Composer: Anton Bruckner
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD256
Release: 2012
Size: 552 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major ‘Romantic’
01. I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
02. II. Andante quasi Allegretto
03. III. Scherzo (Bewegt)
04. IV. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell)
Continuing Signum’s series of live orchestral releases with the Philharmonia Orchestra, on this new disc Christoph von Dohnányi leads a performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No.4, ‘Romantic’.
Bruckner stands out from other 19th-century symphonists; his large-scale works demonstrate a unique fusion of conservative and radical elements, notably influenced by composers such as Wagner and Beethoven. He appended not only the title ‘Romantic’ but even included a programme for the Fourth Symphony, sometime after composition. Though he later withdrew it, the scenario is a mediaeval Romantic ideal, where knights awaken to the sound of horns, rejoice and repair to prayer, before the inevitable hunt and ensuing festivities.