The largest ensemble recorded at the Silent Stage was the violin section. The 14 violinists are headed by Christian Eisenberger, who in his esteemed international concert work. The ensemble of 10 violas is headed by Anett Homoki who is a member of the Vienna Chamber Philharmony as well as of the Volksoper Vienna.
The largest ensemble recorded at the Silent Stage was the violin section. The 14 violinists are headed by Christian Eisenberger, who in his esteemed international concert work has collaborated with artists and conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Herbert von Karajan, Gidon Kremer , Kent Nagano , Roger Norrington, Murray Perahia, Andras Schiff, Georg Solti, and many others. The ensemble of 10 violas is headed by Anett Homoki who is a member of the Vienna Chamber Philharmony as well as of the Volksoper Vienna.
The string sections of the Vienna Instruments offer an extremely wide range of articulations. The special qualities of these instruments are the result of a multitude of Performances. With larger ensembles, the random effect of articulations like Performance Trills or fast Legatos is especially pronounced, lending those Performance Patches remarkable authenticity in conjunction with the new Performance algorithms in the Vienna Instruments. The larger the ensemble, the more intense the random effect, that is, the natural “inexactitude” among the musicians when changing from one tone to the next. This effect gets extra attention with the “Repetition Performance Pizzicatos” – an innovation only available with the large string ensembles and recorded in two different tempos.
Many user requests for additional samples were also answered, for example, the short staccatos, the expressive Interval Legatos, espressivo con sordino, as well as extensions of the tonal ranges for sustains and staccatos.
Instruments
- Violins orchestra
- Short + Long Notes: Long staccato, short and long détaché, sustained with vibrato, flautando sustained
- Dynamics: Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato
- Tremolo + Trills: Tremolo sustained; trills half and whole tone
- Pizz + Legno: Pizzicato normal and snap (Bartók)
- Harmonics: Staccato, sustained
- Ponticello: Staccato, sustained, tremolo
- Perf Interval: Legato, portamento
- Perf Interval Fast: Legato
- Perf Repetition: Legato slow, staccato, spiccato
- Violas orchestra
- Short + Long Notes: Long staccato, short détaché, sustained with vibrato
- Dynamics: Fortepiano and sforzato with vibrato
- Tremolo + Trills: Tremolo sustained; trills half and whole tone
- Pizz + Legno: Pizzicato normal and snap (Bartók)
- Harmonics: Staccato, sustained
- Ponticello: Staccato, sustained, tremolo
- Perf Interval: Legato, portamento
- Perf Interval Fast: Legato
- Perf Repetition: Legato slow, staccato, spiccato
System Requirements
PC Intel/AMD 2 GHz (3++ GHz recommended) with Windows XP
or
Apple G4 1 GHz (G5 or Intel Core Duo processor recommended)
with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
- VST (OS X, Win XP) or AU (Mac) compatible host (also works stand-alone)
- DVD drive for installation
- Fast separate harddrive with 34 GB free space for Orchestral Strings I
- 88 key master keyboard (highly recommended)
- ViennaKey (Vienna Symphonic Library USB Protection Device)
- Syncrosoft License Control Center 5.2.6.4 or higher
Please note: Vienna Instruments require the ViennaKey