“Hallmarks of this chamber ensemble are its youthful liveliness and enthusiastic commitment to expressing the composer’s intentions as vividly as possible” wrote the leading German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about the “Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie”. Founded in 1990, this ensemble consists of young musicians who devote themselves above all to non-repertoire works, contemporary music and imaginative musical projects. This special concert recorded at the Mozartwoche 2000 reflects the ensemble’s interest in showcasing not only the talent of gifted young soloists, but also the rare and unique instruments on which they are playing. Under the distinguished American conductor Philip Greenberg, the ensemble performs the Boccherini Cello Concerto with soloist Xavier Philipps on a Matteo Goffriller instrument of 1710. Born in Paris in 1971, Xavier Phillips began playing the cello at the age of six. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and perfected himself under Paul Tortelier and Mstislav Rostropovich. He won several international music competitions in 1990, after which he began his career as soloist and chamber musician.
Schubert, String Quartet No.13 in a minor, D.804 “Rosamunde” (Mozartwoche 2000)
Within just a few years, the Hugo Wolf Quartet has transformed itself from an insider’s tip to one of the most sought-after ensembles of the younger generation. “New stars in the quartet firmament” was the headline of a review of the quartet’s debut in the Vienna Musikverein in 1995. Tours have taken the ensemble to the most important concert halls of the world: Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie in Cologne, Megaron in Athens, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Symphony Hall in Birmingham and Carnegie Hall in New York. Moreover, the Hugo Wolf Quartet has also guested at the Edinburgh Festival, the Schubertiade Feldkirch, the Carinthian Summer, the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Herkules-Saal in Munich and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. The basis for this international success was laid by four students who got together in 1993 in Vienna and devoted themselves to a joint training with the Alban Berg Quartet, members of the Amadeus Quartet and Walter Levin (LaSalle Quartet). They then won the first prize at the String Quartet Competition in Cremona and made their highly acclaimed debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus. Further awards have confirmed their exceptional artistic status. Today, the Hugo Wolf Quartet consists of the founding members Jehi Bahk (Violin I), Régis Bringolf (Violin II), Florian Berner (Violoncello) and Vladimir Kossyanenko, who has been the violist of the ensemble since 1998.
Beethoven, String Quartet in F major, op.135 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Hagen Quartet, consisting of the siblings Lukas, Veronika and Clemens Hagen along with the violinist Rainer Schmidt, attracted great attention and scored impressive successes while its members were still students at the Salzburg Mozarteum. Their international career began with their appearance at the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in 1981. The quartet is now internationally known for its inspired performances, especially of works by Mozart.
Ravel, String Quartet in F major (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Hagen Quartet, consisting of the siblings Lukas, Veronika and Clemens Hagen along with the violinist Rainer Schmidt, attracted great attention and scored impressive successes while its members were still students at the Salzburg Mozarteum. Their international career began with their appearance at the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in 1981. The quartet is now internationally known for its inspired performances, especially of works by Mozart. The Hagen Quartet performs Maurice Ravel’s F-major String Quartet with otherworldly sensuality while keeping it touchingly of this world.
Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581 (with Weber, Clarinet Quintet, Part III)(Mozartwoche 2000)
Recorded at the Salzburg “Mozartwoche” 2000, Mozart’s “Stadler Quintet” is played by the Hagen Quartet and the phenomenal clarinetist Sabine Meyer. She “enhances the dazzling splendor of the quartet with a warm and graciously noble voice”, rhapsodized one Austrian daily. Sabine Meyer took her first lessons from her father. After studying in Stuttgart and Hanover, she joined the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Following her engagement as solo clarinetist with the Berlin Philharmonic, Sabine Meyer began her solo career, which has taken her throughout the world. The Hagen Quartet, consisting of the siblings Lukas, Veronika and Clemens Hagen along with the violinist Rainer Schmidt, attracted great attention and scored impressive successes while its members were still students at the Salzburg Mozarteum. Their international career began with their appearance at the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in 1981. The quartet is now internationally known for its inspired performances, especially of works by Mozart.
Mozart, Symphony in F major, K.75 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.
Mozart, Flute Concerto in G major, K.313 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras. Born in Geneva in 1970, flutist Emmanuel Pahud studied in Rome, Brussels and Paris. At the age of 22 he became solo flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic. In addition to his work as an orchestral musician, he regularly appears as a soloist and chamber musician. Glowing praise was showered on him by the press at the Salzburg “Mozartwoche” 2000, where this concert was recorded. He was singled out for performing Mozart’s Flute Concerto “with an incredibly full and rounded, yet dynamically flexible tone allied with a lively sensitivity”.
Haydn, Scherzando No.1 in F major, Hob.II:33 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.
Haydn, Divertimento in B flat major, MH 199 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.
Haydn, Symphony in C minor, Hob.I:52 (Mozartwoche 2000)
The Haydn Ensemble Berlin, which was founded in 1991, consists of musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsches Sinfonieorchester. The chamber orchestra devotes itself above all to the early works of Joseph Haydn and supplements them with the works of other masters and musical eras.