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The 'Gewandhausorchester Leipzig' ('Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra') is a German orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. It is named after the concert hall in which it is based, the Gewandhaus (Cloth Hall).
Concerts in Leipzig date back to the early eighteenth century. They were first held in a private dwelling, and then an inn, before the orchestra moved to the Gewandhaus in 1781. The orchestra has a good claim to being the oldest continuing musical performing organization in Europe. In the early nineteenth century, Felix Mendelssohn was the kapellmeister. In 1885, the orchestra moved into a new hall, which was destroyed in 1944. The present Gewandhaus is the third building with the name. It was opened in 1981. There is a large organ in the hall, which bears the orchestra's long standing motto "''res severa verum gaudium''" ("a serious concern is true pleasure", or "true pleasure is a serious business"). This has been the motto of the orchestra since it moved into its first concert hall in 1781.
Later principal conductors included Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Bruno Walter, and Vaclav Neumann. From 1970 to 1996, Kurt Masur was Gewandhauskapellmeister, and he and the orchestra made a number of recordings for the Philips label. From 1998 to 2005, Herbert Blomstedt held the same position, and they in turn made several recordings for the Decca label.
In 2005, Riccardo Chailly took over as both Gewandhauskapellmeister and music director of the Leipzig Opera. They have released recordings on the Decca label of Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, and the Robert Schumann symphonies in the re-orchestrations by Gustav Mahler.
★ The Cambridge Companion to Conducting, , José Antonio, Bowen, Cambridge University Press, 2003,
★ Gewandhausorchester Leipzig official website
★ Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
★
★ Gewandhausorchester Leipzig at Barnes & Noble
The 'Gewandhausorchester Leipzig' ('Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra') is a German orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. It is named after the concert hall in which it is based, the Gewandhaus (Cloth Hall).
Concerts in Leipzig date back to the early eighteenth century. They were first held in a private dwelling, and then an inn, before the orchestra moved to the Gewandhaus in 1781. The orchestra has a good claim to being the oldest continuing musical performing organization in Europe. In the early nineteenth century, Felix Mendelssohn was the kapellmeister. In 1885, the orchestra moved into a new hall, which was destroyed in 1944. The present Gewandhaus is the third building with the name. It was opened in 1981. There is a large organ in the hall, which bears the orchestra's long standing motto "''res severa verum gaudium''" ("a serious concern is true pleasure", or "true pleasure is a serious business"). This has been the motto of the orchestra since it moved into its first concert hall in 1781.
Later principal conductors included Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Bruno Walter, and Vaclav Neumann. From 1970 to 1996, Kurt Masur was Gewandhauskapellmeister, and he and the orchestra made a number of recordings for the Philips label. From 1998 to 2005, Herbert Blomstedt held the same position, and they in turn made several recordings for the Decca label.
In 2005, Riccardo Chailly took over as both Gewandhauskapellmeister and music director of the Leipzig Opera. They have released recordings on the Decca label of Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, and the Robert Schumann symphonies in the re-orchestrations by Gustav Mahler.
| Contents |
| Gewandhauskapellmeister |
| References |
| External links |
Gewandhauskapellmeister
★ 1781-1785 Johann Adam Hiller ★ 1785-1810 Johann Gottfried Schicht ★ 1810-1827 Johann Philipp Christoph Schulz ★ 1827-1835 Christian August Pohlenz ★ 1835-1843 Felix Mendelssohn ★ 1843-1844 Ferdinand Hiller ★ 1845-1847 Felix Mendelssohn ★ 1848-1854 Julius Rietz ★ 1860-1895 Carl Reinecke ★ 1895-1922 Arthur Nikisch | ★ 1922-1928 Wilhelm Furtwängler ★ 1929-1933 Bruno Walter ★ 1934-1945 Hermann Abendroth ★ 1946-1949 Herbert Albert ★ 1949-1962 Franz Konwitschny ★ 1964-1968 Vaclav Neumann ★ 1968-1970 Heinz Bongartz ★ 1970-1996 Kurt Masur ★ 1998-2005 Herbert Blomstedt ★ 2005-''present'' Riccardo Chailly |
References
★ The Cambridge Companion to Conducting, , José Antonio, Bowen, Cambridge University Press, 2003,
External links
★ Gewandhausorchester Leipzig official website
★ Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
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★ Gewandhausorchester Leipzig at Barnes & Noble
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