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	Learn more about Orchestra in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		At first the orchestra was an aristocratic luxury, performing privately at the courts of the princes and nobles of Italy; but in the 17th century performances were given in theatres, and Germany eagerly followed.
		Orchestras are also frequently assembled for use in film scores, as well as using already established orchestras for musical performances.
		In ancient Greece the orchestra was the space between the auditorium and the proscenium (or stage), in which were stationed the chorus and the instrumentalistss.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /o/or/orchestra.html (636 words)

	Encyclopedia: Leipzig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Leipzig's population's historical peak was around 750,000 before the second world war; the figure for 2002 was around 500,000.
		Richard Wagner, the composer, was born in Leipzig in 1813.
		Among Leipzig's noteworthy institutions are also the Gewandhaus Orchestra, the opera house, Oper Leipzig, and the Leipzig Zoo, which houses the world's largest facilities for primates.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Leipzig (2589 words)

	Orchestra - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A full size orchestra may sometimes be called a "symphony orchestra" or "philharmonic orchestra"; these prefixes do not indicate any difference either to the instrumental content or role of the orchestra, but can be useful to distinguish different orchestras based in the same city (for instance, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra).
		The unusual aspect of the orchestra was that, believing that in the ideal Marxist state all men are equal, its members felt that there was no need to be led by the dictatorial baton of a conductor; instead they were led by a committee.
		In ancient Greece the orchestra was the space between the auditorium and the proscenium (or stage), in which were stationed the chorus and the instrumentalists.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /orchestra.htm (1874 words)

	Orchestra
		In 1781, however, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra was organized from the merchants concert society, and it began a trend towards the formation of civic orchetras which would accelerate into the 19th century.
		With the formation of standing orchestras, and the expansion of the winds and brass, as well as the ability of winds and brass instruments to be intune with each other, it created the ability of the wind and brass to be more easily massed.
		As the early 20th century dawned, symphony orchestras were larger, better funded and better trained than ever before, and consequently composers could compose larger and more ambitious works for them.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/o/or/orchestra.html (1724 words)

	Print Article: Special sound dressed in proud history
		The Gewandhaus players, based in a city that has a long history as a powerhouse of musical, literary and dramatic activity, are proud of being one of the few surviving representatives of an older type of continental European orchestral sound and are determined to preserve it.
		The magic of Leipzig's reputation and of the conservatory Mendelssohn founded was still potent when the young Australian musician-writer who called herself Henry Handel Richardson went there to study in the late 1880s and drew on her experiences in her novel of musical life, Maurice Guest.
		On the concert platform, as he conducts his orchestra in Leipzig's Gewandhaus concert hall, Blomstedt is a spare, quietly commanding figure, marking the beat with his baton in large units of time wherever possible and using his left hand precisely for detailed cueing.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/05/27/1053801390641.html (1029 words)

	classical music - andante - the leipzig gewandhaus at the bbc proms
		The orchestra's versatility is impressive: in addition to an annual season of around 70 concerts, it is the regular pit band in Leipzig's opera house, and members of the Gewandhaus perform Bach cantatas every week at St. Thomas Church (where Bach himself was music director during the orchestra's infancy).
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus made an impressive adjustment to Classical style: two-thirds of the symphonic orchestra had left the stage; its normal quota of 8 double bass players was reduced to 1; textures were light and transparent.
		Proms 2001: Blomstedt and the Leipzig Gewandhaus in Sibelius and Mahler; Andreas Scholl in Handel and Vivaldi [expired]
	www.andante.com /magazine/article.cfm?id=14192 (873 words)

	Athens News
		THE CONCERT given by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra on August 23 at the Herod Atticus theatre was an occasion that will linger in the minds of those present.
		He was well supported by the orchestra who gave a careful reading distinguished by a certain restraint of emotion, subtle phrasing - the oboe melody in the second movement was rendered with a naturalness that belied the artistry required from the player - and a concern for the formal aspects of the work.
		That the orchestra was also placed on a higher-levelled stage than is normally reserved for concerts in this theatre, and closer to the back of it (with the episcenium thus operating like a better sounding board than on previous occasions), gives the measure of the meticulousness of their preparation for the concert.
	www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=04&m=A14&aa=1 (575 words)

	Mendelssohn & Brahms, Alfredo Perl (pf), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt, Barbican, 27th October ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The orchestra had a distinctly rich, sonorous tone which was so suitable for their chosen programme.
		What the orchestra did not have time to guage was the some-what dry, recessed acoustic of the Barbican Hall, which tended to smudge the line between the double basses and cellos in these performances.
		Whereas the LSO are accustomed to this shortcoming in the hall, and have adapted accordingly, the Gewandhaus Orchestra were at a disadvantage.
	www.musicweb-international.com /SandH/2002/Aug02/Barbican_Blomstedt.htm (733 words)

	Korea Times Print (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On Tuesday and Wednesday, what is reputedly the world's oldest orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, together with the choir of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Germany, performed Bach's ``St. Matthew Passion'' in the newly refurbished Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul.
		The Gewandhaus orchestra was founded in 1781, but there were predecessors reaching back to the time of Bach himself (1685-1750).
		Part of the orchestra's responsibility has always been to perform music at St. Thomas' church in Leipzig, and the choir there has an even longer tradition, dating back nearly 800 years to 1212, when it was established by members of the Augustine order.
	times.hankooki.com /cgi-bin/hkiprn.cgi?pa=/lpage/culture/200403/kt2004031719415711720.htm&ur=times.hankooki.com&fo=print_kt.htm (579 words)

	KoreaTimes : World's Oldest Orchestra to Perform J.S. Bach's `St. Matthew Passion' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester zu Leipzig), the oldest orchestra of the world alive, and the Choir of St Thomas Church (Thomanerchor) will perform the entire, three-hour ``St. Matthew Passion (BWV224)’’ for the first time on March 16 and 17.
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, founded back in 1781, is a German orchestra with one of the most impressive traditions.
		In addition to the symphony concerts and the orchestra’s activities with the Leipzig Opera, the ensemble is also responsible for performing church music at St Tomas Church.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/culture/200402/kt2004022216055511720.htm (680 words)

	The Edinburgh festival 2004 -- EIF Review
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra took the Usher Hall audience on a mini-tour of Germany's musical heritage in its final Festival concert.
		Starting with Bach, who was living in Leipzig when the orchestra was founded, it progressed by way of Beethoven to Hindemith, who fled the country to escape the Nazis.
		The piece played was more of a flute concerto than an orchestral suite and Katalin Kramarics, the orchestra's principal flautist, was unflagging in a demanding display during which she scarcely had pause to draw breath.
	www.edinburghguide.com /festival/2004/eif/review.shtml?04_08_28_leipzig_gewandhaus2 (497 words)

	January 16
		It was first performed on March 13, 1845, at a concert of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, with Ferdinand David as soloist and conducted by Niels Gade.
		The speed of this passage, scored for solo violin and string orchestra, is halfway between the preceding slow and subsequent fast tempos.
		Nor does the cadenza end when the orchestra re-enters; it continues while the flute, the oboe and the first violins play the main theme -- another example of the kind of seamless transition between sections that was so important to Mendelssohn.
	www.clevelandorch.com /images/FTPImages/Performance/program_notes/011604.html (2206 words)

	Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Orchestra) - Short History
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (= GOL), founded in 1781, is a German orchestra with one of the most impressive traditions.
		In addition to the Symphony concerts and the orchestra’s activities with the Leipzig Opera, the ensemble is also responsible for performing church music at St Tomas’s.
		Together with the Choir of St Thomas Church, the Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of the cornerstones of the Bach tradition still upheld today in Leipzig.
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Gewandhausorchester.htm (158 words)

	Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is a German orchestra based in Leipzig.
		They were first held in a private dwelling, and then an inn, before the orchestra moved to the Gewandhaus in 1781.
		In 1885, the orchestra moved into a new hall, where it has remained to the present day.
	openproxy.ath.cx /le/Leipzig_Gewandhaus_Orchestra.html (112 words)

	Reviews: Prom 52 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra are regular visitors to the Proms but this is the first time we have seen them under Neville Marriner.
		The inspiration was, it seems, a performance by this orchestra of Bruckner's 4th Symphony at the Proms in 1994.
		Visiting orchestras usually offer at least one encore (deserved or not) at the Proms, and one might have been due after the Schubert, nothing was on offer.
	www.promenaders.freeserve.co.uk /1997/Prom9752.html (321 words)

	Leipzig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Leipzig''' [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish languagePolish; Sorbian languageSorbian/Lusatian: '''Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (States of GermanyBundesland) of Saxony in Germany.
		In 1813, the Leipzig region was the arena of the Battle of LeipzigBattle of the Nations.
		Among Leipzig's noteworthy institutions are also the Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraGewandhaus Orchestra, the opera house, Oper Leipzig, and the Leipzig Zoo, which houses the world's largest facilities for Primateprimates/.
	www.infothis.com /find/Leipzig (701 words)

	Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - smh.com.au
		It is easy to imagine that the recording age has reduced regional differences in orchestral playing to produce an international style where one ensemble sounds pretty much like another.
		Their approach aims to eliminate any hint of unnatural accent, allowing the shape of each phrase and its tonal colourings to grow naturally from its inner tensions and purpose.
		If until then the orchestra had presented itself as a master of classical phrasing, Strauss's Ein Heldenleben, Opus 40 demonstrated that this clear balance and smooth sense of line serve just as well for large romantic blockbusters.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/06/08/1055010874997.html (523 words)

	Jiri Belohlavek
		From 1977-89 he held the position of Chief Conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra with whom he was Principal Conductor.
		Jiri Belohlavek was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in September 1995 immediately following his January 1995 debut with the orchestra conducting The Epic of Gilgamesh by Martinu.
		Abroad, he returned to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, St Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus, the Dresden Staatskapelle and the NHK Symphony.
	www.nyo.org.uk /jiri.htm (602 words)

	Saint Louis Symphony
		Ferdinand David was the soloist, and Niels Gade conducted the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
		And so, when Mendelssohn assumed directorship of the celebrated Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, in 1835, one of his first acts was to invite David to serve as its concertmaster.
		He has conducted more than 160 orchestras worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Orchestra della Scala, the Stockholm Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic and the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo.
	www.slso.org /0203notes/sub24.htm (2141 words)

	Beethoven & Tchaikovsky, Julian Rachlin (violin), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Herbert Blomstedt, Royal Festival ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Where Blomstedt’s Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra played from the heart and breathed life and excitement into Tchaikovsky’s tragic masterpiece, Rachlin’s execution was contrived and dull.
		An overtly introspective Larghetto, for instance, was overpowered by a grounded orchestral voice and it is extremely telling that the most successful passages were the ones to the sound of light pizzicato accompaniment, or none at all (in the excellent first and final movement cadenzas).
		Blomstedt and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra celebrated the sound and passion of a piece that manoeuvred from seductive tunes to frantic scrambling to the ominous ‘fate-theme’ fanfare.
	www.musicweb-international.com /SandH/2004/May-Aug04/Beethoven254.htm (574 words)

	Dynamic Gewandhaus enlightens - theage.com.au
		This famous Leipzig orchestra, under director Herbert Blomstedt, began its four-performance Australian tour on Wednesday night playing to its strengths - music by two of the most illustrious musicians associated both with the city of Leipzig and this ensemble.
		What made the Gewandhaus interpretation enlightening was the lightness of touch from the strings and the unexpected details that emerged as the well-loved pages flowed past.
		Not that the group is flawless; the horns had a bad night in the symphony, fluffing a very exposed passage; the first violins are clearly used to setting the style and their tendency is to drown out the woodwind, who play more self-effacingly than seems necessary.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/06/05/1054700329556.html (414 words)

	Juilliard \| The Juilliard Journal Online
		Each year, Juilliard students returning from their exchange year in Leipzig were extremely enthusiastic about their experience—both the study and the performance opportunities.
		One of them, Eva Burmeister, was so successful that she was hired to be a member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, a position in which she continues to this day.
		The International Music Academy at Leipzig was a life-enriching experience that I will never forget, for it shaped me as a musician and as a person.
	www.juilliard.edu /update/journal/leipzig_1101.html (842 words)

	LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G Major, op. 58, Hélène Grimaud, New ...
		At the 1993 Classical Music Awards in London, the New York Philharmonic was honored as Orchestra of the Year in recognition of its new initiatives and audience outreach efforts, as well as for the artistic excellence the Orchestra has achieved under Kurt Masur's leadership.
		A professor at the Leipzig Academy of Music since 1975, he holds honorary degrees from Yale University, the Manhattan School of Music, Leipzig University, the University of Michigan, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Westminster Choir College and Hamilton College.
		Founded in 1842, the New York Philharmonic is by far the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States and one of the oldest in the world.
	helenegrimaud.free.fr /english/teldec.php?language=GB (1155 words)

	INSPIRED MINDS
		Appointed Kapellmeister of Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1969.
		Kurt Masur, one of the most widely admired and respected musicians of his generation, is well known to orchestras and audiences not only as a distinguished conductor, but also as a humanist.
		So I had both orchestras and then of course it was not possible to do it anymore that way.
	inspiredminds.de /detail.php?id=26 (1074 words)

	Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
		Première: Leipzig, March 13, 1845, Ferdinand David, soloist, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Niels Gade, conductor.
		In 1836, the 26-year-old Ferdinand David became concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; the 27-year-old Felix Mendelssohn was its music director.
		With the 1843 opening of the Leipzig conservatory, which Mendelssohn headed, appointing David head of violin studies, circumstances began to seem favorable for the violin concerto.
	chambersymphony.com /ProgramNotes/MendelssohnViolinConcerto.htm (544 words)

	Kurt Masur (Conductor) - Short Biography
		In 1948, he was designated orchestra coach at the Halle County Theater, and later became Kapellmeister of the Erfurt and Leipzig Opera theaters.
		In his capacity as the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Kapellmeister, he led nearly a thousand performances between 1970 and 1996 and more than nine hundred concerts on tour.
		For many seasons, Kurt Masur served as Gewandhaus Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, a position of profound historic importance that has been held by such figures as Mendelssohn, Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Bruno Walter.
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Masur-Kurt.htm (916 words)

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