Rémy Ballot: Anton Bruckner – Zehn Symphonien (FLAC)

Composer: Anton Bruckner
Performer: Oberösterreichisches Jugendsinfonieorchester
Orchestra: Altomonte Orchester St. Florian
Conductor: Rémy Ballot
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Gramola
Catalogue: 99311
Release: 2023
Size: 13.9 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

Symphony in D Minor, WAB 100 “Nullified”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo. Presto – Trio. Langsamer und ruhiger
04. IV. Finale. Moderato – Allegro vivace

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (1891 Vienna Version) [Ed. G. Brosche]
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Scherzo. Schnell – Trio. Langsamer
08. IV. Finale. Bewegt, feurig

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102 (1872 Version)
09. I. Moderato
10. II. Scherzo – Trio
11. III. Adagio. Feierlich, etwas bewegt
12. IV. Finale. Ziemlich schnell

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Original 1873 Version)
13. I. Gemäßigt, misterioso
14. II. Adagio. Feierlich
15. III. Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell
16. IV. Finale. Allegro

Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 “Romantic” (1888 Version, Korstvedt Edition)
17. I. Ruhig bewegt
18. II. Andante
19. III. Bewegt
20. IV. Mäßig bewegt

Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 (1878 Version, Ed. L. Nowak)
21. I. Adagio – Allegro
22. II. Adagio
23. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
24. IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro moderato

Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106
25. I. Majestoso
26. II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
27. III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell – Trio. Langsam
28. V. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107
29. I. Allegro moderato
30. II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
31. III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell
32. IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht schnell

Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (1890 Version)
33. I. Allegro moderato
34. II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
35. III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam
36. IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109
37. I. Feierlich, misterioso
38. II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft – Trio. Schnell
39. III. Adagio. Langsam feierlich

Anton Bruckner and Sankt Florian, an incomparable and authentic relationship: In the monastery of Sankt Florian, Bruckner’s home and resting place, not a single stone has changed since Bruckner’s time. Conductor in Residence Rémy Ballot and the Altomonte Orchestra of St. Florian, as well as in two cases the Upper Austrian Youth Symphony Orchestra, have been using the annual gathering at the St. Florian Brucknertage festival for more than ten years now to devote themselves intensively to a selec-ted Bruckner symphony and to present it to the audience in one or two celebrated concerts. From the live recordings this 10-part cycle was created and in 2023 completed with the recording of the “Nullified Symphony WAB 100” and is now being released as an exclusive complete edition. In the entire history of Bruckner’s reception, this is the only cycle to have been performed live in its entirety by a single conductor – Rémy Ballot – exclusively in Sankt Florian. The acoustics of the St. Florian Abbey Basilica are pro-blematic due to their reverberation time of up to ten seconds, and are only suitable for a few works, as there is a danger of “har-monic mush” if the tempo is too fast and the harmonic changes too rapid as a result. Far from this trap, on the contrary, music is made in alliance with the acoustics in the present recordings. The architectural and acoustic conditions of the basilica require a consciously specific articulation and dynamic shaping. The Altomonte Orchestra, made up of local musicians reinforced by mem-bers of the most important Austrian orchestras, is traditionally deeply familiar with these, as well as is the Upper Austrian Youth Symphony Orchestra, which has been performing Symphonies VI and VIII for this edition.