As Orpheus Chamber Orchestra approaches 50-year milestone, Deutsche Grammophon releases 55-CD box set

Definitive collection includes the legendary ensemble’s striking recordings of Mozart and Haydn, lauded albums such as Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphonies, works by Charles Ives, Stravinsky Miniatures, Rossini Overtures, Baroque Encores and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

• Anticipating the 50th anniversary of Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in 2022, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 55-CD box set of their complete recordings for the label, on August 20, 2021.
• Orpheus' discography on DG includes stunning recordings with Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer,  Mischa Maisky, Jan Lisiecki and Gil Shaham, as well as remarkable soloists such as clarinetist Charles Neidich and french hornist William Purvis from within the orchestra.
• Included is an unpublished recording of Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony from 2018, alongside outstanding programs presented with original cover art, and a 148-page booklet featuring never before seen material from the Orchestra’s archives.
• Simultaneously, 14 albums which have not previously been available in digital format, will be available for streaming and download for the first time.
• A pre-release track, the opening Allegro Vivace from Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, has recently been released and will be followed by two others; the “Playful Pizzicato” from Britten’s Simple Symphony, and Elgar’s Elegy for Strings, to be released on July 9th and 30th 2021, respectively.
• Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is unique in many ways: conductor-less, unconventional interpretations, outstanding programs, an extraordinary level of flexibility and the intriguing sound culture of the ensemble, is often explained as a result of the cooperative mindset of the orchestra and its artistic process of rehearsing.
• The formation of Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in 1972 was facilitated by the zeitgeist: the antiestablishment values of the protests against the American war in Vietnam, as well as the
  cooperative spirit fostered by the rising ideal of collective artistic leadership. Julian Fifer, cellist and co-founder explains: “Orpheus was created at a time when food co-ops and communal living came into vogue.” The orchestra’s philosophy of collective and democratic leadership – from repertoire selection to rehearsal to its social activity – extends from its foundation through to today.

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