The Dutch composer Jan van Gilse has had a much moved and turbulent life. He was one of the main advocates of Gustav Mahler’s music in the Netherlands, as a conductor of the Utrechts Stedelijk Orkest his conducting skills and choice of repertoire were thoroughly criticized. He lost both his sons due to Nazi-hands, died in hiding during World War II and was buried under a phony name to protect his friends and family. The German-educated composer left behind an impressive list of compositions, influenced by Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss and his tutor Engelbert Humperdinck. The world has only just begun to discover the significance of the man and his compositions. The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra presents his magnificent Fourth Symphony, recorded by MonteVerdi Media on the 9th of April. Never recorded before and seldom heard in the concert hall.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his last three symphonies in the ridiculously short period of six weeks. Back then, the symphonies were extremely long and full of progressive musical developments the audience had never heard before. Frans Brüggen and his Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century will perform the Symphonies No. 39, 40 and 41 (Jupiter) in the concert hall de Doelen in Rotterdam, recorded by MonteVerdi Media.
The Dutch violin virtuoso Liza Ferschtman was the star of the second recording made by the Orkest van het Oosten (the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra), Challenge Records and MonteVerdi Media. Together with maestro Jan Willem de Vriend she performed Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The concert was concluded by Beethoven’s magnificent Symphony No. 5.
The title of George Gershwin’s ‘An American in Paris’ is something that you have to interpret literally. This American composer visited the French capital in the 1920s and was so impressed by what he saw and heard that he had to put his experiences in music. MonteVerdi Media will record the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Kynan Jones in a concert from the Musis Sacrum Concert Hall that will also include Ives’ ‘The unanswered question’, Kernis’ ‘Musica celestis’ and Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, featuring the Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer.
The chansonnier Philippe Elan is paying Haarlem a visit. Together with Holland Symfonia and maestro Jurjen Hempel he will treat the audience on his melancholic voice, singing only the most beautiful French songs. Combined with highlights from the French orchestral repertoire, this is a concert you won’t forget. How else should you spend Boxing Day?
Each of the six cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium are meant for a specific day in the liturgical year. But if you put them together, the result is one of the most beautiful oratorios ever written. MonteVerdi Media will record The Nederlands Kamerkoor (Netherlands Chamber Choir) and the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam in the Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, under the baton of Jan Willem de Vriend.
MonteVerdi Media will record Het Gelders Orkest (the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra) in a French Christmas Concert at the Musis Sacrum Concert Hall in Arnhem. Pascal and Ami Roger will perform Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5 and the lovely Carnaval des Animeaux. The orchestra and conductor Roberto Benzi will end the concert with a performance of Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnole and Chabier’s Espana.
On the 7th of November MonteVerdi Media was the the broadcastpremiere of the recording of Britten's War Requiem. This recoding was made on the 19th of September in the Arnhem concert hall Musis Sacrum and performed by the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra on the occasion of the 65th commemoration of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem. More information can be found here.
MonteVerdi Media and Holland Symfonia started their collaboration with a concert from their home base: the Philharmonie in Haarlem. MonteVerdi Media will record maestro Otto Tausk and his orchestra when they perform a concert filled with Beethoven (Leonore Overture Nr. 3) and Brahms (Symphony No. 3). As an extra: Helena Rasker will sing Mahler’s moving Kindertotenlieder.
For this concert, Frans Brüggen selected six Symphonys. Mendelssohn made many journeys in his life. In the summer of 1829, he visited Scotland, and the journey inspired him to write the Third Symphony, which was premiered on 3 March 1842 in Leipzig. MonteVerdi Media recorded this chamber orchestas in The Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ
The Orkest van het Oosten (the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra), Challenge Records and MonteVerdi Media started their collaboration with a recording on the 16th of October, from the new Muziekcentrum Enschede. The theme of the concert is 'A fierce Offenbach' and includes Offenbach's Concerto militaire for cello and orchestra and Beethoven's magnificent Symphony No. 7.
As a commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death, MonteVerdi Media will record an all-Haydn concert on the September the 30th, performed by Frans Brüggen and the Orchestra of the 18th Century in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam.
During a press conference, Challenge Records, the Orkest van het Oosten (the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra) and MonteVerdi Media will announce a three-year collaboration in which they will record several special concerts and performances. For more information about the press conference or the collaboration between Challenge Records, the Orkest van het Oosten and MonteVerdi Media, please contact pr@monteverdi.tv
On Saturday the 19th of September MonteVerdia Media recorded a special performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, performed by the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra in Musis Sacrum in Arnhem. We will broadcast this concert on the 7th of November.
The first series of the 'Clips for Dutch talent' projects is a fact. On the 10th of September 10 promising young Dutch musicians were recorded in the Philharmonie in Haarlem in what turned out to be a successful recording day. A special website dedicated to this project will, including more information and a broadcast schedule, will be available soon.