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A CHANCE TO HEAR THE
CAMERATA
The orchestra with the special Mozart sound
Internationally the Camerata Salzburg chamber orchestra is one of the best-known musical advertisements for Austria. Over the 50 years of its history – it was founded by Bernhard Paumgartner in 1952 with the title “Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum” – the “Camerata” has come to stand for a Mozart interpretation that is both original and independent, lively and thoroughly imbued with energy. The ensemble consists of 36 very able and enthusi- astic musicians. It has developed its own special sound and achieved world-wide acclaim thanks to the work of Paumgartner, Sándor Végh and its present chief conductor, Roger Norrington.
Vitality and virtuosity
All those composers, including the contemporary ones, with whom the Camerata engages profit from the vitality of their playing. The ensemble gives more than 80 concerts per year – in Salzburg, Vienna and on tour. It performs in the leading concert halls and at the best-known festivals in the world and such distinguished artists as Anne Sophie Mutter, Heinrich Schiff, Mitsuko Uchida and Murray Perahia are proud of their continued association with the Camerata Salzburg.
Like chamber music
The Camerata Salzburg has also become a fixed attraction at the Salzburg Festival. It has been given a cycle of its own in the concert programme of the Festival in the past few years. This has resulted in performances that included many famous soloists and unusual musical programmes where, for instance, compositions by Beethoven were combined with works by Arnold Schoenberg. The new management continues to offer visitors the opportunity to hear Camerata Salzburg performances at the Salzburg Festival. The orchestra gives four concerts in August under its chief conductor, Sir Roger Norrington, and its performance of a wide selection of Mozart’s works will give audiences the opportunity to experience the profound and unique quality of its playing – reminiscent of solo or chamber-music.
Mozart’s most celebrated symphonies; Zemlinsky,
Korngold, Wellesz and Schreker
On the programme we find the three best-known symphonies by Mozart: those
in E flat (K.543), G minor (K.550) and C (K.551) – the ‘Jupiter’. Under
ideal conditions – in the Great Hall of the Mozarteum – the Camerata Salzburg
will display its orchestral dimension while maintaining transparency of
detail.
The programme also includes “sinfonies” – as opera overtures were called
at that time – taken from operas composed by the young Mozart. The classical
section of the fourth concert on 28 August consists of Mozart’s piano
concerto in C minor, K.491, and the B flat symphony from Joseph Haydn’s
‘London’ symphonies (Hob l:102).
In each of these concerts the classical section is contrasted with more
modern compositions, including works by Alexander Zemlinsky (Two Movements
for String Quintet), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (from the Symphonic Serenade),
Egon Wellesz (Music for String Orchestra, op. 91) and Franz Schreker (Chamber
Symphony in A). The audience can be prepared for a whole new experience
when listening to the exciting and original approach which Sir Roger Norrington
and the Camerata Salzburg take when performing these contemporary composers.
László Molnár
Monika Rittershaus, The stronger
one stays behind!
CAMERATA SALZBURG
9 August 2002
7.30 p.m., Mozarteum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony in D, K.196 & K.121 Concerto for Flute in G, K.313
Symphony No. 39 in E flat, K.543
Alexander Zemlinsky
Two Movements for String Quintet
Conductor Sir Roger Norrington
Soloist Wolfgang Breinschmid, flute
11 August 2002
7.30 p.m., Mozarteum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony in C, K.208 & K.102 Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra
in D, K.314
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Lento religioso from the Symphonic Serenade
Conductor Sir Roger Norrington
Soloist Luise Pellerin, oboe
Tickets are available from
the Festival Ticket Office for
€ 75, € 105 and € 135.
15 August 2002
7.30 p.m., Mozarteum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony in D, K.111 & K.120 Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
in B flat, K.191
Symphony No. 41 in D, K.551
Egon Wellesz
Music for String Orchestra, op.91
Conductor Sir Roger Norrington
Soloist David Petersen, bassoon
28 August 2002
7.30 p.m., Mozarteum
Franz Schreker
Chamber Symphony in A
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24 in C minor, K.491
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B flat, Hob l:102
Conductor Bernhard Klee
Soloist Andreas Haefliger, piano
Tickets are available from
the Festival Ticket Office for
€ 75, € 105, and € 135.
Telephone: 0043 662 8045-500
Telefax: 0043 662 8045-555
E-mail: info@salzburgfestival.at