Orchestra
WDR Sinfonieorchester
- From
- Köln, Germany
- Since
- 1947–present
- Releases
- 205
About
The WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne (German: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln) is a German radio orchestra based in Cologne, where the orchestra performs at two main concert halls: the WDR Funkhaus Wallrafplatz and the Kölner Philharmonie.
Members
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Michael Junghans bass trombone
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Kathleen Putnam horn
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Joachim Pöltl horn
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Ludwig Rast horn
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Hans Nickel tuba
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Rainer Jurkiewicz horn
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Uwe Lörch clarinet
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Stefan Schmitz trombone
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Daniel Grieshammer trumpet
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Nicola Jürgensen-Jacobsen clarinet
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Peter Roth trumpet
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Frederik Deitz trombone
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Svetlin Doytchinov oboe
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Augusto Velio Palumbo bassoon, principal
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Raimund Adamsky double bass
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Faik Aliyev violin
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Christel Altheimer violin
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Stanislau Anishchanka double bass
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Katharina Arnold viola
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Maria Aya Ashley violin
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Lucas Barr violin
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Anne-Sophie Basset cello
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Gaelle Bayet viola
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Timothy Beck trombone
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Martin Becker flute
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Hubert Betz bassoon
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Hans Reinhard Biere violin
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Manuel Bilz oboe
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Stephan Blaumer viola
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Adrian Bleyer violin
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José Maria Blumenschein violin
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Leonie Brockmann piccolo
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Pierre-Alain Chamot violin
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Slava Chestiglazov violin
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Simon Deffner cello
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Maarten Dekkers oboe
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Sebastian Engelhardt cello
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Jelena Eskin violin
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Susanne Eychmüller cello
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Yi-Ting Fang cello
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Michael Faust flute
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Gudula Finkentey-Chamot cello
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Andreea Florescu violin
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Simon Fordham violin
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Eva Maria Gambino viola
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Michael Geismann double bass
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Weronika Godlewska violin
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Martin Griebl trumpet
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Jozef Hamernik flute
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Gudrun Hinze piccolo
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Emily Hoile harp, principal
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Bernd Holz oboe
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Eajin Hwang violin
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Ulrike Jakobs bassoon
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Andrew Joy horn
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Jürgen Kachel violin
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Jeffrey Kant trombone
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Keiko Kawata-Neuhaus violin
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Ute Klemm violin
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Bruno Klepper cello
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Lewin Kneisel clarinet, principal
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Stephan Krings contrabassoon
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Brigitte Krömmelbein violin
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Werner Kühn timpani
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Caroline Kunfalvi violin
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Andreas Langenbuch bass clarinet
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Alfred Lutz violin
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Stephanie Madiniotis viola
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Anna de Maistre violin
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Pierre Marquet violin
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Andreas Mildner harp
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Mircea Mocanita viola
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Emilia Mohr violin
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Peter Mönkediek trumpet
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Barennie Moon violin
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Junichiro Murakami viola
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Carola Nasdala violin
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Tomasz Neugebauer viola
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Klaus Nieschlag viola
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Naoko Ogihara violin
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Christine Ojstersek violin
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Johannes Oppelcz violin
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Sophie Pas viola
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Christine Penckwitt cello
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Michael Peus double bass
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Mischa Pfeiffer viola
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Juliana Przybyl cello
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Katja Püschel viola
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Henrik Rabien bassoon
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Ioana Ratiu violin
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Stefan Rauh double bass
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Susanne Richard violin
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Axel Ruge double bass
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Jérémy Sassano cor anglais
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Jörg Schade double bass
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Jürgen Schild trumpet
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Oren Shevlin cello
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Christian Stach double bass
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Johanne Stadelmann violin
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Johannes Steinbauer membranophone
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Frieder Steinle trumpet
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Peter Stracke timpani
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Leonhard Straumer cello
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Christian-Paul Suvaiala violin
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Jerzy Szopinski violin
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Paul van Zelm horn
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Johannes Wippermann membranophone
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Johannes Wohlmacher cello
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Ye Wu violin
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Edward Zienkowski violin
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Tsvetomir Tsankov violin
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Louisa Van Dessel horn
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Kristin Elwan cello
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Peter Delchev violin
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Alwina Kempf violin
Discography
Albums
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Klavierkonzerte 2 & 4
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Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45
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Carmina Burana
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Sinfonie Nr. 5 B-Dur
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Sinfonie Nr. 4 Es-dur »Die Romantische«
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Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-moll
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Sinfonie Nr. 2 c-moll
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Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-moll
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Symphony no. 4 "Tragische" / Symphony no. 8 "Unvollendete"
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Sinfonie Nr. 6
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Symphony No. 8
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Sinfonia n.9 / Kindertotenlieder
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De temporum fine comoedia
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Blue Tango: Symphonic Pops By Leroy Anderson
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Symphonie no. 4
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Symphonie No. 7
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Werther
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Don Giovanni, K. 527
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Widor: Symphonie VI / Fauré: Requiem, op. 48
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Ein Sommernachtstraum / Die Hebriden
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Erich Kleiber conducts Tchaikovski &Strauss
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Fagott Konzerte
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Das Fagott
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Symphony no. 1 "Spring" / Symphony no. 3 "Rhenish"
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Suite, Op. 145a / Romanzen, Op. 21 & Op. 46a
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Sinfonías nos. 2 & 4
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Signals
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Mark Zeltser plays Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev
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In cauda / Portrait / Duo pour Bruno
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Königskinder
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Cinderella
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Violin Concerto no. 5 / Piano Concerto no. 25
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Dagmar Schellenberger Sings Siegfried Wagner
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Fidelio
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Symphony No. 5 / Rosamunde
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Symphony no. 9
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Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8
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“Leningrad” Symphony 7
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Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6
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Symphonies Nos.1 & 2
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Symphonies nos. 8 & 9
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Sinfonie Nr. 7
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Symphonies Nos.1 & 2
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Mahler: Symphony no. 3 / Höller: Der ewige Tag
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Eugen Onegin / Ägyptische Nächte
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Sur le Borysthène / Semyon Kotko Suite / Lieutenant Kijé Suite
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Chout
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Catulli Carmina / Trionfo di Afrodite
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Piano Concertos, Volume 1
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Piano Concertos, Volume 2
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La clemenzo di Tito
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Undine
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Les Espaces acoustiques
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Elektra
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La Mer / Nocturnes / Prelude A L’Apres‐Midi D’Un Faune
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Symphonie Fantastique / Le Carnaval Romain / Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
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Tabi-bito / Sen VI / Die Lotosblume
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Daphnis et Chloé Suite no. 2 / Piano Concerto / La Valse
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Orion / Siddharta / Cinq chansons pour percussion
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Symphony no. 5 / Symphony no. 6
EPs
Live
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Sinfonien
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Martha Argerich Live, Vol. 1
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WDR 3 Lieblingsstücke
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Dimitri Mitropoulos’ Last Concert
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Mahler: Symphony no. 3 / Debussy: La mer
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Beethoven: Fidelio Overture / Schubert: Symphony no. 9 "The Great" / Berg: Three Scenes from Wozzeck
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Busoni: Sarabande & Cortège / Franck: Psyché et Eros / Dvorak: Symphony no. 8 (4) op. 88
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Carmina Burana
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2015-10-03: Festival Musica, Palais de la musique et des congrès, Strasbourg, France
Compilations
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Orchestral Songs & Vocal Symphonic Music
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Great Recordings
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Konzert für Klavier und Orchester, op. 11 / Der Bürger als Edelmann
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Semyon Bychkov & WDR Sinfonieorchester
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Hans Rosbaud conducts Beethoven: Sinfonien / Ouvertüren / Konzerte
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Vertigo
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Sacred Works: Masses / Messiah / Missa Solemnis / Requiem / Kyrie
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Sinfonien 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 / Das Lied Von Der Erde
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Concertos
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Symphonies 1-4 / Haydn Variations / Overtures
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Concertos for Violin and Orchestra I - VI
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The Great Recordings
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Oedipus Rex / Apollon Musagète / Symphonies D'Instruments À Vent
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 17
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Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 / Stravinsky: Three Scenes from Petrushka
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Stravinsky: Symphony in C / Hindemith: Symphony in E-flat / Hartmann: Symphony no. 2 “Adagio” / Hansson: Symphony no. 4 “Requiem” / Harris: Symphony no. 7 / Hovhaness: Symphony no. 3
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The Piano Concertos
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 18
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 19
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 15
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 16
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 8
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Symphonies nos. 1-10 / Das Lied von der Erde
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Günter-Wand-Edition, Volume 9
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 13
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 14
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 11
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Symphony in C / Jeux d'Enfants / L'Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 4
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Günter Wand-Edition, Volume 7
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Symphonies
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50 Jahre Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
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Schubert: Symphonie N° 4 en Ut mineur; "Tragique", D. 417 / Brahms: Symphonie N° 1 en Ut mineur, op. 68
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Günter Wand Conducts Schubert
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Symphonies nos. 1-9
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Rapsodie Ungheresi No. 1, 2, 3, 4
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Klavierkonzert Nr. 1, op. 15
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Also known as
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra · Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester · Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester · Kölner Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester · Orchestre symphonique de la Radiodiffusion de Cologne · WDR Symphony Orchestra
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- orchestra
- symphony orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 8324aebd-deba-449d-aa19-7faca14217f0
- ISNI
- 0000000106612663
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