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PICTURES
PERFORMERS
Kotowa Machida, violin, viola
Martin von der Nahmer,
viola
Clemens Weigel,
cello
Ulrich Wolff,
double bass
Christoph
Hartmann, oboe, english horn
Marion Reinhard, bassoon
Franz Draxinger,
horn
Franz Shindlbeck, marimbaphon
PROGRAMM E
J.S. BACH
(1685 - 1750)
Triosonate n. 3
for oboe,
bassoon
and marimbaphon
K. STAMITZ
(1746-1801)
Quintet for oboe,
horn, 2 violas
and double bass
C.M. VON WEBER
(1786-1826)
Rondò Ungherese
for bassoon,
violin, viola and cello
L. BOCCHERINI
(1743-1805)
Sextet for oboe, violin, viola, horn, bassoon and double bass
J.S. BACH
(1685 - 1750)
Italienisches Konzert for oboe, violin, viola and double bass
INFORMATION
DATE:
9 AUGUST 2006
TIME: 21,15
PLACE:
Courtyard of Honour,
Torrechiara Castle
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SOLOISTS
OF THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC
ENSEMBLE BERLIN
Music by J.S. Bach, L. Boccherini, C.M.
Von Weber, K. Stamitz
FESTIVAL DI TORRECHIARA
2005 - 2006
“Ensemble Berlin performed a splendid concert in the Courtyard
of Honour at the Castle (...). A huge audience turned out to support
the Berliners. The skill of the soloists is equal to their fame (…).
The sound of this “ensemble (...)” is luminous, soft and exuberant all
at once [Gazzetta di Parma].
During the final concert of the 2005 Festival the audience and critics
alike were literally enchanted by the exceptional playing of the
Soloists of the Berlin Philharmonic, just as the musicians were
fascinated by the beauty of the castle and the stupendous acoustic of
the Courtyard of Honour. On a similar premise it seemed appropriate
to us to offer another invitation to Torrechiara to the Ensemble Berlin,
the official chamber group of the most prestigious orchestra in the
world.
Ensemble Berlin
The Ensemble
Berlin originates from 1999 as the initiative of a group of soloists
from the great German orchestra. The debut takes place at the Landsberger
Sommermusiken, a summer music festival created and run even today
by the same musicians of the ensemble and which regularly hosts some
of the best German and European chamber groups.
The Ensemble Berlin is an open and flexible group which can include
strings, wind and sometimes piano, so that it’s possible to make numerous
configurations, reflecting the vast chamber repertory from the classical
period on.
Once the Landsberger Sommermusiken had found great success with
the public and critics alike the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic
decided to perform as Ensemble Berlin outside the framework of the festival.
Thus, from 1999 to the present the ensemble has performed numerous concerts,
appearing at the most important European festivals and concert halls.
The group’s
repertory, given the flexibility and excellent technical skills of the
musicians, is as broad as it is possible to imagine or predict and,
in addition to the classical and baroque chamber repertory it includes
arrangements, instrumental pot-pourris, romantic parlour music,
19th century divertissements on operatic themes, reuniting themselves
with the abundant and rich tradition of salon opera so prevalent in
the XIX century.
Two years ago the Ensemble Berlin recorded its first CD with very effective
transcriptions of two great classics in the history of music: a nonet
version of Franz Schubert’s “Wanderphantasie” and a quintet wind version
of Giuseppe Verdi’s string quartet.
Berliner Philharmoniker
The prestigious
Berlin Philharmonic, considered the best in the world with good
reason, came into being at the end of the 19th century on the initiative
of 54 ambitious
musicians in revolt against the autocratic rule of Benjamin Bilse, in
whose ensemble they had played. From those first years
of existence the BPO begins to grow under the guidance of legendary
conductors starting with Hans von Bülow and Arthur Nikitsch, conductor
from 1895 to 1922, the year he dies.
The orchestra then chooses a new conductor by unanimous vote, one of
the greatest of all time: Wilhelm Furtwängler, who will contribute decisively
and extend the fame of the BPO well beyond the borders of Germany and
Europe, in spite of those years being marked by the rise of the nazi
dictatorship and the immense tragedy of the second world war.
With Herbert von Karajan, chief conductor from 1955 until his death
in 1989 a new era opens for the Berlin Philharmonic. Under his direction
the orchestra attains technical perfection and virtuosity without precedent,
becoming what it is today, the orchestra par excellence. In this period
what could be considered the true “trade mark” of the Berlin Philharmonic
is brought to the highest level – the unmistakable sound known
and valued by music lovers all over the world, thanks also to numerous
international tours and countless recordings for Deutsche Grammophon.
The post-Karajan years are signalled by the stable guidance of Claudio
Abbado (from 1989 to 2002) which will bring with it a profound sense
of renewal in the artistic choices of the orchestra and of Sir Simon
Rattle, currently in post.
Torrechiara Festival is honoured to close it’s eleventh season with
the Ensemble Berlin concert, the official chamber group of the great
Berlin Philharmonic.
Festival 2005
Translation by Sarah J Hyde -
www.thelanguage.biz
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