Wydawnictwo: Challenge Classics
Nr katalogowy: CC 72338
Nośnik: 3 CD
Data wydania: październik 2010
EAN: 608917233827
Nr katalogowy: CC 72338
Nośnik: 3 CD
Data wydania: październik 2010
EAN: 608917233827
Wagner: Orchestral Der Ring, Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal
Challenge Classics - CC 72338
Kompozytor
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Wykonawcy
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Edo de Waart
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Edo de Waart
Nagrody i rekomendacje
Utwory na płycie:
Orchestral adventures of Der Ring, Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal:
arrangements by Henk de Vlieger:
Der Ring - an orchestral adventure
Tristan und Isolde - an orchestral passion
Parsifal - an orchestral quest
arrangements by Henk de Vlieger:
Der Ring - an orchestral adventure
Tristan und Isolde - an orchestral passion
Parsifal - an orchestral quest
THE MUSIC
Orchestral adventures of Der Ring / Tristan und Isolde / Parsifal: arrangements by Henk de Vlieger.
On March 12, 1988, Edo de Waart and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Orchestra gave a concert performance of Das Rheingold, the first part of Wagner’s Der Ring des
Nibelungen tetralogy. On July 1, 1989, the fourth part, Götterdämmerung, followed, and on February
23 and March 1, 1991, the middle parts, Die Walküre and Siegfried, followed. The performances were
so successful that De Waart wanted to add symphonic selections from the Ring to the repertoire for a
concert tour of Germany in February 1992. When it appeared that there was no arrangement
available, Henk de Vlieger (b. 1953), a composer, arranger and percussionist with the Radio
Philharmonic Orchestra, decided to compile an entirely new orchestral suite, which was premiered as
Eine Ring-Symphonie, and later renamed Der Ring – an orchestral adventure. Two years later, again
after a concert performance, Parsifal – an orchestral quest followed. Its success prompted a plan to
issue a three-CD set. Especially for this project, De Vlieger completed Tristan und Isolde in April 1995
– an orchestral passion.
ARTIST BACKGROUND
Edo de Waart
Laureate Conductor, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart studied oboe, piano
and conducting in Amsterdam. After taking his degree, he was appointed principal oboe of the
Concertgebouw Orchestra. He won the Dimitri Mitropoulos Conducting Competition in New York in
1964, and was made assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic.
He then became assistant conductor to Bernard Haitink of the Concertgebouw
Orchestra and in 1967 conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conductor of the
Dutch Wind Ensemble. He served as music director for the Rotterdam Philharmonic from 1973 to
1979. After his debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 1975, he was asked to act as
guest conductor; in 1977 he was appointed music director, a post he held until 1985. He was
appointed music director of the Minnesota Orchestra in 1986. Upon his return to the Netherlands in
1989, he was Chief Conductor of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra until 1 January 2005.
From 1999 to 2002 he was also chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera. He was chief
conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 2004.
Edo de Waart has been a guest conductor of many major orchestras and opera houses in Europe and
the United States; he has conducted in Bayreuth, London (Covent Garden), Paris (Opéra de Bastille),
New York (Metropolitan Opera) and Salzburg (Salzburger Festspiele). He spent three
weeks in successful collaboration with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Japan
in April 2009. Since 2007, Edo de Waart has been music director of the Opera of Santa Fe. His
appointment as music director and chief conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will end
in 2012. He is now the music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and starting in
the 2010-2011 season, he is one of the artistic partners of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in
Minnesota. He has recorded a wide range of repertoire for several labels with many orchestras,
including Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2004 he was made a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. A year later, De Waart was
named Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in recognition of his merits as
chief conductor and music director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra gave its first concert on 7 October 1945, led by its
founder and ‘first conductor‘ Albert van Raalte, on Radio “Herrijzend Nederland”. Initially the orchestra
spent most of its time in studios working on a large number of recordings for the public broadcasting
system. The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic featured prominently in the
Saturday Matinee as soon as the series started in 1961, and has continued to give frequent live
performances ever since. The celebrated Saturday Matinee has hosted many legendary concerts.
Illustrious soloists such as Kathleen Ferrier, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Clara Haskil and Jean-Pierre
Rampal have shared the stage with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2004, the three classical orchestral formations of the broadcasting 15 system were transformed into
two: the present Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Chamber
Philharmonic. In 2006, these two orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Choir and the Metropole
Orchestra joined the Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO.
The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra has been conducted by great names such as Bernard Haitink,
Jean Fournet, Hans Vonk, Sergiu Comissiona and Edo de Waart. Jaap van Zweden was named its
chief conductor in September 2005. The orchestra has also worked with numerous famed guest
conductors such as Leopold Stokowski, Kirill Kondrashin, Antál Dorati, Riccardo Muti, Kurt Masur and
Valery Gergiev. Soon after its founding, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic found itself foremost in
Dutch musical life in the number of performances and the diversity of its repertoire, with a predilection
for Dutch and contemporary works in its programming. It has honed another facet of its striking profile
with a great many opera concertante performances. The orchestra has an extensive discography,
ranging from legendary LPs recorded in the 1970s under such conductors as Leopold Stokowski and
Antal Doráti to Jean Fournet’s much-lauded renderings of French repertoire. Under Edo de Waart, not
only did it release its legendary Wagner interpretations, but also the complete orchestral works of
Rachmaninov. CDs with work by contemporary composers such as Jonathan Harvey, Klas
Torstensson, Jan van Vlijmen and Stravinsky have garnered prizes and much acclaim.
Orchestral adventures of Der Ring / Tristan und Isolde / Parsifal: arrangements by Henk de Vlieger.
On March 12, 1988, Edo de Waart and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Orchestra gave a concert performance of Das Rheingold, the first part of Wagner’s Der Ring des
Nibelungen tetralogy. On July 1, 1989, the fourth part, Götterdämmerung, followed, and on February
23 and March 1, 1991, the middle parts, Die Walküre and Siegfried, followed. The performances were
so successful that De Waart wanted to add symphonic selections from the Ring to the repertoire for a
concert tour of Germany in February 1992. When it appeared that there was no arrangement
available, Henk de Vlieger (b. 1953), a composer, arranger and percussionist with the Radio
Philharmonic Orchestra, decided to compile an entirely new orchestral suite, which was premiered as
Eine Ring-Symphonie, and later renamed Der Ring – an orchestral adventure. Two years later, again
after a concert performance, Parsifal – an orchestral quest followed. Its success prompted a plan to
issue a three-CD set. Especially for this project, De Vlieger completed Tristan und Isolde in April 1995
– an orchestral passion.
ARTIST BACKGROUND
Edo de Waart
Laureate Conductor, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart studied oboe, piano
and conducting in Amsterdam. After taking his degree, he was appointed principal oboe of the
Concertgebouw Orchestra. He won the Dimitri Mitropoulos Conducting Competition in New York in
1964, and was made assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic.
He then became assistant conductor to Bernard Haitink of the Concertgebouw
Orchestra and in 1967 conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conductor of the
Dutch Wind Ensemble. He served as music director for the Rotterdam Philharmonic from 1973 to
1979. After his debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 1975, he was asked to act as
guest conductor; in 1977 he was appointed music director, a post he held until 1985. He was
appointed music director of the Minnesota Orchestra in 1986. Upon his return to the Netherlands in
1989, he was Chief Conductor of Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra until 1 January 2005.
From 1999 to 2002 he was also chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera. He was chief
conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 2004.
Edo de Waart has been a guest conductor of many major orchestras and opera houses in Europe and
the United States; he has conducted in Bayreuth, London (Covent Garden), Paris (Opéra de Bastille),
New York (Metropolitan Opera) and Salzburg (Salzburger Festspiele). He spent three
weeks in successful collaboration with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Japan
in April 2009. Since 2007, Edo de Waart has been music director of the Opera of Santa Fe. His
appointment as music director and chief conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will end
in 2012. He is now the music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and starting in
the 2010-2011 season, he is one of the artistic partners of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in
Minnesota. He has recorded a wide range of repertoire for several labels with many orchestras,
including Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2004 he was made a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. A year later, De Waart was
named Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in recognition of his merits as
chief conductor and music director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra gave its first concert on 7 October 1945, led by its
founder and ‘first conductor‘ Albert van Raalte, on Radio “Herrijzend Nederland”. Initially the orchestra
spent most of its time in studios working on a large number of recordings for the public broadcasting
system. The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic featured prominently in the
Saturday Matinee as soon as the series started in 1961, and has continued to give frequent live
performances ever since. The celebrated Saturday Matinee has hosted many legendary concerts.
Illustrious soloists such as Kathleen Ferrier, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Clara Haskil and Jean-Pierre
Rampal have shared the stage with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2004, the three classical orchestral formations of the broadcasting 15 system were transformed into
two: the present Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Chamber
Philharmonic. In 2006, these two orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Choir and the Metropole
Orchestra joined the Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO.
The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra has been conducted by great names such as Bernard Haitink,
Jean Fournet, Hans Vonk, Sergiu Comissiona and Edo de Waart. Jaap van Zweden was named its
chief conductor in September 2005. The orchestra has also worked with numerous famed guest
conductors such as Leopold Stokowski, Kirill Kondrashin, Antál Dorati, Riccardo Muti, Kurt Masur and
Valery Gergiev. Soon after its founding, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic found itself foremost in
Dutch musical life in the number of performances and the diversity of its repertoire, with a predilection
for Dutch and contemporary works in its programming. It has honed another facet of its striking profile
with a great many opera concertante performances. The orchestra has an extensive discography,
ranging from legendary LPs recorded in the 1970s under such conductors as Leopold Stokowski and
Antal Doráti to Jean Fournet’s much-lauded renderings of French repertoire. Under Edo de Waart, not
only did it release its legendary Wagner interpretations, but also the complete orchestral works of
Rachmaninov. CDs with work by contemporary composers such as Jonathan Harvey, Klas
Torstensson, Jan van Vlijmen and Stravinsky have garnered prizes and much acclaim.
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