Marek Janowski (born 18 February 1939 in Warsaw) is a Polish-born German conductor.

Biography

Janowski grew up in Wuppertal, near Cologne, after his mother traveled there at the start of World War II to be with her parents. His father disappeared in Poland during the war.[1]

Janowski served as music director in Freiburg and at the Dortmund Opera conducting the Dortmunder Philharmoniker, the latter from 1973 to 1979. From 1983 to 1987 he was principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He served as Kapellmeister of the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne from 1986 to 1990. He developed an important profile in France as well, becoming music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (then called the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique) in Paris in 1984 and retaining that post until 2000. He then was principal conductor of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra from 2000 to 2009.[2]

Janowski was chief conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic from 2001 to 2003. From 2002 through 2016, Janowski was chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, initially with a contract for life with the orchestra at the time.[3][4] In the 2005/06 season, Janowski began his tenure as Artistic and Music Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), with an initial contract of five years. In September 2008, his contract with the OSR was extended to 2015.[5] However, in January 2010, in a change to the September 2008 contract extension, Janowski and the OSR mutually agreed on the scheduled conclusion of his directorship of the OSR after the 2011–2012 season.[6]

In the USA, beginning in 2005, Janowski served as one of the conductors in a "triumvirate" of conductor leadership with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO), with Sir Andrew Davis and Yan Pascal Tortelier, providing artistic guidance for the orchestra in the absence of a single music director. This arrangement ended in 2008 after the accession of Manfred Honeck as the PSO's music director. Janowski subsequently held the Otto Klemperer Guest Conductor Chair with the PSO. He has recorded the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms with the PSO.[7]

In September 2018, the Dresden Philharmonic announced the re-appointment of Janowski as its chief conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.[8] In November 2020, the orchestra announced the extension of Janowski's contract as chief conductor by one season, through the summer of 2023,[9] when he concluded his second tenure with the Dresden Philharmonic


Richard Wagner - Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski – Das Rheingold

Label:

ETERNA – 8 27 582-584

Format:

3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Box Set, laminated

Country:

German Democratic Republic (GDR)

Released:

1982

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Opera, Romantic

A Vorspiel; 1. Szene (Weia! Waga! Woge, Du Welle)

B 2. Szene - Anfang (Wotan, Gemahl! Erwache)

C1 2. Szene - Schluß (Umsonst Sucht' Ich)

C2 3. Szene - Anfang (Hebe! Hehe! Hieher)

D1 3. Szene - Schluß (Wer Hälfe Mir?)

D2 4. Szene - Anfang (Da, Vetter, Sitze Du Fest)

E 4. Szene - Fortsetzung (Gezahlt Hab' Ich)

F 4. Szene - Schluß (Hört, Ihr Riesen)

Recorded At – Studio Lukaskirche, Dresden

Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH

Manufactured By – VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin

Printed By – Typodruck Grimma

Alto Vocals [Erda] – Ortrun Wenkel

Alto Vocals [Floßhilde] – Hanna Schwarz

Baritone Vocals [Alberich] – Siegmund Nimsgern

Baritone Vocals [Donner] – Karl-Heinz Stryczek

Bass Vocals [Fafner] – Matti Salminen (2)

Bass Vocals [Fasolt] – Roland Bracht

Bass Vocals [Wotan] – Theo Adam

Composed By – Richard Wagner

Conductor – Marek Janowski

Editor – Ingrid Hauk

Layout – Christoph Ehbets, Monika Prust

Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Fricka] – Yvonne Minton

Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Wellgunde] – Uta Priew

Music Director – Heinz Wegner

Musical Assistance – Gottfried Hämpel

Orchestra – Staatskapelle Dresden

Sleeve Notes – Gerd Rienäcker

Soprano Vocals [Freia] – Marita Napier

Soprano Vocals [Woglinde] – Lucia Popp

Sounds, Engineer – Claus Strüben

Tenor Vocals [Froh] – Eberhard Büchner

Tenor Vocals [Loge] – Peter Schreier

Tenor Vocals [Mime] – Christian Vogel (3)

recorded: 1980, Studio Lukaskirche, Dresden, GDR

in Zusammenarbeit mit Ariola Eurodisc


Comes with 12-page booklet (libretto). (notes: Gerd Rienäcker 1980)


GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.