Mario Venzago
Swiss conductor, living in Germany, born in 1948 in Zürich. He has been chief conductor or artistic director of several symphony orchestras, among others the Gothenburg Symphony 2004–2007 and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra 2002–2009. Since 2010 he has held the same post with both the Berner Symphonieorchester and the Northern Sinfonia in Newcastle. In addition, he has been a professor of conducting at the Academy of Music in Mannheim. He usually conducts music from the romantic and 20th century,
Butterfly Lovers & Paganini
Chloe Chua, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Rodolfo Barráez, Mario Venzago | Paganini*
2024
Suite From Wuthering Heights, Echoes For Strings
Bernard Herrmann, Keri Fuge, Roderick Williams (3), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago, Joshua Tan (4)
2023
Chandos
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Symphonies Nos. 1-4 / Serenades
Brahms*, Mario Venzago, Tapiola Sinfonietta
2018
Sony Classical
3xCD, Album
Vom Fischer Un Syner Fru
Othmar Schoeck, Rachel Harnisch, Jörg Dürmüller, Jordan Shanahan, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Mario Venzago
2018
Claves
CD, Album
The Finished Unfinished – Schubert: Symphony No. 8
Schubert*, Kammerorchester Basel, Mario Venzago
2017
Sony Classical
CD, Album
Plurimo
Claudio Ambrosini - Emanuele Arciuli, Francesco Libetta, Aldo Orvieto, Paolo Carlini, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Della RAI, Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice, ORT Orchestra Della Toscana*, Pierre-André Valade, John Storgårds, Mario Venzago, Marco Angius
2017
Stradivarius
CD, Album
"Rugby" Mouvement Symphonique; Symphonie Liturgique; Symphonie "Di Tre Re"
Arthur Honegger, Berner Symphonieorchester, Mario Venzago
2016
Musiques Suisses
CD, Album
Mozart & Nielsen Concertos
Julian Bliss, Royal Northern Sinfonia*, Mario Venzago
2014
Signum Records, Signum Classics
CD, Album
8
Bruckner* - Venzago*, Konzerthausorchester Berlin
2014
cpo
CD, Album
Symphony No. 5
Bruckner* - Tapiola Sinfonietta ∙ Venzago*
2014
Symphonies 3 & 6
Bruckner* - Venzago*, Berner Symphonieorchester
2013
Symphony 2
Bruckner* - Northern Sinfonia, Mario Venzago
2012
cpo
CD, Album
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 And 2
Stenhammar*, Niklas Sivelöv, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago
2011
Naxos
CD, Album
Symphonies Nos. 0 & 1
Bruckner* - Tapiola Sinfonietta, Mario Venzago
2011
cpo
2xCD, Album
Symphonies 4 & 7
Bruckner* - Venzago*, Sinfonieorchester Basel
2011
cpo
2xCD, Album
Symphonies Nos 3 & 6 Semplice
Hilding Rosenberg, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra*, Mario Venzago
2010
BIS
CD, Album
Rheinische Symphonie Nr.3 Live
Schumann*, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Mario Venzago
2010
Orchid Classics
CD, Album
Elgar Cello Concerto
Elgar*, Sol Gabetta / Danish National Symphony Orchestra* / Mario Venzago
2010
Orchestral Works
Alban Berg - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra*, Mario Venzago
2009
Chandos
2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Chorwerke | Choral Music
Othmar Schoeck – MDR-Rundfunkchor* & MDR-Sinfonieorchester*, Mario Venzago, Howard Arman
2007
Claves
CD, Album
The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair / Sieben Worte
Sofia Gubaidulina, Sharon Bezaly, Mie Miki, Torleif Thedéen, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra*, Mario Venzago
2006
BIS
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Europe's Finest
Göteborgs Symfoniker & Mario Venzago
2006
Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission
SACD, Hybrid, Comp
A Different Schumann, Vol. II : Symphony No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 38 "Frühling" (Spring) - Symphony No. 2 In C Major, Op. 61
Robert Schumann, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago
2002
Novalis
CD
A Different Schumann, Vol. III: Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rheinische"(Rhenish) - Concert Piece In F Major For Piano And Orchestra, After Op. 86 - "Manfred" Overture, Op. 115
Robert Schumann, Paolo Bordoni, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago
2002
Novalis
CD
Variazioni Canoniche · Varianti · No Hay Caminos, Hay Que Caminar · Incontri
Luigi Nono - Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago, Mark Kaplan
2001
Col Legno
CD
A Different Schumann, Vol. I: Overture, Scherzo & Finale In E Major, Op. 52 - Fantasy In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra - Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120
Schumann*, Gianluca Cascioli, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago
2001
Novalis
CD
Penthesilea
Othmar Schoeck - Yvonne Naef, James Johnson*, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno*, Mario Venzago
2000
Pan Classics
2xCD, Album
Opera Arias
Carlos Álvarez (2) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi / Mario Venzago
1999
Claves
CD, Album
Sinfonie Nr. 4
Philharmonische Werkstatt Schweiz, Mario Venzago, Dmitri Schostakowitsch*
1998
Musikszene Schweiz
CD
Symphony 1 / Piano Concerto 3 / 12 Préludes
Raffaele d'Alessandro -- Karl-Andreas Kolly, Basler Sinfonie-Orchester / Mario Venzago
1996
Pan Classics
CD
Agon, Ode, Concerto / Monumentum Pro Gesualdo
Strawinsky*, Mario Venzago, Karl Engel, Basler Sinfonie-Orchester
1994
Pan Classics
CD, Album
Les Aventures Du Roi Pausole
Arthur Honegger / Mario Venzago
1993
MGB (2), MGB (2), Musiques Suisses
2xCD
Symphony No. 11 "Der Winter", Sinfonietta Op. 188
Joseph Joachim Raff, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago, Andres Joho
1993
Tudor
CD, Comp
Symphony No. 11 A-Moll Op. 214
Joseph Joachim Raff, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago, Andres Joho
1989
Ex Libris
CD
Das Stille Leuchten ("La Lueur Sereine")
Othmar Schoeck, Niklaus Tüller, Mario Venzago
1984
Musique De Chambre
Robert Schumann, Rama Jucker, Robert Majek, Mario Venzago, Käthi Gohl, Francesco Raselli
1980
Accord
LP, Album
Musique Romantique Russe Pour Trompette
Max Sommerhalder, Mario Venzago
1980
Journal D'un Disparu
Leoš Janáček, Peter Keller (9), Clara Wirz, Mario Venzago, Hansruedi Willisegger
1979
Accord
LP, Album
Journal D'un Disparu
Leoš Janáček, Peter Keller (9), Clara Wirz, Mario Venzago, Luzerner Singer, Hansruedi Willisegger
Accord
CD, Album, Comp
Carmen
Venzago*, Märki*, Fürhofer*, Berner Symphonieorchester, Claude Eichenberger, Xavier Moreno (2), Elissa Huber, Jordan Shanahan
Arthaus Musik
2xCD + DVD-V, NTSC
Avantgarde
Various
2023
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD
Symphonie Nr. 4 "Tragische"; Symphonie Nr. 7 "(Un)vollendete"
Münchner Symphoniker, Kevin John Edusei, Franz Schubert
2017
Solo Musica (2)
CD, Album
Sol Gabetta
Sol Gabetta
2017
Brigitte, Sony Classical, Sony Music
CD, Album, Comp
The Quiet. Works For Orchestra
Chaya Czernowin
2016
WERGO
CD, Album
Cello
Sol Gabetta
2016
Sony Classical
CD, RE + CD, Comp
The Last Night Of The Proms-The Ultimate Collection
Various
2016
Sony Music, Sony Classical
3xCD, Comp
Meilensteine
Berner Symphonieorchester
2015
Konzert Theater Bern
CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo
Hyperion New Release Sampler – October 2014
Various
2014
Hyperion
19xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR
Violin Concerto / An American In Paris
Dvořák*, Gershwin* - Liza Ferschtman, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam*
2011
Challenge Classics
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Best Of Klassik 2011 (Die Grosse Gala Der Echo Klassik-Preisträger)
Various
2011
EMI Classics, ZDF
2xCD, Comp
Chilling Cello
Sol Gabetta, Yo-Yo Ma, Jan Vogler
2010
Sony Classical, Sony Music
2xCD, Comp
Great Andsnes Recordings - The Norwegian Pianist's Gramophone Award-winners - October 2010
Various
2010
Gramophone Magazine
CD, Promo, Smplr, S/Edition
Bleiben Sie Entspannt
Various
2010
Spellbound
Sofia Gubaidulina, Sally Beamish, Mari Takano - Sharon Bezaly
2008
BIS
CD, Album
Cordes
Kent Olofsson
2007
Phono Suecia
SACD, Album
Toner För Livet
Göteborgs Symfoniker Tillsammans Med Helen Sjöholm
2004
Västra Götalandsregionen
CD, Album, Promo
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Sergei Prokofiev, Benjamin Britten, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2003
OSR
CD, Comp
Bettina Skrzypczak
Bettina Skrzypczak
2002
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
CD
Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus 1990 - 1999 – Blissful Music Live
Kremerata Musica
2000
Tritonus Musikproduktion
2xCD, Album
Violinkonzerte
Vogel*, Suter*
2000
MGB (2)
CD
Concert Royal: Kammermusik Mit Oboe
Bach*, Telemann*, Couperin*, Vivaldi*, De Breville*, Dutilleux*, Semini*, Ránki* – Miklós Barta
2000
RBM Records
CD
Lockenhaus Festival 1982-1992: A Decade Of Music-Making
Various
1997
Philips, Philips Digital Classics
11xCD + Box, Comp
«Wortabend» - Eine Szene Für 2 Stimmen Und 13 Instrumente/ «Wal» Für Schweres Orchester Mit 5 Saxophonen
Roland Moser
1997
Grammont
CD, Album, RE
Lockenhaus Festival 1982-1992: A Decade Of Music-Making
Various
1997
Philips
10xCD + Box, Comp
Triple Concerto / Mit Nacht Und Nacht / Morceau Élégant / Septett / Cellosonate
Peter Mieg
1996
Jecklin, Jecklin Edition
CD
Pascal von Wroblewsky Singt Kurt Weill
Pascal von Wroblewsky / Kurt Weill
1996
Das Basler Sinfonie-Orchester Auf Compact Disc (Highlights Aus Den Aktuellen Produktionen)
Das Basler Sinfonie-Orchester*
1995
Schweizerischer Bankverein
CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr
The High End Test Record
Various
1995
Manfred
Robert Schumann
1994
Musikszene Schweiz, MGB (2), MGB (2)
CD
Six Chefs-D'Oeuvre De Musique Sacrée
Claudio Monteverdi - Societa Cameristica di Lugano, Edwin Loehrer
1993
Accord
CD, Album, RM
Chamber Music - Kammermusik
Gubaidulina*, Irena Grafenauer, David Geringas, Isabelle van Keulen
1992
Philips
CD, Album
Venus
Othmar Schoeck
1992
MGB (2)
2xCD
Verklärte Nacht / Kammersinfonie Nr. 2 / Suite In G
Schoenberg*
1991
Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics
CD
Musikprotokoll '91 - Die Nacht
George Lopez (3), Younghi Pagh-Paan, Georg Friedrich Haas, Nicolaus Richter de Vroe
1991
ORF
CD, Album
Andante Et Variations Op. Posth. Pour 2 Pianos, 2 Violoncelles Et Cor - 5 Stücke Im Volkston Pour Violoncelle Et Piano Op. 102 - Frauenliebe Und Leben (Op. 42)
Schumann*
1991
Accord Musidisc
CD
Concert Baroque Pour Trompette Et Orchestre
Maurice André
1987
Der Irdischen Klänge 2. Teil, Nämlich 5 Naturstücke, Op. 45 / "Diese Bilder Müssen In Begleitung Von Musik Gesehen Werden." / "...In Keltischer Manier", Konzert Für Alphorn Und Kleines Orchester, Op. 27 / Cinque Chansons Cryptiques D'Après Des Texte
Kurt Schwertsik
1986
Amadeo
LP, Album
"Cornet À Pistons" Masterworks = Masterworks Of The "Cornet À Pistons"
Max Sommerhalder
1985
Accord
CD, Album
Journal D'un Disparu
Leoš Janáček
1985
Accord
CD, Album, Comp
«Wortabend» - Eine Szene Für 2 Stimmen Und 13 Instrumente/ «Wal» Für Schweres Orchester Mit 5 Saxophonen
Roland Moser
1985
Andante Et Variations Op. Posth. Pour 2 Pianos, 2 Violoncelles Et Cor - 5 Stücke Im Volkston Pour Violoncelle Et Piano Op. 102 - Quatuor En La Mineur Op. 41 n° 1, 2 & 3
Schumann*
1984
Accord, Accord
2xCD, Comp
Hymnes Pour Orchestre / Fantasque Pour Piano / Insomnies Pour Chant Et Piano
André-François Marescotti
1984
L'age d'Or Du "Cornet À Pistons"
Max Sommerhalder
1982
Accord
LP, Album
Les Copieurs
Various
1981
Le Monde De La Musique, Télérama
7"
Schweizer Musik Des 20. Jahrhunderts
Franz Tischhauser / Heinz Marti / Peter Mieg
1981
Pelca, Pelca, Pelca
LP
Sonate Pour Flute Et Piano Op. 167 "Undine" / Trio Pour Piano, Hautbois Et Cor En La Mineur Op. 188
Carl Reinecke
1981
Accord
LP
Tripelkonzert / Cembalokonzert
Peter Mieg, Festival Strings Lucerne
1981
Ex Libris
LP
Arianna A Naxos / Chants À Trois Et Quatre Voix Avec Piano
Franz Joseph Haydn*
1980
Accord
LP, Album
Elisabeth Büchel Singt
Elisabeth Büchel
1978
Hug
LP
Zeitgenössische Musik II
Berio* / Gruppe Nuova Consonanza* / Kagel* / Zimmermann* / Stockhausen* / Cage*
1970
Deutsche Grammophon
LP, Comp
Avantgarde Vol. 2
Various
1969
Atlas Eclipticalis • Winter Music • Cartridge Music / Glossolalie
John Cage / Dieter Schnebel - Ensemble Musica Negativa, Rainer Riehn
1969
Sommernacht / Sonate Für Bassklarinette Und Orchester / Penthesilea-Suite / Besuch Im Urach
Othmar Schoeck
Musiques Suisses
CD
Super-Hits Der Klassik
Various
2015
Sony Classical, Starwatch Entertainment
2xCD, Comp
Baby Klassik
Various
2014
Sony Classical
2xCD, Comp
Master Superior 2014
Various Artists*
2014
The Spirit Of Turtle (A Collection Of The Most Innovative High-End Audio Recordings By Northstar Recording)
Various
2013
Turtle Records (3), dCS (2)
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A +
Aangenaam... Klassiek 2011 / Lavinia Meijer Speelt Philip Glass
Various / Lavinia Meijer
2011
STEP (Stichting Entertainmentretail Promotion), Channel Classics
2xCD, Comp + CD, Album + Box
Attached
Scandinavian Strings
2010
Bilda
CD, Album, Comp
Symphony No. 0 in D minor, WAB 100, "Nullte" (ed. L. Nowak): I. Allegro
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 0 in D minor, WAB 100, "Nullte" (ed. L. Nowak): II. Andante
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101 (orig. 1866 unrevised Linz version, prep. W. Carragan): I. Allegro
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 0 in D minor, WAB 100, "Nullte" (ed. L. Nowak): III. Scherzo
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 0 in D minor, WAB 100, "Nullte" (ed. L. Nowak): IV. Finale
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101 (orig. 1866 unrevised Linz version, prep. W. Carragan): II. Adagio
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101 (orig. 1866 unrevised Linz version, prep. W. Carragan): III. Scherzo
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101 (orig. 1866 unrevised Linz version, prep. W. Carragan): IV. Finale
Mario Venzago
Symphony in E Major, D. 729: I. Adagio - Allegro (Completed by Richard Dünser)
Mario Venzago
Symphony in E Major, D. 729: II. Andante (Completed by Richard Dünser)
Mario Venzago
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Mario Venzago
Symphony in E Major, D. 729: III. Scherzo. Allegro (Completed by Richard Dünser)
Mario Venzago
Symphony in E Major: IV. Allegro giusto (Completed by Richard Dünser)
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103 (1889 version, ed. L. Nowak): I. Massig bewegt
Mario Venzago
Fierabras. D. 796: Overture
Mario Venzago
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101 (orig. 1866 unrevised Linz version, prep. W. Carragan): I. Alleg
Mario Venzago
Symphony in E Major, D. 729: V. Scherzo II. Allegro moderato (Completed by Richard Dünser)
Mario Venzago
Schubert: Symphony in E Major, D. 729: I. Adagio - Allegro (Completed by Richard Dünser)
Mario Venzago
I. Allegro moderato
Mario Venzago
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Mario Venzago