Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra
The Munich Symphony Orchestra (Münchner Symphoniker) is a German orchestra based in Munich but active statewide in Bavaria. It gives subscription concerts at the Herkulessaal and the Prinzregententheater and, to a lesser degree, at the Philharmonie am Gasteig. Kurt Graunke founded the ensemble as the “Graunke Symphony Orchestra” in 1945 and led its first concert on September 25 of that year as a benefit for the Bavarian Red Cross. Regular subscription concerts began four years later. In 1990 the orchestra adopted its current name. The chief conductor since 2014 has been Kevin John Edusei, whose contract was extended in 2016 through the 2021–2022 season. Philippe Entremont holds the title of Ehrendirigent, or honorary conductor, and since 2011 the principal guest conductor has been Ken-David Masur. The Münchner Symphoniker has recorded music for more than 500 films, including George Bruns' adaptation of Tchaikovsky's ballet score for Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty, El Cid by Miklos Rozsa, Jerry Goldsmith's score for The Wind and the Lion, Christopher Young's music for Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Victor Young's score for The Brave One and Howard Shore's score for The Silence of the Lambs. It also performed the soundtrack to 1990s episodes of the TV series The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1945
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1961 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 12720 | 12/19/1961 | Bell song ( from Lakmé ) | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 12721 | 12/19/1961 | Samba Gitana | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 12722 | 12/19/1961 | Over the waves (Sohre las olas) | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 12723 | 12/19/1961 | Czardas (Monti) | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 12724 | 12/19/1961 | Mendelssohn concerto | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 12725 | 12/19/1961 | Czardas (Mendez) | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 12726 | 12/19/1961 | Danse bohème (from Carmen) | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 12727 | 12/19/1961 | Dance of the hours | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 13024 | 8/16/1962 | Gallito | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 13025 | 8/16/1962 | Flirtations of a trumpet | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 13026 | 8/16/1962 | Valse suriano | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 13027 | 8/16/1962 | Clarinet polka | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 13028 | 8/16/1962 | Nena | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 13029 | 8/16/1962 | Bugler's holiday | Rafael Méndez | Musical group | |||
Decca | L 13030 | 8/16/1962 | Concerto in E flat for trumpet and Orchestra (Haydn) | Rafael Méndez | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/326030.
Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/326030.
"Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Münchner Symphoniker
Discogs: Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra
Allmusic: Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Symphonie-Orchester Graunke - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82009879
Wikidata: Münchner Symphoniker - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q543751
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/156098043
MusicBrainz: Münchner Symphoniker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d7de02c3-a814-4146-a62c-62e4703bff7d
ISNI: 0000 0001 0721 4050 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000107214050
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