Hansjörg Albrecht: Anton Bruckner – The Symphonies. Organ Transcriptions (24/96 FLAC)

Composer: Anton Bruckner, Françoise Choveaux, Johanna Doderer, Oscar Jockel, Philipp Maintz, David Matthews, Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini, Thomas Daniel Schlee, Enjott Schneider
Performer: Hansjörg Albrecht
Number of Discs: 13
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Oehms
Catalogue: OC499
Release: 2024
Size: 10.5 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

CD 01
01. Bruckner: Overture in G Minor, WAB 98 (Transcr. R. Innig)
02. Maintz: Kyrie XI (Bruckner-Fenster I)

Bruckner: Symphony in D Minor, WAB 100 “Nullte” (Transcr. E. Horn for Organ)
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Andante
05. III. Scherzo
06. IV. Finale

CD 02
Bruckner: 3 Pieces for Orchestra, WAB 97 (Transcr. E. Horn for Organ)
01. No. 3 in F Major, Moderato con moto
02. No. 2 in E Minor, Andante
03. No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Moderato

04. Bruckner: March in D Minor, WAB 96 (Transcr. E. Horn for Organ)
05. Jockel: Bruckner-Fenster II

Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (Linz Version) [Transcr. E. Horn for Organ]
06. I. Allegro
07. II. Adagio
08. III. Scherzo. Lebhaft

CD 03
01. Bruckner: Psalm 150, WAB 38 (Arr. E. Horn for Organ)
02. Matthews: Bruckner-Fenster III

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102 (1877 Version) [Arr. E Horn for Organ]
03. I. Moderato
04. II. Andante. Feierlich, etwas bewegt
05. III. Scherzo. Mäßig schnell
06. IV. Finale. Mehr schnell

CD 04
01. Bruckner: Symphonic Prelude in C Minor, WAB 297 (Arr. E. Horn for Solo Organ)
02. Doderer: Pinus Bruckner-Fenster IV, DWV 139 (Version for Solo Organ)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (1889 Version) [Arr. E. Horn for Solo Organ]
03. I. Mehr langsam. Misterioso
04. II. Adagio
05. III. Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell
06. IV. Finale. Allegro

CD 05
01. Bruckner: Abendzauber, WAB 57 (Arr. H. Albrecht for Organ)
02. Maintz: Choralvorspiel No. 46 “Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit”

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 “Romantic” (1881 Version, Haas Edition) [Arr. T. Schmögner for Organ]
03. I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
04. II. Andante, quasi allegretto
05. III. Scherzo. Bewegt
06. IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

CD 06
Bruckner: Symphony No.5
01. I. Introduktion. Adagio – Allegro
02. II. Adagio. Sehr langsam
03. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Trio
04. IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro moderato

05. Choveaux: Poème pour orgue, Op. 285 “Bruckner-Fenster” (Bonus Track)

CD 07
01. Bruckner: Aequale No. 1 in C Minor, Wab 114 (1847)
02. Bruckner: Bärtruef, Donner & Regenmaschine (1862)
03. Bruckner: Aequale No. 2 in C Minor, Wab 149 (1847)
04. Scartazzini: Brucknerblume – Fenster zu Bruckners 6. Sinfonie (2022)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, Wab 106 (1881)
05. I. Maestoso
06. II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
07. III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell – Trio- Langsam
08. IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

CD 08
01. Bruckner: Prelude in C Major, WAB 129 “Perger Präludium”
02. Maintz: Choralvorspiel No. 15 “Te Deum”

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1883 Version) [Arr. for Organ by Erwin Horn]
03. I. Allegro moderato
04. II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
05. III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell
06. IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nich schnell

CD 09
01. Bruckner: Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13 (Arr. for Organ by Hansjörg Albrecht)
02. Schlee: In nomine, Op. 94 No. 4

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (1890 Version) [Ed. L. Nowak] [Arr. for Organ by Eberhard Klotz]
03. I. Allegro moderato
04. II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato

CD 10
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (1890 Version) [Ed. L. Nowak] [Arr. for Organ by Eberhard Klotz]
01. III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
02. IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

CD 11
01. Bruckner: Libera me, WAB 22 (Arr. for Organ by Hansjörg Albrecht)
02. Maintz: Choralvorspiel No. 8 “Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir”

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 (Arr. for Organ by Erwin Horn)
03. I. Feierlich, misterioso
04. II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft

CD 12
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 (Arr. for Organ by Erwin Horn)
01. III. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich
02. IV. Finale. Misterioso, nicht schnell, WAB 143 [Completed by G. Schaller]

CD 13
Horn: Fantasie nach 2 Themen von Anton Bruckner in C Major
01. I. Vorspiel
02. II. Andante
03. III. Nachspiel

04. Schneider: Alpha et Omega

Bruckner: Symphony “Study” [Arr. for Organ by Erwin Horn] in F Minor, WAB 99
05. I. Allegro molto vivace
06. II. Andante molto
07. III. Scherzo, schnell.
08. Finale, Allegro

With a completely new approach, Hansjörg Albrecht wants to show Anton Bruckner in all his glory as a master of the “Queen of Instruments”. By 2024, the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, he will realize the first complete CD recording of Bruckner’s symphonic life’s work as organ transcriptions at original European venues and on representative large organs in concert halls and cathedrals.

Parallel to these recordings, Albrecht will present the newly created organ symphonies live to the public in concerts. A worldwide complete performance of these new versions of Bruckner’s orchestral oeuvre is planned for 2024.

Perhaps this extensive project can contribute to positioning Bruckner as a new organ heavyweight of the 19th century in the general perception of audiences and performers, as there is as yet no counterpart to the world-famous French symphonic organ tradition of Franck, Guilmant, Widor and Vierne.