COLOGNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The Cologne Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1923 by Hermann Abendroth and gave its first concerts in the Rhine Chamber Music Festival under the direction of Hermann Abendroth and Otto Klemperer in the concert-hall of Brühl Castle. Three years later the ensemble was taken over by Erich Kraack, a pupil of Abendroth, and moved to Leverkusen. In 1964 he handed over the direction of the Cologne Chamber Orchestra to Helmut Müller-Brühl, who, through the study of philosophy and Catholic theology, as well as art and musicology, had acquired a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the interpretation of Baroque and Classical music, complemented through the early study of conducting and of the violin under his mentor Wolfgang Schneiderhahn.

In the autumn of 1964 the orchestra, under Helmut Müller-Brühl, embarked on a concert tour of Switzerland with the great pianist Wilhelm Kempff, the start of collaboration with international soloists. Since then there have been guest appearances throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia, with numerous recordings, broadcasts and television appearances.

From 1976 until 1987 the ensemble played on period instruments under the name Capella Clementina. With this Baroque formation Helmut Müller-Brühl, in numerous concerts and opera and oratorio performances, set a standard for historical performance-practice and the revival of Baroque music-theatre.

Since 1987 the orchestra, as the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, has played according to the principles of historical performance-practice on modern instruments and so can meet the needs of modern concert halls. The presentation of the rising generation of young musicians has always been a particular concern of Helmut Müller-Brühl and many now well-known soloists enjoyed their first success with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra.

In 2001 the Cologne Chamber Orchestra won a Cannes Classical Award for its recording of Telemann’s Darmstadt Overtures (Naxos 8.554244), one of a number of acclaimed recordings in association with Naxos. In 2003 the Cologne Chamber Orchestra could look back on an existence of eighty years, of which forty had been under the artistic direction of Helmut Müller-Brühl. More recently they have successfully collaborated with Takako Nishizaki on the remarkable and delightful ‘discovery’ album of violin concertos by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges Naxos 8.555040).

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death, a special 6-CD Box Set of THE COMPLETE CONCERTOS (8.506019) and a 34-CD Box Set of THE COMPLETE SYMPHONIES (8.503400) have been released featuring the Cologne Chamber Orchestra.

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20 KLASSISKA FAVORITER (20 Classical Favorites)	8.570566
A TO Z OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (The) (3rd Expanded Edition, 2009)	8.558212-13
ALBINONI / BACH / CORELLI / CIMAROSA / HANDEL: Baroque Oboe Concertos	8.571003
Art & Music: Canaletto - Music of His Time	8.558177
AVE MARIA - Les plus beaux Ave Maria et chants a la Vierge (The Most Beautiful Ave Marias and Songs to the Virgin)	8.570886-87
AVE MARIA: Madonna Mystica - BACH, J.S. / HANDEL, G.F. / SCHUBERT, F. / BRUCKNER, A. / BRAHMS, J. / LISZT, F.	8.551267
BACH (Eternal)	8.578024
BACH (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552103-04
BACH / VIVALDI: Violin Concertos	8.571001
BACH FOR MEDITATION	8.557650
BACH FOR MEDITATION (Swedish Edition)	8.557485
BACH, J.S. / HOFFMANN / TELEMANN: Alto and Tenor Cantatas, BWV 35, 55, 160, 189	8.557615
BACH, J.S.: Adagio	8.552242
BACH, J.S.: Alto Cantatas, Vol. 1	8.557621
BACH, J.S.: Bass Cantatas, BWV 56, 82, 158	8.557616
BACH, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos, Vol. 1	8.554607
BACH, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos, Vol. 2	8.554608
BACH, J.S.: Cantatas for Solo Soprano, BWV 51, 52, 84, 199 (Thornhill, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Muller-Bruhl)	8.570453
BACH, J.S.: Concertos for Harpsichords, Recorders and Violins	8.553505
BACH, J.S.: Concertos for Oboe and Oboe d'amore	8.554602
BACH, J.S.: Concertos for Two, Three and Four Harpsichords	8.554217
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 1	8.554604
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 2	8.554605
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 3	8.554606
BACH, J.S.: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232	8.557448-49
BACH, J.S.: Oboe Concertos, BWV 1053, 1055, 1056, 1059, 1060	8.554169
BACH, J.S.: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4, BWV 1066-1069	8.554609
BACH, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion	8.557617-19
BACH, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion (Matthaus-Passion)	8.551240-42
BACH, J.S.: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043 and BWV 1052	8.554603
BAROQUE FOR MEDITATION	8.557792
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (Muller-Bruhl)	8.570749-51
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 (Muller-Bruhl)	8.551099
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 (Muller-Bruhl)	8.551257
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 (Muller-Bruhl)	8.551262
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 / Prometheus Overture / Coriolan Overture / Egmont Overture	8.551229
BENEDICTUS - CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR REFLECTION AND MEDITATION	8.556705
BEST OF BAROQUE MUSIC (COLOGNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA)	8.557124
BRIDE'S GUIDE TO WEDDING MUSIC (A)	8.503134
BRIDE'S GUIDE TO WEDDING MUSIC FOR CIVIL CEREMONIES (A)	8.570227-28
British Antiques Roadshow (Sweden only)	8.555100
CHILL WITH BACH	8.556786
CHRISTMAS CHILL - The Ultimate Collection	8.578013-14
CHRISTMAS Frohe Wiehnacht (Merry Christmas)	8.551266
CINEMA CLASSICS 2005	8.556814
CINEMA CLASSICS 2006	8.556833
CLASSICAL INSPIRATIONS, Vol. 2	8.551236
Discover Music of the Baroque Era	8.558160-61
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto	8.554486-87
ENKELIN AANIN (Angel's Voices)	8.503147
FLOWERING OF LOVE, (THE) - Beautiful Arias and Sacred Songs of the Baroque	8.570156-57
FLUTE MOMENTS	8.557788
HARPSICHORD (Eternal)	8.572184
HAYDN, J.: Concertos for 2 lire organizzate, Hob.VIIh:1-5 (Cologne Chamber, Muller-Bruhl)	8.570481
HAYDN, J.: Keyboard Concertos (Hoeren, Haugsand, Muller-Bruhl)	8.570486
HAYDN, J.: Trumpet Concerto / Horn Concerto No. 1 / Keyboard Concerto in D major / Double Concerto in F major (Bruhl)	8.570482
HAYDN, J.: Violin Concertos, Hob. VIIa: 1, 3, 4 (Hadelich)	8.570483
HAYDN: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sinfonia concertante	8.571034
HAYDN: Cello Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 4	8.555041
HAYDN: Drei Violoncellokonzerte	8.551059
HAYDN: Piano Concertos, Hob.XVIII:3,4,9,11	8.570485
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 16 (Nos. 74, 75, 76)	8.554109
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 17 (Nos. 54, 56, 57)	8.554108
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 18 (Nos. 80, 81, 99)	8.554110
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 19 (Nos. 32, 33, 34)	8.554154
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 22 (Nos. 13, 36 / Sinfonia Concertante)	8.554762
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 24 (Nos. 43, 46, 47)	8.554767
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 26 (Nos. 41, 58, 59)	8.557092
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 28 (Nos. 37, 38, 39, 40)	8.557093
HOREN - LERNEN - WACHSEN: Music for Babies and Children	8.551218
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL NZ 2001	8.555883
KLASSIK HIGHLIGHTS - Music for the 20th Anniversary of Naxos	8.550020
Kyrie: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation	8.556707
LA CELLISSIMA	8.551094
LISTEN, LEARN AND GROW WITH BACH	8.557579-80
MOZART: Great Symphonies (Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41)	8.551071
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 14, 21 and 29	8.554290
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 28, 34 and 36, 'Linz'	8.554289
NAXOS 15TH ANNIVERSARY CD	8.555964
NAXOS SELECTION: Highlights	8.571000
Nordic Favourites	8.554782
PANDA CLASSICS - Issue Nos. 1-3 (3CD box set)	8.503204
PERFECT SPRING WEDDING	8.557976
PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater / Salve Regina in C minor	8.557447
REJOICE - A Vision of Christ Through Music	8.570980
Roman Christmas: Italian Concertos and Cantatas	8.551077
SAINT-GEORGES: Violin Concertos Op. 5, Nos. 1-2 and Op. 8	8.555040
SKONA GRONA DAGAR (BEAUTIFUL GREEN DAYS)	8.503068
SVENSKA FOLKETS ONSKEKONSERT	8.557192
TARTINI: 5 Violin Concertos	8.551243
TARTINI: Violin Concertos	8.570222
TELEMANN (THE BEST OF)	8.556689
TELEMANN: Darmstadt Overtures (Suites)	8.554244
TELEMANN: II flauto	8.551091
TELEMANN: Recorder Suite / Recorder Concertos	8.554018
TONER TILL TROST (Music for Comfort)	8.503158
UNGER-HAMILTON, C.: Discover Music of the Baroque Era (Unabridged)	NA495912
VANHAL: Violin Concertos in G major, B flat major, and G major	8.557815
VARMA RODA STUNDER - Romantisk Klassisk Musik (Warm Red Hours - Romantic Classical Music) (3CD set)	8.503038
Vivaldi : 6 Flotenkonzerte, Op. 10	8.551093
VIVALDI: Flute Concerti, Op. 10	5.110008
VIVALDI: Flute Concerti, Op. 10	6.110008