Bruckner: The Nine Symphonies

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In sum, there are only two outright duds in the set, Stein’s Symphony No. 2 and Böhm’s No. 3, although Solti’s Eighth is marginal. Very much worth hearing are all the others, and if you don’t... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

Release Date: 27th Sep 2019
Catalogue No: ELQ4840204
Label: Eloquence
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 - "Linz Version" 1866

Work length46:07

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Recorded: 1969-12-02
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Allegro molto moderato

Track length11:47

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2. Adagio

Track length12:37

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3. Scherzo

Track length8:52

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4. Finale. Bewegt, feurig

Track length12:51

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 in C minor

Work length57:00

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Horst Stein
Recorded: 1973-11-29
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Ziemlich schnell

Track length17:55

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2. Feierlich, etwas bewegt

Track length16:20

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3. Scherzo: Schnell - Trio: Gleiches Tempo

Track length6:10

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4. Finale: Mehr schnell

Track length16:35

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 - Ed. Nowak

Work length56:36

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm
Recorded: 1970-09-23
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Mehr langsam. Misterioso

Track length22:00

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2. Adagio, bewegt, quasi Andante

Track length14:44

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3. Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell

Track length6:54

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4. Finale: Allegro

Track length12:58

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'

Work length1:08:10

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm
Recorded: 1973-11-19
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell

Track length20:14

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2. Andante quasi allegretto

Track length15:34

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3. Scherzo (Bewegt) - Trio (Nicht zu schnell. Keinesfalls schleppend)

Track length11:09

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4. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell)

Track length21:13

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major

Work length1:15:46

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Lorin Maazel
Recorded: 1974-03-28
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Introduction: Adagio - Allegro

Track length20:35

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2. Sehr langsam

Track length18:06

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3. Scherzo: Molto vivace - Trio

Track length12:35

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4. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto

Track length24:30

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major

Work length54:32

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Horst Stein
Recorded: 1972-11-15
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Maestoso

Track length16:40

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2. Adagio (Sehr feierlich)

Track length16:10

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3. Scherzo (Nicht schnell) - Trio (Langsam)

Track length8:02

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4. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell)

Track length13:40

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major

Work length1:05:30

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Georg Solti
Recorded: 1965-10-28
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Allegro moderato

Track length20:45

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2. Adagio (Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam)

Track length22:55

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3. Scherzo (Sehr schnell)

Track length9:40

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4. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht schnell)

Track length12:10

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor

Work length1:16:49

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Georg Solti
Recorded: 1966-12-06
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Allegro moderato

Track length15:25

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2. Scherzo: Allegro moderato - Trio: Langsam

Track length14:48

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3. Adagio: Feierlich langsam

Track length25:12

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4. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell

Track length21:24

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor

Work length1:03:57

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Wiener Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta
Recorded: 1965-05-07
Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

1. Feierlich. Misterioso

Track length26:00

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2. Scherzo (Bewegt lebhaft) - Trio (Schnell) - Scherzo da capo

Track length10:40

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3. Adagio (Langsam, feierlich)

Track length27:17

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The Vienna Philharmonic’s distinguished Bruckner tradition, documented through a series of superb Decca recordings from the 1960s and 70s on a Limited Edition 9-CD box set, with Original Jackets.

This Decca ‘Vienna Philharmonic Bruckner cycle’ was a huge commercial success when released as a CD set in Japan. It has only otherwise been available within a 65-CD box, and this Eloquence issue marks its first international release.

Founded in 1842, the Vienna Philharmonic gave a notoriously dusty reception to Bruckner’s Third when they played through it in rehearsal in 1874 and refused to perform it in concert. Three years later the composer conducted them in the premiere of the symphony’s revised version; though the occasion was a fiasco, it earned Bruckner the lifelong admiration of Gustav Mahler, who was present as a student. The orchestra is now proud to present Bruckner’s symphonies all over the world, but No.1 was little known, at least outside Austria and Germany, when the young Claudio Abbado made this incandescent recording in 1969.

The set contains other notable firsts. The earliest recording here is of the Ninth, led in May 1965 by Zubin Mehta. Amazingly this was the conductor’s debut recording, yet it soon won critical praise for the patient build-up of tension, broadly sustained lines and sumptuous playing which are all quintessential attributes of a successful Bruckner performance. Led by Karl Bohm, the Third and Fourth symphonies have long been recognised as classics of the gramophone, but the ‘Vienna Philharmonic Bruckner cycle’ also contains several less-familiar recordings.

There are dynamic accounts of the Second and Sixth led by Horst Stein, who was a Bayreuth regular in the 1970s, and accorded a hero’s welcome on his appearances in Japan, but otherwise known outside German-speaking lands principally for his Decca recordings. The Seventh and Eighth were placed in the dynamic hands of Sir Georg Solti, and his subsequent Chicago Symphony versions have unfairly overshadowed these more flowing, astutely paced Viennese recordings - made by the renowned Decca engineering team of John Culshaw and Gordon Parry.

Usefully packaged with one symphony per disc, in order of the symphony’s numbering, this is a set that no seasoned Brucknerian will want to be without, but it also makes an ideal introduction to the work of Romanticism’s pre-eminent musical mystic.

‘Elegance, exquisite phrasing, beauty of string tone and lovely wind-playing, bite when needed and a real sense of commitment: all these qualities shine out from every disc.’ - Gramophone, December 2014

‘Bohm offers Bruckner as he is played in Vienna today with the Philharmonic showing us how to stretch a singing phrase effortlessly or build one of the composer’s galloping fanfare climaxes up and up to the final peak of intensity.’ - High Fidelity, December 1971 (No. 3)

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January/February 2020

In sum, there are only two outright duds in the set, Stein’s Symphony No. 2 and Böhm’s No. 3, although Solti’s Eighth is marginal. Very much worth hearing are all the others, and if you don’t know Böhm’s No. 4, Solti’s No. 7, and Metha’s No. 9, they should be regarded with special urgency.

Bruckner: The Nine Symphonies

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