VIENNA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Vienna Symphony Orchestra is the concert orchestra of the City of Vienna, being responsible for the greater part of the musical life of the capital city. The orchestra makes approximately 160 appearances each year with concerts and opera performances. In addition, numerous tours are undertaken throughout Europe and elsewhere. The orchestra was formed in 1900 with the name Vienna Concert Society. During the First World War the orchestra was saved from being disbanded only by a fusion with the Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra, founded in 1913. In the years following 1945, thanks to the efforts of the Principal Conductor Hans Swarowsky and Josef Krips, the orchestra was rebuilt.

The orchestra has been conducted by many renowned personalities including Bruno Walter, Richard Strauss, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Oswald Kabasta, George Szell, Hans Knappertsbusch, Herbert von Karajan, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Carlo Maria Giulini, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, George Prêtre, Leonard Bernstein, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Sergiu Celibidache and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. From 1997 until the end of 2004, the Principal Conductor was Vladimir Fedoseyev, and commencing with the 2005/2006 season, the post has been filled by Fabio Luisi. Additionally, Yakov Kreizberg has been Principal Guest Conductor since October 2003.

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A TO Z OF CONDUCTORS	8.558087-90
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" / Egmont Overture (Vienna Symphony, Hague Philharmonic, Otterloo) (1953)	9.80769
BEETHOVEN, L.: Fidelio (Komische Oper, 1956) (Felsenstein Edition) (NTSC)	101301
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 / BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 (NTSC)	2072058
BERG, A.: Lulu (Vienna State Opera, Herbert Hafner) (1951)	9.80123-24
BOHM, Karl: In Rehearsal and Performance, Vol. 2 - BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 7 / DVORAK, A.: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" (NTSC)	2072178
BOHM, Karl: In Rehearsal and Performance, Vol. 3 - SCHUBERT, F.: Symphony No. 9, "Great" (NTSC)	2072198
CHRISTMAS BOULEVARD	C49329
CLASSIC MASTERWORKS - Edvard Grieg	C49041
CLASSIC MASTERWORKS - Franz Liszt	C49037
CLASSIC MASTERWORKS - George Frideric Handel	C49025
CLASSIC MASTERWORKS - Peter Tchaikovsky	C49031
CLASSIC MASTERWORKS - Richard Wagner	C49034
CLASSIC MOODS - MOZART, W.A. / HANDEL, G.F. / DONIZETTI, G. / PUCCINI, G. / BELLINI, V. / PONCHIELLI, A. / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / LORTZING, A.	C18418
CLASSIC MOODS - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / DVORAK, A. / GRIEG, E. / DELIBES, L. / BRAHMS, J. / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, N.A. / MAHLER, G.	C18407
COWELL, H.: Symphony No. 7 / WARD, R.: Adagio and Allegro / Jubilation Overture (Vienna Symphony, Strickland) (1955)	9.80679
DEBUSSY, C.: Chute de la maison Usher (La) (The Fall of the House of Usher) (Bregenz Festival, 2006) (NTSC)	C93517
GILLIS, D.: Man Who Invented Music (The) / Saga of a Prairie School / Tulsa (Gillis, H. Arthur Brown) (1950)	9.80135
GRIEG, E.: From Holberg's Time / SIBELIUS, J.: Karelia Suite / Finlandia / Valse triste / Suite champetre	C51171
HAYDN, J.: Symphonies Nos. 53, 67 (Vienna Symphony, Sacher) (1954)	9.80339
KARAJAN: In Rehearsal and Performance (NTSC)	2072118
KRENEK, E.: Karl V / Kehraus um St. Stephan (Bregenz Festival, 2008) (NTSC)	C9001
MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 9 (Vienna Symphony, Horenstein) (1952)	9.80740-41
MOZART, W.A.: Bastien und Bastienne (Pritchard) (1954)	9.80136
MOZART, W.A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24 (Haskil, Vienna Symphony, Sacher, Paumgartner) (1955)	9.80642
PERRY: Innocents Abroad (The) and other Mark Twain films, 1980-1985	8.570200
PUCCINI, G.: Tosca (Bregenz Festival, 2007) (NTSC)	Phoenix801
ROMANCE OF THE SILVER SCREEN (The)	8.578005-06
SCHMIDT, F.: Symphony No. 4 (Moralt) (1955)	9.80262
SPRING PARADE	C49364
STRAUSS II, J.: Nacht in Venedig (Eine) (Vienna State Opera soloists, Paulik) (1951)	9.80685
SUNSET CLASSICS	C67107-08
TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Symphony No. 4 / Capriccio Italien (Sofia Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Ghiaurov, Ahronovitch)	CA14014
VERDI, G.: Trovatore (Il) (Bregenz Festival, 2006) (NTSC)	OA0974D
WAGNER, R.: Orchestral Music from Operas (Budapest Symphony, Sofia Radio Symphony, Lehel, Kazandjiev)	CA15612
WAGNER, R.: Overtures and Preludes (Vienna Symphony, Budapest Symphony, Ahronovitch, Lehel)	CA15521
WALTER FELSENSTEIN EDITION (Komische Oper, 1956-76) (NTSC)	101345
WALTER FELSENSTEIN EDITION (Komische Oper, 1956-76) (NTSC) (Deluxe Limited Edition)	101305