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