The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, ( German: Wiener Symphoniker) is an Austrian orchestra based in Vienna. Its primary concert venue is the Vienna Konzerthaus. In Vienna, the orchestra also performs at the Musikverein and at the Theater an der Wien.
The reality is that this fine group of musicians has lived somewhat in the shadow of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The Philharmonic orchestra performs all performances with the Vienna Opera, and it also has its own orchestral concerts given at the large hall of the friends of Music. (Musikvereinsahl). <This was also the orchestra which was led by Gustav Mahler in the late 1800’s until Mahler resigned…>
Now back to the Wiener Symphoniker:
I listened today to their new recording of the Beethoven Symphonies numbers 6 and 8, and I was delighted!
Here they are in their beautiful performance of the Beethoven Symphony #6:
