Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
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Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, full German name: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, full English name South West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, is an internationally known German chamber orchestra based in Pforzheim
.
. The orchestra was directed by Paul Angerer
from 1971 to 1981, by Vladislav Czarnecki since 1986, and by Sebastian Tewinkel since 2002.
In 1970 the orchestra conducted a composition competition for their 20th anniversary, the first prize was awarded to Ulrich Stranz.
with the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn and conductor Fritz Werner
, including several cantatas
, the Mass in B minor (1957), the St Matthew Passion (1958), the St John Passion (1960), the Christmas Oratorio
(1963), and the Easter Oratorio
(1964).
The orchestra has been instrumental in premieres of Boris Blacher, Jean Françaix
, Harald Genzmer
and Enjott Schneider
.
The orchestra recorded cello concertos of Luigi Boccherini
with Julius Berger, a teacher at the University of Mainz. A review stated: "Berger is ably assisted in this concerto with sensitive and polished accompaniments from the South-West German Chamber Orchestra using modern instruments under Maestro Vladislav Czarnecki."
Pforzheim
Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...
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History
The orchestra was founded in 1950 by Friedrich Tilegant, a student of Paul HindemithPaul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.- Biography :Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child...
. The orchestra was directed by Paul Angerer
Paul Angerer
Paul Angerer is an Austrian violist, conductor and composer.- Life :Angerer studied music theory and composition with Friedrich Reidinger and Alfred Uhl, and conducting with Hans Swarowsky...
from 1971 to 1981, by Vladislav Czarnecki since 1986, and by Sebastian Tewinkel since 2002.
In 1970 the orchestra conducted a composition competition for their 20th anniversary, the first prize was awarded to Ulrich Stranz.
Repertoire and recordings
The orchestra recorded several work of Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
with the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn and conductor Fritz Werner
Fritz Werner
Fritz Werner was a German choral conductor, church music director, conductor, organist and composer...
, including several cantatas
Bach cantata
Bach cantata became a term for a cantata of the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was a prolific writer of the genre. Although many of his works are lost, around 200 cantatas survived....
, the Mass in B minor (1957), the St Matthew Passion (1958), the St John Passion (1960), the Christmas Oratorio
Christmas Oratorio
The Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach intended for performance in church during the Christmas season. It was written for the Christmas season of 1734 incorporating music from earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas written during 1733 and 1734 and a...
(1963), and the Easter Oratorio
Easter Oratorio
The Easter Oratorio , BWV 249, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, Kommt, eilet und laufet , first performed in Leipzig in 1725.- History :...
(1964).
The orchestra has been instrumental in premieres of Boris Blacher, Jean Françaix
Jean Françaix
Jean René Désiré Françaix was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator, known for his prolific output and vibrant style.-Life:...
, Harald Genzmer
Harald Genzmer
Harald Genzmer was a German composer of contemporary classical music.-Biography:Born in Blumenthal, near Bremen, Germany, he studied composition with Paul Hindemith at the Berlin Hochschule für Music beginning in 1928.From 1938 he taught at the Volksmusikschule Berlin-Neukölln...
and Enjott Schneider
Enjott Schneider
Enjott Schneider is a German composer, musicologist, and music educator. As a composer he is best known for his film work, having won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Film Score in 1990, the Filmband in Gold in 1991, and the Deutscher Fernsehpreis in 2007, the latter for his work on March of...
.
The orchestra recorded cello concertos of Luigi Boccherini
Luigi Boccherini
Luigi Rodolfo Boccherini was an Italian classical era composer and cellist whose music retained a courtly and galante style while he matured somewhat apart from the major European musical centers. Boccherini is most widely known for one particular minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No...
with Julius Berger, a teacher at the University of Mainz. A review stated: "Berger is ably assisted in this concerto with sensitive and polished accompaniments from the South-West German Chamber Orchestra using modern instruments under Maestro Vladislav Czarnecki."
External links
- South-west German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim website
- South West German Chamber Orchestra, Pforzheim on the NaxosNaxos RecordsNaxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases genres including Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock & roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.Naxos is the largest...
website - Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim on the website of the Eckelshausener Musiktage (in German)
- Entries for recordings of the Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra on WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...