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Johann Wilhelm Wilms

Radio Chamber Orchestra

Johann Wilhelm Wilms

Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917214727
Catnr: CC 72147
Release date: 06 March 2006
2 CD
 
Label
Challenge Classics
UPC
0608917214727
Catalogue number
CC 72147
Release date
06 March 2006
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Artist(s)
Composer(s)
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NL

About the album

Wilms was the most important composer in the Amsterdam music world during the first half of the 19th century, but only few of his symphonies are available on CD. Born in Germany two years after Beethoven, he was influenced by the works of Haydn and Mozart.

Critically acclaimed Radio Chamber Orchestra (40 piece) toured worldwide and is well known for interpretations of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, but also of modern compositions. Anthony Halstead, born in Manchester (UK), conducted a.o. the Bach programme at BBC Proms.
De belangrijkste componist van de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw in het Amsterdamse muziekleven
Johann Wilhelm Wilms was in de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw de belangrijkste componist in het Amsterdamse muziekleven maar er zijn slechts weinig opnames van zijn werk. Hij werd twee jaar na Beethoven geboren (in 1687) in Duitsland en verhuisde later naar Amsterdam.

In 1808 werd Wilms benoemd tot lid van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schoone Kunsten, en hij behoorde tot de eerste leden van verdienste van de Maatschappij tot bevordering van de Toonkunst.

De symfonieën Opus 9, 10 en 14 zijn duidelijk gemaakt naar het voorbeeld van Haydn, en dan uiteraard specifiek naar de late Londense werken. Alle openingsdelen hebben een langzame inleiding en de hoofdmaatsoort in het eerste deel van Opus 10 is zes-achtste, net als in nummer 103 van Haydn, iets wat je bij Mozart niet zult vinden.
“Simphonie A Grand Orchestre Composée et Dediée à la Société Felix Meritis à Amsterdam Par J.W.Wilms Membre de L’Institut Royale d’Hollande Oeuvre XIV”, staat er op het titelblad van Symfonie in Es (Opus 14) uit 1809. De Eroica van Beethoven, eveneens in Es, stamt uit 1803, maar uit niets blijkt dat Wilms al kennis zou hebben kunnen nemen van Beethovens schepping. Veeleer is de invloed hoorbaar van Mozarts 39e symfonie, ook in Es. Met name het thema in het laatste deel van Wilms symfonie vertoont opvallende ritmische overeenkomsten met de finale van Mozarts meesterwerk.

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The Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s foremost chamber orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra occupies a special place within the boundaries of the rich musical landscape in The Netherlands. Forty strong in number, the ensemble constitutes the perfect vehicle for the performance of the Viennese Classics: Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. The orchestra’s dedication to the classics is matched by its equally passionate and longstanding commitment to contemporary music. For just under six decades, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra has made a persuasive case for new music and has been awarded numerous distinctions for its eloquent renditions of challenging compositions. To reflect its dual allegiance to the music of both past and present  masters, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra opted for a unique system of...
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Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s foremost chamber orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra occupies a special place within the boundaries of the rich musical landscape in The Netherlands. Forty strong in number, the ensemble constitutes the perfect vehicle for the performance of the Viennese Classics: Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. The orchestra’s dedication to the classics is matched by its equally passionate and longstanding commitment to contemporary music. For just under six decades, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra has made a persuasive case for new music and has been awarded numerous distinctions for its eloquent renditions of challenging compositions.
To reflect its dual allegiance to the music of both past and present masters, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra opted for a unique system of dual chief- conductors: the world’s leading contemporary proponent, Peter Eötvös took on his position in 1994 and Frans Brüggen, a groundbreaking force in the authentic performance movement, joined in 2001. Frans Brüggen is responsible for historically informed performances of the Baroque, Classical and early Romantic repertoire. Thanks to Peter Eötvös the orchestra has gained international recognition as a specialist ensemble for modern and avant-garde music appearing at venues ranging from its home base in the Concertgebouw and Vredenburg concert halls (Netherlands) and at modern music festivals from Warschau and Donaueschingen to the Budapest Spring Festival.
The Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra was disbanded in 2005 and restructured under the name Radio Kamer Filharmonie.

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Anthony Halstead (conductor)

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Disc #1
01.
Symphony Op.23 in c minor: Adagio – Allegro non molto
11:30
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
02.
Symphony Op.23 in c minor: Andante
08:15
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
03.
Symphony Op.23 in c minor: Menuetto – Trio – Menuetto
04:35
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
04.
Symphony Op.23 in c minor: Rondo. Allegro
05:17
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
05.
Symphony Op.14 in E flat major: Adagio – Allegro
10:31
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
06.
Symphony Op.14 in E flat major: Andante poco allegretto
06:38
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
07.
Symphony Op.14 in E flat major: Menuetto – Trio – Menuetto
03:43
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
08.
Symphony Op.14 in E flat major: Rondo. Allegro
04:59
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
09.
Variations On Wilhelmus Van Nassauwe
09:36
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

Disc #2
01.
Symphony Op.52 in D major: Adagio – Vivace
11:45
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
02.
Symphony Op.52 in D major: Poco adagio
05:45
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
03.
Symphony Op.52 in D major: Menuetto allegro
05:25
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
04.
Symphony Op.52 in D major: Rondo. Allegro
05:30
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
05.
Symphony Op.58 in d minor: Adagio – Allegro molto e con fuoco
12:08
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
06.
Symphony Op.58 in d minor: Andante quasi allegretto e grazioso
07:31
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
07.
Symphony Op.58 in d minor: Scherzo
05:59
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
08.
Symphony Op.58 in d minor: Rondo. Allegro molto
05:17
(Johann Wilhelm Wilms) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
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