Mannheim Mozart Orchestra
The Mannheim Mozart Orchestra was founded in 2003 by its conductor Thomas Fey in view of the Mozart anniversary in 2006 . After it had already recorded two CDs with Mozart's symphonies and horn concertos, it made its concert debut on Mozart's 250th birthday on January 27, 2006 in the Mozart Hall of the Mannheim Rose Garden as part of a great Mozart gala .
Ensemble and work
The ensemble members of the Mannheim Mozart Orchestra are young, professional musicians from all over Germany. Internationally renowned soloists such as Reinhold Friedrich , Cyprien Katsaris , Fazıl Say , Martin Stadtfeld , Wilhelm Bruns and others perform with the Mannheim Mozart Orchestra . a.
The Mannheim Mozart Orchestra caused a sensation with the CD released in spring 2008 with world premiere recordings of overtures and ballet music by Antonio Salieri , for which the composer and Salieri researcher Timo Jouko Herrmann created scores and orchestral parts from Salieri's autographs. At the beginning of 2010, experts welcomed the second Salieri CD with overtures and incidental music no less euphorically. She received a nomination for the Grammy Award , the world's most important award in the music industry, comparable to the Oscar for the film industry.
repertoire
The orchestra specializes in the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the composers of the Mannheim School . Last but not least, the rediscovery of musical rarities from Mozart's time also plays an important role in the repertoire. The interpretations are developed from the point of view of “ historical performance practice ”, but this is done with modern instruments, with the exception of brass and timpani, which play on original instruments.
Discography
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concertos KV 417, 447, 495; Horn quintet KV 407 (PROFIL hänssler) [2006]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonies KV 543 & 551; Overture to "La Clemenza di Tito" (PROFILE hänssler) [2006]
- Antonio Salieri: Overtures and ballet music (hänssler CLASSIC) [2008]
- Antonio Salieri: Overtures and incidental music (hänssler CLASSIC) [2010]