The former “Camerata academica Salzburg” was renamed simply “Camerata Salzburg” in 2001. It was founded in 1951 by Bernhard Paumgartner, who was its head and mentor for many years. From 1978 to 1997 its artistic director was Sándor Végh and in 1997 Roger Norrington was appointed principal conductor of the ensemble. The Camerata Salzburg can be heard every year at the Salzburg Mozartwoche and Salzburg Festival. Alexander Janiczek, who conducts this concert, comes from Salzburg and has been the concertmaster of the Camerata Salzburg since 1991. The soloists in the Serenade are Clara Dent (oboe) and Josef Sterlinger (horn).
Kozeluch, Bassoon Concerto in C major (Mozartwoche 1998)
The Camerata Academica Salzburg was founded in 1951 by Bernhard Paumgartner, who was the ensemble’s mentor for many years and secured its extraordinary reputation. Sándor Végh was the artistic director of the chamber orchestra from 1978 to 1997, and since then the ensemble has been in the hands of Sir Roger Norrington. The bassoonist Milan Turkovic is one of the few internationally known bassoon soloists. He was solo bassoonist of the Vienna Symphony until 1984 and has since been devoting himself exclusively to his solo activity. This recording was made in January 1998 during the Mozartwoche in Salzburg.
Mozart, Serenade in D major, K. 185 “Antretter Serenade” and March K. 189 (Mozartwoche 1998)
The Camerata Academica Salzburg was founded in 1951 by Bernhard Paumgartner, who was the ensemble’s mentor for many years and secured its extraordinary reputation. Sándor Végh was the artistic director of the chamber orchestra from 1978 to 1997, and since then the ensemble has been in the hands of Sir Roger Norrington. Alexander Janiczek, who conducts this concert and plays the solo violin, was born in Salzburg and has been the concertmaster of the Camerata Academica Salzburg since 1991. This recording was made in January 1998 during the 1998 Mozartwoche in Salzburg.
Mozart, String Quartet in G major, K. 387 (Mozartwoche 1998)
Mozart, who had been profoundly moved by Haydn’s String Quartets op. 33, composed these quartets between 1782 and 1785 and dedicated them to his revered friend Joseph Haydn with the words: “Here they are then, O great man and dearest friend, these six children of mine. They are, it is true, the fruit of long and laborious efforts¿” 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, String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 (Mozartwoche 1998)
Mozart, who had been profoundly moved by Haydn’s String Quartets op. 33, composed these quartets between 1782 and 1785 and dedicated them to his revered friend Joseph Haydn with the words: “Here they are then, O great man and dearest friend, these six children of mine. They are, it is true, the fruit of long and laborious efforts¿” 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, String Quartet in E flat major, K. 428 (Mozartwoche 1998)
Mozart, who had been profoundly moved by Haydn’s String Quartets op. 33, composed these quartets between 1782 and 1785 and dedicated them to his revered friend Joseph Haydn with the words: “Here they are then, O great man and dearest friend, these six children of mine. They are, it is true, the fruit of long and laborious efforts¿” 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, String Quartet in B flat major, K. 458 (Mozartwoche 1998)
Mozart, who had been profoundly moved by Haydn’s String Quartets op. 33, composed these quartets between 1782 and 1785 and dedicated them to his revered friend Joseph Haydn with the words: “Here they are then, O great man and dearest friend, these six children of mine. They are, it is true, the fruit of long and laborious efforts¿” 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, String Quartet in A major, K. 464 (Mozartwoche 1998)
Mozart, who had been profoundly moved by Haydn’s String Quartets op. 33, composed these quartets between 1782 and 1785 and dedicated them to his revered friend Joseph Haydn with the words: “Here they are then, O great man and dearest friend, these six children of mine. They are, it is true, the fruit of long and laborious efforts¿” 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, String Quartet in C major, K. 465 (Mozartwoche 1998)
Mozart, who had been profoundly moved by Haydn’s String Quartets op. 33, composed these quartets between 1782 and 1785 and dedicated them to his revered friend Joseph Haydn with the words: “Here they are then, O great man and dearest friend, these six children of mine. They are, it is true, the fruit of long and laborious efforts¿” 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.
Interview with Hubert Soudant
The principal conductor of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg is the Dutch-born Hubert Soudant, who led the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de France in Paris from 1981 to 1983 and the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 1986. In addition to his activities in Salzburg, Soudant is also the principal conductor of the Orchestra and Opéra des Pays de Loire in Nantes and Angers, France. In this interview conducted by Horant H. Hohlfeld, Hubert Soudant speaks about the orchestral work “An die Königin der Nacht” by Alexander Mullenbach, the world premiere of which he subsequently conducted. “An die Königin der Nacht” was commissioned by the International Mozarteum Foundation and written in 1997. It was given its world premiere on 23 January 1998 at the opening concert of the 1998 Salzburg “Mozartwoche” by the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg under Hubert Soudant. Alexander Mullenbach was born in Luxembourg in 1949. As with so many composers of today, the composer’s work catalogue mirrors a strong interest in the music of earlier eras. The relationship to the past is clearly evoked in the titles of pieces such as the violin works “Für Orlando di Lasso” (1993) and “Capriccio per Niccolò Paganini” (1994), for example. In other pieces, one notices a strong affinity to Johann Sebastian Bach, Romantic music and the French impressionists.