Born: October 30, 1934 - Amsterdam, Holland
Once the world’s most fa… Read Full Bio ↴Born: October 30, 1934 - Amsterdam, Holland
Once the world’s most famous recorder player, today Frans Brüggen is considered among the foremost experts in the performance of eighteenth century music. He studied the recorder with Kees Otten and flute at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum. In addition, he took courses in musicology at the University of Amsterdam. At the age of 21, he was appointed professor at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague and later held position as Erasmus Professor at Harvard University and Regent’s Professor at the University of Berkeley, making him one of the youngest musical scholars of the time though still remaining, as Luciano Berio wrote, “a musician who is not an archeologist but a great artist”.
After finishing his studies he launched a major career as a virtuoso performer of music for the recorder. As a flute soloist, he was equally at home in performances of the Baroque masters and contemporary avant-garde composers. He also gave informative lectures and illustrative performances of recorder music in Europe.
In 1981, he founded the Orchestra of the 18th Century, which consists of some 60 members from 22 different countries. He conducted the orchestra he conducted with fine success on both sides of the Atlantic. Three or four times a year the orchestra assembles to go on tour.
The musicians, who are all specialists in 18th and early 19th century music, play on period instruments, or on contemporary copies thereof. The wide-ranging repertoire this orchestra has recorded for Philips Classics includes works by Purcell, Bach, Rameau, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert & Mendelssohn. Many of their recordings have received international awards.
Frans Brüggen also was artistic director of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra in Hilversum from 1991 to 1994, and joint principal guest conductor of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in London from 1992. In addition, his conducting activities in recent years have included engagements with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Hamburg Philharmonic, the Oslo Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zürich, the Stockholm Philharmonic and the English Chamber Orchestra.
In August 1991, Brüggen made his debut at the Salzburg Festival in two concerts with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, while his return visits to the Festival included a highly-praised series of concerts with the Mozarteum Orchestra. In October 1992 Frans Brüggen, together with Simon Rattle, became the principal guest conductor of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with whom he is currently recording works by J.S. Bach and Haydn for Philips Classics. Starting in 1998 he is, together with Christoph von Dohnànyi, principle guest conductor of the Orchestre de Paris.
Recent operatic engagements included Mozart’s Mitridate, Re di Ponte in Zürich and Gluck’s Orfeo with the Opéra de Lyon.
Once the world’s most fa… Read Full Bio ↴Born: October 30, 1934 - Amsterdam, Holland
Once the world’s most famous recorder player, today Frans Brüggen is considered among the foremost experts in the performance of eighteenth century music. He studied the recorder with Kees Otten and flute at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum. In addition, he took courses in musicology at the University of Amsterdam. At the age of 21, he was appointed professor at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague and later held position as Erasmus Professor at Harvard University and Regent’s Professor at the University of Berkeley, making him one of the youngest musical scholars of the time though still remaining, as Luciano Berio wrote, “a musician who is not an archeologist but a great artist”.
After finishing his studies he launched a major career as a virtuoso performer of music for the recorder. As a flute soloist, he was equally at home in performances of the Baroque masters and contemporary avant-garde composers. He also gave informative lectures and illustrative performances of recorder music in Europe.
In 1981, he founded the Orchestra of the 18th Century, which consists of some 60 members from 22 different countries. He conducted the orchestra he conducted with fine success on both sides of the Atlantic. Three or four times a year the orchestra assembles to go on tour.
The musicians, who are all specialists in 18th and early 19th century music, play on period instruments, or on contemporary copies thereof. The wide-ranging repertoire this orchestra has recorded for Philips Classics includes works by Purcell, Bach, Rameau, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert & Mendelssohn. Many of their recordings have received international awards.
Frans Brüggen also was artistic director of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra in Hilversum from 1991 to 1994, and joint principal guest conductor of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in London from 1992. In addition, his conducting activities in recent years have included engagements with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Hamburg Philharmonic, the Oslo Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zürich, the Stockholm Philharmonic and the English Chamber Orchestra.
In August 1991, Brüggen made his debut at the Salzburg Festival in two concerts with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, while his return visits to the Festival included a highly-praised series of concerts with the Mozarteum Orchestra. In October 1992 Frans Brüggen, together with Simon Rattle, became the principal guest conductor of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with whom he is currently recording works by J.S. Bach and Haydn for Philips Classics. Starting in 1998 he is, together with Christoph von Dohnànyi, principle guest conductor of the Orchestre de Paris.
Recent operatic engagements included Mozart’s Mitridate, Re di Ponte in Zürich and Gluck’s Orfeo with the Opéra de Lyon.
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Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K. 550: 1. Molto allegro
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@StevenOBrien
It's nice to hear a conductor who actually listens to Mozart when he asks for "molto allegro".
@benheideveld4617
Fully agree, Sir!!
Do you agree that the Allegro Assai is almost Van Beethoven?
@ricardonascimento6020
Finalmente "molto allegro" e não andante no primeiro movimento. Que diferença!!! Só conheço a versão de Alberto Lizzio que também que respeita a indicação do andamento na partitura. Parabéns maestro Franz Brüggen fez toda a diferença!!! Sem sombra de dúvidas uma gravação de referência para a História da Música. BRAVO!!!!
@laurenth7187
And, what does that mean in English, - don't think i will learn your idiom. And this is obviously too fast. La "differença" that is it's too fast, Ernest Bour's version is better.
@iguarni
Frans Bruggen? A Genius!
@iguarni
4:47 one of the most genial variation ever! Mozart out of this solar system.
@vitonardi3892
Don't forget: Mozart is the music, the others are composers.
@iguarni
Bach and Beethoven are Geniuses too@@vitonardi3892
@TheOriginalGankstar
Effin outstanding.
@socraticgadfly
Such a good version.