The most recent CD of the Würth Philharmoniker

 
„For their third album, the Würth Philharmoniker and their chief conductor Claudio Vandelli have stayed true to their previous passion for exploring the well-established in new formats.“
- Radioklassik.at, 22.02.2025

 
„A resounding calling card of the Würth Philharmoniker.“
- Jürgen Kanold, Haller Tagblatt, 26.02.2025

 
Experience our most recent album with chief conductor Claudio Vandelli and Thomas Hampson. Available at Hänssler Classic and all major streaming platforms.

Program of the CD

Franz Schubert (1797–1828) /Johannes Brahms

Lieder für mittlere Singstimme und Orchester

Johannes Brahms

Variationen über ein Thema von Joseph Haydn in B-Dur, op. 56a

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) / Detlev Glanert (*1960)

Vier Präludien und Ernste Gesänge für Bassbariton und Orchester

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)

Die Hebriden. Konzertouvertüre, op. 26

The CD-debut of the Würth Philharmoniker

 
Lead by its chief conductor Claudio Vandelli, the orchestra has dedicated itself in its home, the Reinhold Würth Saal in the Carmen W+rth Forum, to Johannes Brahms‘ Akademischer Festouvertüre and his first piano quartett, arranged for orchestra by Arnold Schönberg.

For the CD.debut, Claudio Vandelli, who has been chief conductor of the Würth Philharmoniker since January 2020, has chosen a program that puts the highest expectations on its musicians. „The quartett for piano is a main work of Brahms, that sounds like a 5th symphony in Schönbergs rarely recorded, sonorous orchestration.“ Vandelli explains. „It is a demanding piece, with which the Würth Philharmoniker can demonstrate their virtuosity and which at the same time allows the full energy of the acoustics of the Reinhold Würth Saal, where the pieces have been recorded, to unfold."

The debut has been recorded by the well-renowed sound technician Bert van der Wolf in his high-resolution recording technique containing nine channels (five surround plus four hight channels). „It is my goal to achieve a perfect copy of the listening experience of a concert with the highest level of plasticity." Van der Wolf points out his motivation.

The CD is available at Challenge Records.

Programm of the CD

Johannes Brahms

Klavierquartett Nr. 1, op. 25 (gesetzt für Orchester von Arnold Schönberg)

Akademische Festouvertüre, op. 80

A peek behind the scenes - The making of the CD-debut at the Carmen Würth Forum