Banatul Philharmonic of Timișoara




The Banatul State Philharmonic Orchestra is a musical institution in Timișoara, Romania. Established in 1871, it now comprises a symphony orchestra, professional chorus, and various chamber groups.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 1871 - 1947


    • 1.2 Conductors


    • 1.3 Guest soloists




  • 2 Recordings


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History



1871 - 1947


The Philharmonic Society (German: Philharmonische Verein) was founded in 1871 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Timișoara). Conductors included Heinrich Weidt, Martin Novácek, and Bruno Walter (1898-1899). Performers in Timișoara during this period included, as pianists Béla Bartók and Johannes Brahms; baritone Gheorghe Dima; cellist David Popper; and the violinists Leopold Auer, George Enescu, Joseph Joachim, Jan Kubelík, František Ondříček, Pablo de Sarasate, and Henryk Wieniawski.[1][2]


In 1947 the orchestra was renamed the Banatul State Philharmonic, and eventually simply the Banatul Philharmonic.[1]



Conductors


Conductors of the Banatul Philharmonic have included George Pavel, Mircea Popa, Nicolae Boboc, Alexandru Șhumsky, Remus Georgescu, Paul Popescu, and Petru Oschanitzky.[1]Gheorghe Costin and Radu Popa are the current permanent conductors.[3] Guest conductors have included Kurt Herbert Adler, Roberto Benzi, Anatole Fistoulari, Kiril Kondrashin, Stanisław Wisłocki, and Adone Zecchi.[1]Jean-François Antonioli was Principal Guest Conductor from 1993 to 2002.



Guest soloists


Guest soloists with the orchestra have included pianists Dimitri Bashkirov, Julius Katchen, and Rudolf Kerer; violinists Ivry Gitlis, Gidon Kremer, Yehudi Menuhin, Vladimir Spivakov, and Josef Suk; and cellists Miloš Sádlo and Daniil Shafran.[1]


Other performers in Timișoara have included pianists Annie Fischer, Artur Rubinstein, and Carlo Zecchi; violinists Bronisław Huberman, Fritz Kreisler, Jacques Thibaud, and Eugène Ysaÿe; and cellists Pablo Casals and Gregor Piatigorsky.[1] More recently vibraphonist Eldad Tarmu has played there.[citation needed]


The orchestra has visited many European countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the former Yugoslavia.[1][2]



Recordings




  • Ferruccio Busoni • Selected Orchestral Suites

    • Contents:

      • Die Brautwahl Suite, op. 45 (1912) BV 261

      • Geharnischte Suite [Armored Suite] op. 34a (Second Orchestral Suite) (1895, 1903) BV 242



    • Conductor: Jean-François Antonioli

    • Label and catalog information: Timpani Records 1C1054 (1 CD, DDD, 64 min; released 1999)

    • Recording location and date: Salle Ion Vidu, Timișoara, September 1998.

    • Note: Reviewed favorably by Michael Oliver in Gramophone.[4]




  • Jean Perrin • Selected Works

    • Contents:

      • De Profundis, op. 26

        • Ioana Bentoiu, soprano

        • Lilliana Bizineche, contralto

        • Florin Diaconescu, tenor

        • Ion Tibrea, bass



      • Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 27
        • Alexandra Guțu, cello




    • Conductor: Jean-François Antonioli

    • Label and catalog information: Claves CD50-9315 (1 CD, DDD, 73 min;[5] also available as a digital download.[6])

    • Note: Reviewed by AW in Gramophone, April 1994.[5]





References





  1. ^ abcdefg Viorel Cosma, "Timișoara" in Sadie, Stanley; John Tyrrell, eds. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition. NewYork: Grove's Dictionaries. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 1-56159-239-0.


  2. ^ ab Booklet accompanying Timpani Records CD 1C1054.


  3. ^ Organigrama Filarmonicii Banatul Timișoara Archived 2009-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. (in Romanian). Accessed 2 November 2009


  4. ^ Gramophone, May 2000, p. 54. Accessed 31 October 2009.


  5. ^ ab Gramophone, April 1994, p. 92. Accessed 31 October 2009.


  6. ^ Amazon.com product page. Accessed 31 October 2009.




External links



  • Official site (in Romanian). Accessed 31 October 2009.









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