Freiburger Barockorchester

Freiburger Barockorchester
Orchestra
The ensemble-house of the Freiburger Barockorchester
Founded	1987
Location	Freiburg im Breisgau
Website	https://www.barockorchester.de

Freiburger Barockorchester(Freiburg Baroque Orchestra) is a GermanBaroque orchestrafounded in 1987, with the mission statement: "to enliven the world ofBaroquemusic with new sounds ".

History

The orchestra is based inFreiburg im Breisgau.In addition to Baroque music, it has performed works by composers such asBeethoven,SchubertandWeber,and contemporary music.

The orchestra gave its first concert in 1987 and began touring abroad with a performance inAmsterdamin 1989. The first tour to America in 1995. ViolinistsGottfried von der GoltzandPetra Müllejansfrom among their own numbers are the regular musical directors. The orchestra performs a quarter of its concerts with guest conductors such asIvor Bolton,René Jacobs,Philippe Herreweghe,Pablo Heras-CasadoandTrevor Pinnock.

Awards

The Freiburger Barockorchester was awarded the2012 Echo Klassik Awardsas "Ensemble of the Year (Historical Instruments)".

Selected discography

• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:Concerto in D for flute; Sinfonia in D minor; Concerto in E minor for Cembalo; Concerto in E-flat for Two Cembalos. Performed by Karl Kaiser (flute) and Michael Behringer andRobert Hill(fortepiano and harpsichord), directed by Gottfried von der Goltz (Carus 83.304)
• Christoph Willibald Gluck:Orfeo ed Euridice.Performed byBernarda Fink,Veronica Cangemi, andMaría Cristina Kiehrwith theRIAS Kammerchor,directed byRené Jacobs(Harmonia Mundi 901742/43)
• Joseph Haydn:Symphonies Nos. 6–8 (Le matin, Le midi, Le soir). Performed by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi 901767)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Arias from Lucio Silla; Die Zauberflöte; Il rè pastore; Mitridate, rè di Ponto; Die Entführung aus dem Serail; La clemenza di Tito; Zaide. Performed bySandrine Piau(soprano) directed by Gottfried von der Goltz (Naïve-Astrée E8877)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 22 (K.453 & K.482) with soloistKristian Bezuidenhout,fortepiano (Harmonia Mundi 902147)
• Felix Mendelssohn:Violin Concerto – Symphony No. 5 & The Hebrides. Performed by Isabelle Faust (violin) and Pablo Heras-Casado conducting (Harmonia Mundi 902325)

DVD

• Kirchschlager, Angelika;Tomasz Stańko;Gottfried von der Goltz;ensemble amarcord(2004).Sounds Like Christmas(DVD). EuroArts Music International.OCLC57126504.

External links

• Official website(in German, English, and Chinese)
• The Freiburger Barockorchester & Mozart: a playlist,All About Mozart