2000 – Page 3 – C Major Entertainment

Bartòk, “Tempo di Giaccona” Solo-Sonata, Part I (Mozartwoche 2000)

Haydn, Symphony in A major, Hob.I:87 (with Mozart, Cassation C major, K.63) (Mozartwoche 2000)

The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg has been the orchestra of the city and Land of Salzburg since 1958 and regularly concertizes at the Salzburg Festival and the Mozartwoche. The principal conductor 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.

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.

Boccherini, Cello Concerto in B flat major (Mozartwoche 2000)

“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.

Bach, Concerto for three Violins and Orchestra (Mozartwoche 2000)

“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 J.S. Bach’s Concerto for three violins and orchestra with Dmitri Makhtin, Igor Malinovsky and the widely noted young French violinist and winner of the “European Cultural Award” David Grimal as soloists on priceless violins dating from the early 18th century. Grimal plays the Antonio Stradivari “ex Roederer”, Cremona, 1710; Makhtin the Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, “Lord Coke”, Cremona, 1744; Malinovsky the Carlo Bergonzi, Cremona, 1732.

Mozart, Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon, K.297b (Mozartwoche 2000)

The four soloists in this Sinfonia concertante are members of the Mozarteum Orchestra who also appear regularly as soloists and chamber musicians: Isabella Unterer studied in Munich and became a member of the Mozarteum Orchestra in 1996; she is solo oboist there. Reinhard Gutschy joined the Mozarteum Orchestra in 1980. The Vienna native studied clarinet at the Musikhochschule of his hometown. Wilhelm Schwaiger studied in Salzburg and has been solo horn player of the Mozarteum since 1986. Eduard Wimmer studied the bassoon at the Mozarteum and has been solo bassoonist there since 1974. The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg has been the orchestra of the city and Land of Salzburg since 1958 and regularly concertizes at the Salzburg Festival and the Mozartwoche. The principal conductor 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.

Mozart, Notturno for four Orchestras, K.286 (Mozartwoche 2000)

Haydn, Symphony in G minor, Hob.I:83 “La Poule” (Mozartwoche 2000)

Making his first appearance at the head of the Camerata academica Salzburg at the Mozartwoche 2000 was American conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Born in Ohio in 1944, he has guested as opera conductor at many of the most prestigious theaters of the world. In 1980 he was appointed General Music Director of the Stuttgart State Opera, and from 1987 to 1995 he fulfilled the same function in Bonn. He was then principal conductor of the Stuttgart Kammerorchester and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. He became General Music Director in Linz in fall 2002. 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. The teaming of Dennis Russell Davies and the Camerata academica was a total success: “The conductor, in spite of his cool exterior, acted anything but coolly, and the frisky ensemble created an ideal pairing, a kind of ‘Dream Team'”, wrote a Salzburg critic.

Schnittke, Moz-Art à la Haydn (Mozartwoche 2000)

Alfred Schnittke’s composition for two solo violins, two small string orchestras, double bass and conductor (1977) was recorded with the Camerata academica Salzburg under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies at the Mozarteum Salzburg on 29 January 2000. The work is dedicated to Tatyana Grindenko and Gidon Kremer and was given its world premiere in Tbilissi in 1983. The first performance in Western Europe took place at the Lockenhaus Festival in 1984 with Gidon Kremer. Thanks to its spirited atmosphere, this piece is one of Schnittke’s most popular works. Making his first appearance at the head of the Camerata academica Salzburg at the Mozartwoche 2000 was American conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Born in Ohio in 1944, he has guested as opera conductor at many of the most prestigious theaters of the world. In 1980 he was appointed General Music Director of the Stuttgart State Opera, and from 1987 to 1995 he fulfilled the same function in Bonn. He was then principal conductor of the Stuttgart Kammerorchester and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. He became General Music Director in Linz in fall 2002. 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. The teaming of Dennis Russell Davies and the Camerata academica was a total success: “The conductor, in spite of his cool exterior, acted anything but coolly, and the frisky ensemble created an ideal pairing, a kind of ‘Dream Team'”, wrote a Salzburg critic.