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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 / Blomstedt, Haitink, Jansons, Maazel, BRSO
BR Klassik

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 / Blomstedt, Haitink, Jansons, Maazel, BRSO

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Composer
BRUCKNER, ANTON
Artist
Blomstedt, Haitink, Jansons, Maazel
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Apr 05, 2019
Catalog #
BRK900716
UPC
4035719007169

About

Bruckner's symphonies form the backbone of Late Romantic symphonic music. Indeed, he can be said to have reinvented the symphony – something that not even Liszt or Wagner had dared to do in the wake of the groundbreaking masterpieces by Beethoven that until then had ranked as the climax and end-point of the genre. It was Bruckner and, somewhat later, Brahms who sought and found new methods of reviving the symphonic genre and developing it further. In this regard, Bruckner's approach was entirely new.

From the outset, he relied on the sound of the large orchestra, and rather than mixing the individual groups of instruments he tended to either separate them from each other or couple them together like organ registers. Terraced dynamics, that is, the immediate juxtaposition of piano and forte without transition, was also something Bruckner derived from the organ. As a church musician, he had close contact with these and other elements of Baroque music, and they flowed into his symphonies.

As far as dramaturgical development was concerned, he tended to favor Schubert; indeed, it was the organic continuation and alternating interconnection of themes Bruckner had learned from Schubert that also explains the unprecedented performance length of his symphonies.

Bruckner's Nine Symphonies are a constant in the repertoire of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, as in those of all major orchestras. The special feature of the release being presented here by BR KLASSIK is that the recordings are conducted by not only one but a total of four conductors closely associated with the orchestra, all of them proven international Bruckner experts. More than in any other compilation, common features in interpretation (also due to the same orchestra) as well as fascinating differences due to the various interpretive approaches of the respective conductors can all be detected. In these recordings it also becomes clear what brilliant contributions Herbert Blomstedt, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons and Lorin Maazel have made over the decades to Bruckner’s symphonic oeuvre.

REVIEW:

Here we have a marvelous collection of Anton Bruckner’s symphonies Nos. 1-9 played by the Bavarian Radio Symphony under the baton of four outstanding conductors. Lorin Maazel recorded the first two symphonies in 1999. He does not provide any new insights, but the performances are thrilling nevertheless. The fifth and sixth symphonies with Haitink are also wonderful interpretations, but Blomstedt’s Ninth and the recordings with Jansons are more fluent and warmer than the other performances. Blomstedt offers an interpretation aimed at salvation, without any fear of death. This positive view is good for the music, but also enables profound moments of contemplation. For Jansons one could summarize and say that Jansons inspires his orchestra to a breathtakingly intense playing. From the very beginning one feels the strong lyrical and luminous power providing an eloquent, rhetoric performance.

-- Pizzicato

Tracklist 35 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 15:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    15:19
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  3. 2 II. Adagio 12:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  4. 3 III. Scherzo: Schnell 08:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Schnell
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Bewegt, feurig 17:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Bewegt, feurig
    Duration
    17:32
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  6. Disc 2
  7. 1 I. Ziemlich schnell 21:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Ziemlich schnell
    Duration
    21:53
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  8. 2 II. Andante: Feierlich, etwas bewegt 17:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante: Feierlich, etwas bewegt
    Duration
    17:32
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  9. 3 III. Scherzo: Mäßig schnell 07:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Mäßig schnell
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  10. 4 IV. Finale: Mehr schnell 22:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Mehr schnell
    Duration
    22:09
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Lorin Maazel
  11. Disc 3
  12. 1 I. Mehr langsam, misterioso 22:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Mehr langsam, misterioso
    Duration
    22:06
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  13. 2 II. Adagio: Bewegt, quasi andante 13:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio: Bewegt, quasi andante
    Duration
    13:51
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  14. 3 III. Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell 07:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell
    Duration
    07:13
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  15. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro 13:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    13:09
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  16. Disc 4
  17. 1 I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell 20:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
    Duration
    20:55
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  18. 2 II. Andante quasi allegretto 17:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante quasi allegretto
    Duration
    17:30
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  19. 3 III. Scherzo: Bewegt 11:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Bewegt
    Duration
    11:27
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  20. 4 IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 22:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    Duration
    22:18
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  21. Disc 5
  22. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro 20:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    20:39
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  23. 2 II. Adagio 16:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    16:09
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  24. 3 III. Scherzo: Molto vivace 13:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    Duration
    13:40
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  25. 4 IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro moderato 25:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    25:09
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  26. Disc 6
  27. 1 I. Maestoso 16:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Maestoso
    Duration
    16:25
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  28. 2 II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich 15:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
    Duration
    15:18
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  29. 3 III. Scherzo: Nicht schnell - Trio: Langsam 08:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Nicht schnell - Trio: Langsam
    Duration
    08:32
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  30. 4 IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 14:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    Duration
    14:57
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Bernard Haitink
  31. Disc 7
  32. 1 I. Allegro moderato 20:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    20:24
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  33. 2 II. Adagio: sehr feierlich und sehr langsam 21:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio: sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
    Duration
    21:59
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  34. 3 III. Scherzo: sehr schnell 09:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: sehr schnell
    Duration
    09:48
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  35. 4 IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell 12:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
    Duration
    12:42
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  36. Disc 8
  37. 1 I. Allegro moderato 16:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    16:35
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  38. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato 15:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    15:23
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  39. 3 III. Adagio 24:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    24:50
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  40. 4 IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell 23:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
    Duration
    23:16
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Mariss Jansons
  41. Disc 9
  42. 1 I. Feierlich, misterioso 23:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Feierlich, misterioso
    Duration
    23:39
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Herbert Blomstedt
  43. 2 II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft 10:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft
    Duration
    10:05
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Herbert Blomstedt
  44. 3 III. Adagio: Langsam feierlich 22:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio: Langsam feierlich
    Duration
    22:55
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Herbert Blomstedt