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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra gave its first concert on 7 October 1945, led by its founder and ‘first conductor‘ Albert van Raalte, on Radio “Herrijzend Nederland”. Initially the orchestra spent most of its time in studios working on a large number of recordings for the public broadcasting system. The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic featured prominently in the Saturday Matinee as soon as the series started in 1961, and has continued to give frequent live performances ever since. The celebrated Saturday Matinee has hosted many legendary concerts. Illustrious soloists such as Kathleen Ferrier, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Clara Haskil and Jean-Pierre Rampal have shared the stage with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2004, the three classical orchestral formations of the broadcasting 15 system were transformed into two: the present Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic. In 2006, these two orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Choir and the Metropole Orchestra joined the Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO.
The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra has been conducted by great names such as Bernard Haitink, Jean Fournet, Hans Vonk, Sergiu Comissiona and Edo de Waart. Jaap van Zweden was named its chief conductor in September 2005. The orchestra has also worked with numerous famed guest conductors such as Leopold Stokowski, Kirill Kondrashin, Antál Dorati, Riccardo Muti, Kurt Masur and Valery Gergiev. Soon after its founding, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic found itself foremost in Dutch musical life in the number of performances and the diversity of its repertoire, with a predilection for Dutch and contemporary works in its programming. It has honed another facet of its striking profile with a great many opera concertante performances. The orchestra has an extensive discography, ranging from legendary LPs recorded in the 1970s under such conductors as Leopold Stokowski and Antal Doráti to Jean Fournet’s much-lauded renderings of French repertoire. Under Edo de Waart, not only did it release its legendary Wagner interpretations, but also the complete orchestral works of Rachmaninov. CDs with work by contemporary composers such as Jonathan Harvey, Klas Torstensson, Jan van Vlijmen and Stravinsky have garnered prizes and much acclaim.

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Reinbert de Leeuw
Der nächtliche Wanderer | Abschied
Reinbert de Leeuw | Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra | Edo de Waart
Robin de Raaff
Orphic Descent
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra | Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra | Robin de Raaff
Anton Bruckner
Bruckner No. 7 (vinyl)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink
Willem Jeths
The tell-tale heart
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra | Juliane Banse | Tasmin Little
Anton Bruckner
Bruckner No. 7
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink
Willem Jeths
Requiem
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Netherlands Radio Choir / James Gaffigan / Willem Jeths
Robin de Raaff
Atlantis
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Netherlands Radio Choir / Markus Stenz / Robin de Raaff
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 (second version)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidulina
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77 / In tempus praesens
Simone Lamsma / The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Anton Bruckner
Symphonies nos. 1-9
Jaap van Zweden
Symphonies nos. 6 and 7
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / James Gaffigan
Willem Jeths
Symphony no. 1 | Recorder concerto
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Erik Bosgraaf / Karin Strobos
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphonies nos. 3 and 4 (first version)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Anton Bruckner
Symphony no. 1 in C Minor
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
James MacMillan
St Luke Passion
Markus Stenz / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Wagner
Symphony in C / Tristan und Isolde / Siegfried Idyll
Edo de Waart / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Various composers
The Spirit Of Turtle [Longbox]
Various artists
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Symphonies Nos. 1-8
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
Various composers
Afscheid van een springlevend orkest
Radio Kamer Filharmonie
Anton Bruckner
Symphony no. 6
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Jaap van Zweden
Anton Bruckner
Symphony no. 3
Jaap van Zweden / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8
Jaap van Zweden / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Rijnvos
Uptown|Downtown - an urban panorma in six movements
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem Op. 66
Jaap van Zweden / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Richard Wagner
Parsifal
Jaap van Zweden, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir & State Male Choir Latvija
Hector Berlioz
La Damnation de Faust (International edition)
Bernard Haitink
Hector Berlioz
La Damnation de Faust
Bernard Haitink & Radio Filharmonisch Orkest & Groot Omroepkoor
Richard Wagner
Meistersinger - an orchestral tribute
Edo de Waart / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Der Ring - Tristan und Isolde - Parsifal
Edo de Waart / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Live At The Concertgebouw
Nelly Miricioiu