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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
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101 (1877 Linz version, ed. R. Haas)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo: Schnell
IV. Finale: Bewegt, feurig
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102 (1877 version, ed. R. Haas)
I. Ziemlich schnell
II. Andante: Feierlich, etwas bewegt
III. Scherzo: Schnell
IV. Finale: Mehr schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103 (1890 version, ed. T. Raettig)
I. Massig bewegt
II. Adagio. Bewegt, quasi andante
III. Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell
IV. Finale: Allegro
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, WAB 104, "Romantic" (1881 version, ed. R. Haas)
I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
II. Andante quasi allegretto
III. Scherzo: Bewegt
IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105
I. Adagio - Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro moderato
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106 (ed. R. Haas)
I. Maestoso
II. Adagio: sehr feierlich
III. Scherzo: Nicht schnell - Trio: Langsam
IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107 (modified 1885 version, ed. A. Gutmann)
I. Allegro molto vivace
II. Adagio: sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
III. Scherzo: sehr schnell
IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (1892 version)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 (original 1894 version, ed. A. Orel)
I. Feierlich, misterioso
II. Scherzo: Bewegt; lebhaft - Trio: Schnell, Scherzo da capo
III. Adagio: Langsam, feierlich
Anton Bruckner: Te Deum, WAB 45
Te Deum laudamus
Te ergo quaesumus
Aeterna fac
Salvum fac populum tuum
In te Domine speravi
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I. Allegro