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2 Schönberg Ensemble  





3 Merger  





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Asko|Schönberg is a Dutch chamber orchestra that specialises in contemporary classical music, especially that of the 21st century.[1] It was formed by a merger of the Asko Ensemble and the Schönberg Ensemble in 2009.[2]

Asko Ensemble

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Formed in 1965 and based in Amsterdam, the Asko Ensemble performed regular concerts along with film music programs, dance and multimedia projects, and modern opera. The ensemble was conducted the first five years by Jan Vriend and subsequent working with Cliff Crego. Riccardo Chailly, Oliver Knussen, Reinbert de Leeuw, George Benjamin, Stefan Asbury, and Peter Rundel.

The Asko Ensemble has released nearly one hundred recordings, featuring works by Louis Andriessen, Roberto Carnevale, Elliott Carter, György Ligeti, Bruno Maderna, Olivier Messiaen, Edgard Varèse, Claude Vivier, Iannis Xenakis, and many others.[3]

First performances include:

Schönberg Ensemble

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The Schönberg Ensemble was founded in 1974 by students and former students of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Their original repertoire consisted only of the chamber music of composers of the Second Viennese School. Afterwards, the repertoire was expanded to the entire twentieth (and twenty-first) century. A large number of Dutch and foreign composers wrote works specifically for the Schönberg Ensemble.

Concerts were given with constantly changing combinations of players, as contemporary classical repertoire often requires unusual combinations of instruments. If a larger ensemble was required, the ensemble joined with the Asko Ensemble.

The Schönberg Ensemble was based in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, where the ensemble gave regular concerts. In addition, they also played regularly at the ConcertgebouwinAmsterdam and several other venues in the Netherlands. The ensemble toured almost all of the countries of Europe, and also Canada, the United States, India, and Japan.

Merger

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After performing and recording together many times, the Asko Ensemble and the Schönberg Ensemble merged on 1 September 2008 to become Asko|Schönberg, with Reinbert de Leeuw as conductor. The new group formalised the union with a Messiaen concert on 1 January 2009.[11][failed verification]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Over ons » Asko|Schönberg". askoschoenberg.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  • ^ "Asko Ensemble". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  • ^ "CDs / DVDs » Asko|Schönberg". askoschoenberg.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  • ^ "Elliott Carter – Asko Concerto". boosey.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  • ^ Hamburg Concerto for Horn solo and Chamber Orchestra",[dead link] Schott Music. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  • ^ "Michel van der Aa – After Life – Opera". boosey.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  • ^ "Ermis Theodorakis". 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  • ^ "Australian Music Centre Online : Breaking Sound Barriers". australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  • ^ "Julian Anderson's 'The Comedy of Change',[permanent dead link] Faber Music, 7 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  • ^ "Parallel world and Sea – Dutch Harp Festival". askoschoenberg.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  • ^ "Het ensemble » Asko|Schönberg". askoschoenberg.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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