The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra is one of the most innovative and flexible ensembles of its kind in
Germany. With an extraordinarily broad repertoire, an impressive number of CDs
under its belt, and a breath-taking range of concerts each year, the orchestra
of the German Public Radio of Hessen has built up an outstanding international
reputation since its foundation more than 75 years ago. A regular collaborator
with the world’s best conductors and soloists, it is equally at home unearthing
old, nearly forgotten repertoire as it is in exploring new, experimental music.
It also sees children and youth work as one of its top priorities.
It was the orchestra’s
first conductor in 1929, Hans Rosbaud, with his emphasis on both traditional
romantic repertoire and contemporary music, who forged the path the orchestra
has trodden ever since. Following the end of World War II,
Kurt Schröder and Winfried Zillig set about rebuilding the orchestra, but it
was Dean Dixon, Eliahu Inbal, Dmitri Kitaenko and Hugh Wolff, who have
established and carried on the orchestra’s truly international reputation in
subsequent decades. Estonian-born
Paavo Järvi has been the new Chief Conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Orchestra since 2006. Järvi is one of the prominent
conductors of his generation and musical variety will again be one of the
watchwords of his tenureship. Under his baton, the orchestra continues to enjoy
an outstanding reputation worldwide.
Agnes Giebel:
Born: August 10,
1921 −
Heerlen, Holland
The Dutch-born German soprano, Agnes Giebel,
studied at the Folkwangschule in Essen with Professor Hilde Wesselmann.
Agnes Giebel's first
public appearances were in 1947 in works of J.S. Bach. As
a result of her great success she was engaged by RIAS Berlin for weekly series
of Bach Cantatas in 1950, and she was a frequent visitor there afterwards. At that time she also went to extensive concert
tours with the Leipzig Thomanerchor under Günther Ramin. She has sung many
times with the Philharmonia and New Philharmonia Orchestra. She made several tours as a concert artist in the USA.
Agnes Giebel was one
of the few singes who has made her name entirely in concert repertoire and she
continued to refuse offers to appear in opera. She was the
leading soprano singer of J.S. Bach’s vocal works during the 1950’s and the
1960’s. At a later period she promoted modern music. Her performances of works by Arnold Schoenberg,
Alban Berg, Paul Hindemith, and Henze were praised.
Grace Hoffman:
Born:January 14, 1925 − Cleveland, Ohio, USA
The American mezzo-soprano, Grace (actually,
Goldie) Hoffman [Hoffmann], was educated at Western Reserve University in
Cleveland. Then she studied voice with Schorr in New York and Basiola in Milan.
After appearances in
the USA, Grace Hoffman sang in Florence and Zürich. In 1955 she
became a member of the Württemberg State Theater in Stuttgart. In March 1958
she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in New York as Brangäne in Tristan und
Isolde. She made many
appearances at La Scala in Milan, Covent Garden in London, Bayreuth, and the Vienna State Opera.
In 1978 Grace Hoffman became professor of
voice at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart. She was noted for her
performances of the music of Wagner and Verdi, particularly for her roles of
Brangäne, Kundry, and Eboli. She
also sang widely in concerts.
Фриц Оллендорф (29 марта 1912, Дармштадт — 29 марта
1977, Цюрих) — немецкий оперный певец (бас).
Учился в
зальцбургском Моцартеуме, затем в Милане. Дебютировал в 1937 г. в Базеле. В
1939 г. стал, вместе с Марией Штадер, лауреатом первой премии в вокальной
номинации новосозданного Международного конкурса исполнителей в Женеве.
Выступал на базельской сцене до 1951 года. В 1951 — 1956 гг. солист Немецкой
оперы на Рейне, в 1956 — 1958 гг. — Штутгартской оперы.
Участвовал в ряде
заметных записей 1950-60-х гг. Среди них две записи «Севильского цирюльника»
(партия Бартоло): в 1957 году (на итальянском языке, с участием Марии Каллас и Тито
Гобб) и в 1965 г. (на немецком языке, с участием Петера Шрайера и Германа
Прея). Редко исполняемая опера Ферруччо Бузони «Арлекин» с участием Оллендорфа
была исполнена и записана в 1956 г. на Глайндборнском фестивале.
L. van Beethoven.
Symphony No. 9 in D
Minor, op. 125:
I. Allegro ma non
troppo, un poco maestoso
II. Scherzo. Molto
vivace - Presto
III. Adagio molto e
cantabile − Andante Moderato − Tempo Primo − Andante Moderato − Adagio − Lo
Stesso Tempo
IV. Recitative:
(Presto – Allegro ma non troppo – Vivace – Adagio cantabile – Allegro assai –
Presto: O Freunde) – Allegro assai: Freude, schöner Götterfunken
– Alla marcia – Allegro assai vivace: Froh, wie seine Sonnen – Andante
maestoso: Seid umschlungen, Millionen! – Adagio ma non troppo, ma
divoto: Ihr, stürzt nieder – Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato: (Freude,
schöner Götterfunken – Seid umschlungen, Millionen!) – Allegro ma
non tanto: Freude, Tochter aus Elysium! – Prestissimo, Maestoso,
Prestissimo: Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
Agnes Giebel, soprano
Grace Hoffman, alto
Helmut Krebs, tenor
Fritz Ollendorff, bass
Chorus of the
«Cecilienverein», Frankfurt
Radio Frankfurt
Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Walter
Goehr
Rec. 1958
Формат: APE
(Партитура в двух
изданиях и фрагмент бетховенской рукописи прилагается к материалу)
