ALBUMSchubert: Symphonies Nos. 5-6 & 8 (Remastered 2024)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Symphony & Hermann Scherchen
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ALBUMSchubert: Symphonies Nos. 5-6 & 8 (Remastered 2024)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Symphony & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMHermann Scherchen his complete recorded Haydn Symphonies (Hd Mastering 2024)Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Vienna Radio Orchestra
ALBUMBeethoven: Fidelio (Les indispensables de Diapason)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Karl Böhm
ALBUMHaydn: Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob. XX:2 (Remastered 2024)Vienna Academy Choir, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4, BWV 1066-1069 (Remastered 2024)Hermann Scherchen, English Baroque Orchestra & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMGottschalk: Symphony No. 1, Union & Other WorksOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Igor Buketoff
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Cantatas, BWV 32, 53, 54, 170, 76, 84, 106, 140, 198 & 210 (Remastered 2023)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Hermann Scherchen, Magda Laszlo & Hilde Rössel-Majdan
ALBUMBach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 by Hermann ScherchenHermann Scherchen, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Vienna State Opera Chorus
ALBUMMozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626 by Hermann ScherchenHermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMKhachaturian, Kabalevsky & Brahms: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2022)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Vladimir Golschmann
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 7 & 10Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Hermann Scherchen, Paul Badura-Skoda & Reine Gianoli
ALBUMMozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 & Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Artur Rodzinski
ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMSchubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great"Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & René Leibowitz
ALBUMHaydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ (Oratorio) by Hermann ScherchenHermann Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHenze: Das verratene MeerJosh Lovell, Vera-lotte Boecker, Bo Skovhus, Stefan Astakhov, Martin Häßler, Jörg Schneider, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Simone Young
ALBUMWeber: OverturesParis Opera Orchestra, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMMozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626Hermann Scherchen, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Vienna State Opera Chorus
ALBUMKetelby Musical MiniaturesOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMMozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 "Missa pro Defunctis" (Remastered 2021)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBeethoven: Egmont, Op. 84Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBrahms: Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102Hermann Scherchen, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Jean Fournier & Antonio Janigro
ALBUMWiliam Tell Overture - Donna Diana Overture - Zampa Overture - Fra Diavolo OvertureHermann Scherchen & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMRomeo and Juliet "Ouverture" - Gayne Ballet Suite - Night on Bald MountainHermann Scherchen & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMThe Four Seasons - Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'invenzione, Op. 8Hermann Scherchen & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMScheherazade - The Flight of the Bumble BeeHermann Scherchen & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concert in A Major K. 622Artur Rodzinski & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMJohannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor Op. 68Hermann Schercher & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMBeethoven: Overtures IOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBeethoven: Overtures IIOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera, English Baroque Orchestra & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphonies No. 3 "Eroica" & No. 5Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 7 & Wellington's VictoryOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"Magda Laszlo, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Petre Munteanu, Richard Standen, Vienna Academy Choir, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMMilestones of a Legend: Hermann Scherchen, Vol. 1Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMMilestones of a Legend: Hermann Scherchen, Vol. 2Wiener Akademie-Chor, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMMilestones of a Legend: Hermann Scherchen, Vol. 3Lucretia West, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMMilestones of a Legend: Hermann Scherchen, Vol. 4Lucretia West, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMMilestones of a Legend: Hermann Scherchen, Vol. 5Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMKálmán: The Gypsy Princess (Highlights)Hans Hagen, Friedl Loor, Chorus of The Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Karl Terkal
ALBUMLiszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 5 & 6 / Enescu: Romanian Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Anatole Fistoulari & Vladimir Golschmann
ALBUMStrauss: Elektra, Op.58Birgit Nilsson, Karl Böhm, Lotte Rysanek, Gerd Nienstedt, Regina Resnik, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMWagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90Karl Böhm, Birgit Nilsson, Jess Thomas, Ruth Hesse, Otto Wiener, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMTrumpet ConcertiHermann Scherchen, Roger Delmotte, Arthur Haneuse & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMConcerti for 1, 2, 3 and 6 TrumpetsHermann Scherchen, Roger Delmotte, Arthur Haneuse & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMWeill: Die Dreigroschenoper – Musical Highlights (Remastered 2017)Liane Augustin, Kurt Preger, Alfred Jerger, Rosette Anday, Helge Rosvaenge, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & F. Charles Adler
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 39: Scherchen Conducts Beethoven (Historical Recording)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 40: Scherchen Conducts Beethoven (Historical Recording)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol 38: Scherchen Conducts Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor (Historical Recording)Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMBach: Six Brandenburg ConcertosHermann Scherchen & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMGounod: Faust, CG 4Piotr Beczala, Soile Isokoski, Kwangchul Youn, Michaela Selinger, Adrian Eröd, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Bertrand De Billy
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 23: Scherchen Conducts Weber OverturesOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMR. Strauss: Elektra, Op. 58, TrV 223Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek, Regina Resnik, Eberhard Wächter, Wolfgang Windgassen, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Karl Böhm
ALBUMVerdi: Don CarlosMirella Freni, Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras, Piero Cappuccilli, Ruggero Raimondi, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert von Karajan
ALBUMVerdi: Falstaff (Excerpts)Walter Berry, Pilar Lorengar, Patricia Wise, Christa Ludwig, Giorgio Zancanaro, Francisco Araiza, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Lorin Maazel
ALBUMVerdi: La traviataIleana Cotrubas, Nicolai Gedda, Cornell MacNeil, Edita Gruberová, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Josef Krips
ALBUMVerdi: Luisa Miller (Wiener Staatsoper Live)Lilian Sukis, Franco Bonisolli, Giuseppe Taddei, Christa Ludwig, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Malcolm Smith, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Alberto Erede
ALBUMVerdi: Macbeth (Excerpts) [Wiener Staatsoper Live]Sherrill Milnes, Christa Ludwig, Karl Ridderbusch, Carlo Cossutta, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Karl Böhm
ALBUMGeorg Friedrich Händel, Conciertos para orquestaOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Felix Prohaska
ALBUMGeorg Friedrich Händel: "Water Music" Suite No. 1 In F Major, HWV 348 - Suite No. 2 In D Major, HWV 349 - Suite No. 3 In G Major, HWV 350Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 22: Scherchen Conducts Rossini's William Tell & Various OverturesOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMLiszt: Hungarian Rhapsody Nos 1, 2, 3 & 6Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hans Swarowsky
ALBUMBach: The Passion According to St. MatthewMogens Woldike & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Cantatas, BWV 140 & BWV 4Felix Prohaska & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 20: Scherchen Conducts LisztOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMViennese Operettas: The White Horse Inn / PagininiOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Chorus of the Vienna Opera, Joseph Leo Gruber, Franz Bauer-Theussl, Friedl Loor, Karl Terkal, Kurt Eqiiluz, Hilde Brauner, Lotte Rysanek, Else Liebesberg & Herbert Prikopa
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 19: Scherchen Conducts the RussiansOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 18: Scherchen Conducts Popular ClassicsOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 17: Scherchen Conducts Handel's Water MusicOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMGreat Russian Arias and Art SongsNetania Davrath, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Erik Werba
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 & L'infedeltà delusa OvertureMax Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 5-7Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 8-11 & Lo speziale OvertureMax Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 12-15Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 16-17 & 19-21Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 22-24 & 26Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 27, 32, 34 & 35Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 37, 40 & 41Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 48, 49 & 51Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 52 & 55Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 56 & 57Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 60, 65 & Acide e Galatea OvertureMax Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 92 & 96Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 98, 107 & 108Max Goberman & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMPuccini: TurandotOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Peter Klein & Birgit Nilsson
ALBUMMacdowell: The Two Piano Concerti (Remastered)Eugene List, Carlos Chávez & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMStraus: Ein WalzertraumOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Oscar Straus, Ruthilde Boesch & Marta Rohs
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Eugen OneginOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Berislav Klobucar, Polly Batic & Leonie Rysanek
ALBUMWagner: Die Walküre, Act III & ExcerptsKirsten Flagstad, Rudolf Bockelmann, Maria Muller, Franz Volker, Wilhelm Furtwängler, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 13: Scherchen Conducts OffenbachHermann Scherchen & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 10: Scherchen Conducts HaydnHermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie-Chor & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 12: Scherchen Conducts TchaikovskyHermann Scherchen & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
ALBUMScherchen Conducts Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade ("LP Pure" Vol. 11)Rudolf Streng, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Hermann Scherchen
ALBUMCamille Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the AnimalsOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Herman Scherchen & Gary Moore
ALBUMVienna State Opera Orchestra: Brandenburg Concerto Nos. 1-6Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herman Scherchen
ALBUMSuppé: Famous OverturesOrchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Walter Goehr
ALBUMBeethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Herbert von Karajan
ALBUMMozart: The Four Horn ConcertosHans Swarowsky, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Albert Linder
ALBUMBizet: CarmenHerbert von Karajan, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Giulietta Simionato & Nicolai Gedda
ALBUMLP Pure, Vol. 7: Scherchen Conducts VivaldiHermann Scherchen, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Julian Olevsky
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The Vienna State Opera Orchestra not only has ties to the Vienna State Opera, but to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, which draws its membership exclusively from its operatic cousin. The VSOO consists of 149 members and is regarded by many as the finest opera orchestra in the world. It has been an organization steeped in tradition, sometimes to its detriment: women were banned from playing in the orchestra until 1997. Yet its performances, both operatic and orchestral, have long been widely acclaimed by both critics and public alike. Because the Vienna State Opera has a very full schedule of operas -- more than 50 productions every year, and about 200 performances that run from September 1 to June 30 -- the VSOO's performances have been largely limited to operatic productions. Yet the ensemble has made more than 300 recordings over the years, many devoted strictly to orchestral music.
The Vienna State Opera Orchestra was established in 1869, though its roots, in the form of a forerunner ensemble, date back to the early 18th century. It was after the completion of the Vienna Court Opera building in 1869 that the new opera company and orchestra were officially founded.
The first music director of the ensemble (and of the opera company) was Franz von Dingelstedt, who served only until 1870. Over the years there would be 25 additional music directors, with Felix Weingartner (1908-1911; 1935-1936), Karl Böhm (1943-1945; 1954-1956), and Egon Seefehlner (1976-1982; 1984-1986) serving two terms each. Many of the music directors of the Vienna State Opera were not conductors of the orchestra, like Seefehlner and Claus Helmut Dreese (1986-1991), whose orchestral conductor was Claudio Abbado. Beside those mentioned above, other illustrious conductors of the VSOO were Gustav Mahler (1897-1907), Richard Strauss (1919-1924), Herbert von Karajan (1956-1964), Lorin Maazel (1982-1984), Seiji Ozawa (2002-2010), and Franz Welser-Möst (2010-). When the opera house, partially destroyed by bombing during World War II, was being reconstructed during the period 1947-1955, the VSOO remained quite active, not least in the recording studio. In the early '50s, for example, Hermann Scherchen made a dozen or so recordings with the VSOO of orchestral works by Beethoven, Bartók, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and others. Conductors Mário Rossi and Jonathan Sternberg also made a number of recordings with the VSOO during that period. Among the VSOO's later recordings is the 2007 TDK DVD of Verdi's Don Carlo under conductor Bertrand de Billy.
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