Max Pommer, the conductor, founded the Neue Bachische Collegium Musicum in 1979 and has conducted over 60 gramophone recordings, many of which received the German Record Award.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded in April 1993 at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.
Performer Biography
Max Pommer has been the artistic director of the Thuringian Chamber Orchestra Weimar since 1993.
Performer Biography
The Thuringian Chamber Orchestra Weimar, founded in 1962 by members of the Staatskapelle Weimar, is one of the world's oldest chamber orchestras.
Interpretation
This recording uses modern instruments but with an orchestral setup based on Beethoven's 1813 specifications, featuring an equal number of strings and wind players.
Compositional Technique
The orchestral setup used in this recording, with an equal number of strings and wind players, was considered 'unusual sounds' and surprising at the time of Beethoven's First Symphony.
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