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
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 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/326030.

Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/326030.

"Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/326030

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