Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, often styled in Germany as the hr_Sinfonieorchester (Hessischer Rundfunk [i.e., Hessian Radio] Symphony Orchestra), has a long history on radio in southwestern Germany and has, since the 1960s, ascended to international prominence.
Orchestral music on Frankfurt Radio dates back to the 1920s, and a Frankfurter Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester was founded in 1929 by conductor Hans Rosbaud. The group's association with the regional Hessian Radio network began in 1950. Conductors after World War II shaped the orchestra into an ensemble that covered mainstream Classical-Romantic repertory and also performed contemporary music on occasion.
All the orchestra's conductors since 1961 have been non-German. Key figures in the group's ascent to international prominence were African-American conductor Dean Dixon, principal conductor from 1961 to 1974, and Israeli Eliahu Inbal, who held the baton from 1974 to 1990. During that period the orchestra was the first to record the original versions of several of Anton Bruckner's symphonies. Dmitri Kitayenko (1990-1996) steered the orchestra toward German and Russian mainstream repertory, while American Hugh Wolff (1997-2006) introduced influences from the historical performance movement. Paavo Järvi was chief conductor from 2006 to 2013, and since 2014 the post has been held by Colombia's Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
Many of the orchestra's recordings have been made for the audiophile labels Teldec, Denon, ECM, and Wergo. In the mid-2010s the group recorded for RCA, and Järvi rejoined the orchestra in 2018 for recordings on Naïve of music by Brahms and Bach arranged by Schoenberg and Webern, and by Hindemith. The hr_Sinfonieorchester performs concerts at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt as well as originating regular broadcasts from the hr Sendesaal studio.
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Hindemith: Mathis le peintre, Métamorphoses
Paavo Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei naïve classique am 08.12.2017
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Turnage / Scofield: Scorched
John Scofield, John Patitucci, Peter Erskine, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, hr-Bigband, Hugh Wolff
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.2003
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W.A. Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 21 in C Major, K. 467; Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595
Lars Vogt, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin am 02.09.2013
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Eliahu Inbal, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics International am 01.01.1984
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Prokofiev: Cello Concerto, Op. 58 - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Steven Isserlis, Paavo Järvi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Hyperion am 02.03.2015
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Nielsen, Ibert & Arnold: Flute Concertos
Clara Andrada, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martin
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ondine am 03.01.2020
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Beethoven's World - Eberl, Dussek: Concertos for 2 Pianos
Tal & Groethuysen, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Reinhard Goebel
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 16.10.2020
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Beethoven's World - Eberl, Dussek: Concertos for 2 Pianos
Tal & Groethuysen, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Reinhard Goebel
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical - Sony Music am 16.10.2020
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Franz Schmidt: Complete Symphonies
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 11.09.2020
Gramophone: Recording of the Month16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bruckner: Symphony Nullte
Paavo Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Music Labels Inc. am 08.02.2023
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Tjeknavorian & Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pablo Gonzalez, Ulrich Edelmann
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Berlin Classics am 21.02.2020
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 & Klavierstücke, Op. 76
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi, Nicholas Angelich
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 15.03.2010
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Bellini/Molique/Moscheles: Oboe Concertos
Heinz Holliger, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1976
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 30.08.1993
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Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 01.01.1987
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Franz & Richard Strauss: Horn Concertos
Samuel Seidenberg, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Weigle
Klassik - Erschienen bei Pan Classics am 17.07.2020
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Erkki-Sven Tüür: Symphony No.7 “Pietas” / Piano Concerto
Laura Mikkola, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi, NDR-Chor
Klassik - Erschienen bei ECM New Series am 21.02.2014
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Scriabin: 3 Symphonies; Poéme de l'extase; Poéme du feu (Promethée)
Eliahu Inbal, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Decca Music Group Ltd. am 01.01.1980
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Space Table Symphony
Breiter Bernd, David Garrett, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei BigCityBeats Recordings am 03.06.2022
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Bruckner: Symphony No.6
Paavo Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei RCA Red Seal am 04.02.2015
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Morton Feldman: Violin And Orchestra
Carolin Widmann, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Emilio Pomarico
Klassik - Erschienen bei ECM New Series am 30.04.2013
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