Composer: Anton Bruckner
Orchestra: Philharmonie Festiva
Conductor: Gerd Schaller
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Profil Medien
Catalogue: PH11028
Release: 2011
Size: 950 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
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
CD 02
Symphony No. 7 in E Major
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
03. III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell
04. IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
CD 03
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
01. I. Feierlich, misterioso
02. II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft
CD 04
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
01. III. Adagio: Langsam feierlich
02. IV. Finale: Allegro moderato (completed by W. Carragan)
Bruckner’s music embodies the visions of a devout, ordinary man. Parts of his expansive, shimmering musical landscapes are influenced by Wagner, but one can also detect Schubert, who began life in similar circumstances. The reposeful piety which runs through Bruckner’s symphonic spectrum lends his music its unique power of attraction.
Well over a hundred years after Anton Bruckner’s death, the discussions about him on the part of music historians and performers are not yet at an end. Anton Bruckner was a composer who flagrantly contradicted the spirit of his era. No other body of music has had to wait such a long time to gain the acknowledgement of audiences at large.