Composer: Anton Bruckner
Performer: Emmy Loose, Hildegard Rössel-Majdan, Anton Dermota, Gottlob Frick, Alois Forer, Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien
Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker
Conductor: Volkmar Andreae
Number of Discs: 9
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Music & Arts
Catalogue: MACD1227
Release: 2009
Size: 1.29 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Scherzo: Schnell
04. IV. Finale: Bewegt, feurig
CD 02
Symphony No. 2 in C minor
01. I. Ziemlich schnell
02. II. Andante: Feierlich, etwas bewegt
03. III. Scherzo: Schnell
04. IV. Finale: Mehr schnell
CD 03
Symphony No. 3 in D minor ‘Wagner Symphony’
01. I. Massig bewegt
02. II. Adagio. Bewegt, quasi andante
03. III. Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell
04. IV. Finale: Allegro
CD 04
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 05
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
01. I. Adagio – Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
04. IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro moderato
CD 06
Symphony No. 6 in A major
01. I. Maestoso
02. II. Adagio: sehr feierlich
03. III. Scherzo: Nicht schnell – Trio: Langsam
04. IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
CD 07
Symphony No. 7 in E Major
01. I. Allegro molto vivace
02. II. Adagio: sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
03. III. Scherzo: sehr schnell
04. IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
CD 08
Symphony No. 8 in C minor
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
03. III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
04. IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
CD 09
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
01. I. Feierlich, misterioso
02. II. Scherzo: Bewegt; lebhaft – Trio: Schnell, Scherzo da capo
03. III. Adagio: Langsam, feierlich
Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
04. Te Deum laudamus
05. Te ergo quaesumus
06. Aeterna fac
07. Salvum fac populum tuum
08. In te Domine speravi
Volkmar Andreae conducted Bruckner for half of the Twentieth Century. It is regrettable that his commercially recorded legacy is so meager, for his eloquent advocacy surely deserved better. These Bruckner performances originally given in 1953 and archived in excellent sound for Austrian radio audiences will reward careful listening. Musicologist Kurt Blaukopf wrote concerning this historic cycle: “The performances given by the Vienna Symphony under Andreae’s direction and preserved on tape by the Austrian Radio have the significance of a musical monument.” Despite the profusion of Bruckner recordings available in modern sound, such a monument merits our enduring attention. All except the 4th Symphony previously unissued.
Digitally restored in 2009