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There's little competition for the best recordings of Bruch's symphonies, but what competition there is is stiff, very, very stiff. On one side, there are Kurt Masur's opulent accounts with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchester from the late '80s, on the other, there are James Conlon's urgent readings with the Gurzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker from the mid-'90s. And yet Michael Halász and the Staatskapelle Weimar have found a way to top them both by delivering performances of surpassing warmth and beauty that still have unstoppable drive and momentum in this 2008 recording of Bruch's First and Second symphonies. One is reminded here and there of the composer of the famous violin concertos, but for the most part, Halász turns in performances of such conviction and authority that it makes one think Bruch's reputation as a symphonist has been seriously underestimated for the past century and a half. Captured in clear, colorful digital sound, this disc deserves to be heard by all fans of 19th century German symphonic music.
© TiVo
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Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 28 (Max Bruch)
Max Bruch, Composer - Michael Halasz, Conductor - Staatskapelle Weimar, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
Max Bruch, Composer - Michael Halasz, Conductor - Staatskapelle Weimar, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
Max Bruch, Composer - Michael Halasz, Conductor - Staatskapelle Weimar, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
Max Bruch, Composer - Michael Halasz, Conductor - Staatskapelle Weimar, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
Symphony No. 2 in F minor, Op. 36 (Max Bruch)
Max Bruch, Composer - Michael Halasz, Conductor - Staatskapelle Weimar, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
Max Bruch, Composer - Michael Halasz, Conductor - Staatskapelle Weimar, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
Max Bruch, Composer - Michael Halasz, Conductor - Staatskapelle Weimar, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
Album review
There's little competition for the best recordings of Bruch's symphonies, but what competition there is is stiff, very, very stiff. On one side, there are Kurt Masur's opulent accounts with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchester from the late '80s, on the other, there are James Conlon's urgent readings with the Gurzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker from the mid-'90s. And yet Michael Halász and the Staatskapelle Weimar have found a way to top them both by delivering performances of surpassing warmth and beauty that still have unstoppable drive and momentum in this 2008 recording of Bruch's First and Second symphonies. One is reminded here and there of the composer of the famous violin concertos, but for the most part, Halász turns in performances of such conviction and authority that it makes one think Bruch's reputation as a symphonist has been seriously underestimated for the past century and a half. Captured in clear, colorful digital sound, this disc deserves to be heard by all fans of 19th century German symphonic music.
© TiVo
Details of the original recording : 61:07 - DDD - Enregistré du 17 au 20 mars 2008 à Weimar - Notes en anglais
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:30
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Weimar Staatskapelle Michael Halasz
- Composer: Max Bruch
- Label: Naxos
- Area: Allemagne
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Romantic Music
(C) 2010 Naxos (P) 2010 Naxos
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