| Label: TUDOR
Catalog: T7145
Format: SACD HYBRID Wholenote Discoveries - July 2009
Nestled near the remote eastern border of Bavaria, Bamberg is the home of an orchestra founded in 1946 from the post-war remnants of the former German Philharmonic of Prague. It was lead for many years by old school worthies including Joseph Keilberth, Eugen Jochum and Horst Stein. The English conductor Jonathan Nott, best known for his devotion to contemporary music through his work with Ensemble Modern and IRCAM’s Ensemble Intercontemporain, assumed the directorship in 2000 and has since energized the orchestra, introducing more contemporary repertoire and touring with it throughout the world to critical acclaim. Recently the Swiss-based Tudor records, in conjunction with the Bavarian Radio network, began distributing recordings of the orchestra in the audiophile SACD format. The orchestra ably demonstrates its prowess and keen rhythmic precision in a hard-driven performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, coupled with a surprisingly genial interpretation of that composer’s Symphony in Three Movements. Daniel Foley  Price: $28.98 |
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