Munich Radio Orchestra
The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: Münchener Rundfunkorchester) is associated with Germany's Bavarian Radio public broadcaster, but should not be confused with the network's other orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), which is devoted to mainstream symphonic repertory. The Munich Radio Orchestra has specialized in light music, adding forays into Italian opera, contemporary sacred music, and even -- in its frequent concerts in Munich -- jazz and video game music, the latter perhaps designed for the orchestra's extensive youth activities.
Orchestral music associated with Munich radio dates back to the 1920s, but the current Munich Radio Orchestra was founded in 1952. Its first music director was Werner Schmidt-Boelke, who built it into an ensemble devoted to the accompaniment of operetta productions over his 15-year tenure. The focus on operetta and opera has continued into the 21st century: the year 2015 saw the orchestra performing on a new recording of Lehár's Giuditta. But the group's repertory has broadened to include rarely heard symphonic works of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Munich Radio Orchestra has recorded for Bavarian Radio's own label, BR Klassik, and for a variety of other high-prestige German and Austrian labels including Oehms, CPO, and the opera revival specialist label Preiser. The orchestra's current chief conductor, its ninth, is Croatia's Ivan Repusic, who took up the baton in 2017 after the retirement of Ulf Schirmer.
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Felix Mendelssohn: The Complete String Symphonies
Munich Radio Orchestra, Henry Raudales
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 4 Jun 2021
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Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra
Munich Radio Orchestra, Benjamin Appl, Oscar Jockel
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 6 Oct 2023
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Puccini: Orchestral Songs & Works
Charles Castronovo, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ivan Repušić
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 5 Jan 2024
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Arvo Pärt: Works
Munich Radio Orchestra, Ivan Repušić, Stanko Madić, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Florian Benfer
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 10 Sep 2021
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Istrian Rhapsody
Ivan Repušić, Dejan Lazić, Munich Radio Orchestra
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 19 May 2023
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Hindemith: Cardillac, Op. 39 (Live)
Opera - Released by BR-Klassik on 7 Jul 2023
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Famous Opera Choruses
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ivan Repušić
Opera - Released by BR-Klassik on 15 Nov 2019
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Bruckner: Mass in E minor & Motets & "BRUCKNER'S WORLD" - An introduction to the works
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, Peter Dijkstra
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 3 May 2024
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Arvo Pärt: Live
Hilliard Ensemble, Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Ulf Schirmer, Peter Dijkstra
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 28 Apr 2017
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Verdi: Attila (Live)
Opera - Released by BR-Klassik on 1 May 2020
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Pēteris Vasks: Viatore, Violin Concerto "Distant Light" & Symphony No. 1 "Voices"
Munich Radio Orchestra, Stanko Madić, Ivan Repušić
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 6 Nov 2020
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Tatort: Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
David Reichelt, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ulf Schirmer, Andreas Kowalewitz, Elena Soltan, Amy Park
Soundtracks - Released by BR-Klassik on 5 Nov 2021
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D Minor & String Symphonies Nos. 1-6
Henry Raudales, Munich Radio Orchestra
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 4 Jan 2019
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Duruflé : Requiem - Respighi : Concerto gregoriano
Ivan Repušić, Henry Raudales, Okka von der Damerau, Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released by BR-Klassik on 15 Sep 2017
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André Caplet: Le miroir de Jesus
Anke Vondung, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, Howard Arman
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 20 Jan 2023
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Frumerie: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 51, Piano Concertino, Op. 78, Musica per nove, Op. 75 & Suite for Small Orchestra, Op. 5b
Thorsten Johanns, Oliver Triendl, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ivan Repušić
Classical - Released by CPO on 4 Jul 2023
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Der wilde Sound der 20er: 1929
Munich Radio Orchestra, Ernst Theis, Tomasz Tomaszewski
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 20 Oct 2023
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Continuum (Deluxe Edition)
Nils Wülker, Munich Radio Orchestra, Patrick Hahn
Jazz - Released by WM Germany on 29 Apr 2022
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Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84
Munich Radio Orchestra, Christina Landshamer, John Fiore
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 2 Sep 2022
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Zemlinsky: Eine florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 (Live)
Munich Radio Orchestra, Patrick Hahn, Christopher Maltman, Benjamin Bruns, Rachael Wilson
Opera - Released by BR-Klassik on 19 Apr 2024
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Pēteris Vasks: Orchestral Works
Munich Radio Orchestra, Uladzimir Sinkevich, Ivan Repušić, Anna-Maria Palii
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 2 Apr 2021
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