Composer: Anton Bruckner
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LPO
Catalogue: LPO0090
Release: 2016
Size: 1.4 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
01. I. Adagio – Allegro (Nowak Edition, 1878)
02. II. Adagio. Sehr langsam (Nowak Edition, 1878)
03. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Schnell) – Trio. Im gleichen Tempo (Nowak Edition, 1878)
04. IV. Adagio – Allegro moderato (Nowak Edition, 1878)
This live concert recording features renowned Bruckner expert Stanisław Skrowaczewski, who commands a rare position within the international musical scene, being both a renowned conductor and a highly-regarded composer.
This recording is an interpretation of humility from nonagenarian Stanisław Skrowaczewski, a performance in which the listener can hear the remarkable connection between conductor and the London Philharmonic Orchestra; the Orchestra has performed Bruckner’s symphonies under his baton many times.
Anton Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony is one of the grandest of his so-called ‘cathedrals in sound’. From the first movement’s monumental tone, via the dance-haunted Scherzo, to the beautiful yet finally enigmatic Adagio, Bruckner’s ‘fantastic’ Fifth ends with a triumphant orchestral finale, among the finest ever written.
Skrowaczewski’s interpretation of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 with the LPO is also available on the LPO’s record label (LPO-0084). Released in 2015, the recording received excellent reviews, with BBC Radio 3 commenting that ‘it sounds throughout as if the LPO is completely in sympathy with the conductor’s carefully controlled approach … It feels right, end to end.’
This recording was taken from a live concert performance at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Saturday 31 October 2015.