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Wilhelm Furtwängler's recordings of Anton Bruckner's symphonies aren't everyone's first choice. There are those who legitimately prefer the recordings of Karl Böhm, Eugen Jochum, Otto Klemperer, Hans Knappertsbusch, or even Herbert von Karajan. But for many Bruckner enthusiasts, Furtwängler's interpretations retain a special place due to the conductor's distinctive treatment of the composer's themes, developments, climaxes, and codas that captures what one critic has called "the essence of Bruckner." For them, Furtwängler's canonical recordings of the last six symphonies -- the 1951 Stuttgart Fourth, the 1942 Berlin Fifth, the partial 1943 Berlin Sixth, the 1951 Cairo Seventh, the 1944 Vienna Eighth, and the 1944 Berlin Ninth -- have long been part of their basic collection. But though all these recordings have been circulating for years -- some continually on major labels like Deutsche Grammophon, some intermittently on pirate labels like Arkadia, and some only in the west after the original tapes were highjacked by the Red Army after the fall of Berlin -- this is without a doubt their finest incarnation yet. Using what's described as the "revolutionary harmonic balancing technique" of one Aaron Z. Snyder, the sound here is clearer, cleaner, and more present than any heretofore. The recordings are manifestly antique; there's nothing like recordings made during the Second World War for pure antediluvian atmosphere. But Snyder's technique has allowed as much of the music as possible to emerge from the mists of time, and while the result isn't revelatory, it is still impressive enough that dedicated Furtwängler fans will still want to at least sample this box.
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Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, WAB 104, 'Romantic' (1888 version, rev. F. Loewe, ed. A. Gutmann) (Anton Bruckner)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
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DISC 2
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 (Anton Bruckner)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
DISC 3
Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107 (Anton Bruckner)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106 (Anton Bruckner)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
DISC 4
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 (Anton Bruckner)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
DISC 5
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (Anton Bruckner)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Anton Bruckner, Composer
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
Album review
Wilhelm Furtwängler's recordings of Anton Bruckner's symphonies aren't everyone's first choice. There are those who legitimately prefer the recordings of Karl Böhm, Eugen Jochum, Otto Klemperer, Hans Knappertsbusch, or even Herbert von Karajan. But for many Bruckner enthusiasts, Furtwängler's interpretations retain a special place due to the conductor's distinctive treatment of the composer's themes, developments, climaxes, and codas that captures what one critic has called "the essence of Bruckner." For them, Furtwängler's canonical recordings of the last six symphonies -- the 1951 Stuttgart Fourth, the 1942 Berlin Fifth, the partial 1943 Berlin Sixth, the 1951 Cairo Seventh, the 1944 Vienna Eighth, and the 1944 Berlin Ninth -- have long been part of their basic collection. But though all these recordings have been circulating for years -- some continually on major labels like Deutsche Grammophon, some intermittently on pirate labels like Arkadia, and some only in the west after the original tapes were highjacked by the Red Army after the fall of Berlin -- this is without a doubt their finest incarnation yet. Using what's described as the "revolutionary harmonic balancing technique" of one Aaron Z. Snyder, the sound here is clearer, cleaner, and more present than any heretofore. The recordings are manifestly antique; there's nothing like recordings made during the Second World War for pure antediluvian atmosphere. But Snyder's technique has allowed as much of the music as possible to emerge from the mists of time, and while the result isn't revelatory, it is still impressive enough that dedicated Furtwängler fans will still want to at least sample this box.
© TiVo
Details of original recording : Remastered 2008
About the album
- 5 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 06:12:35
- Main artists: Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra Berliner Philharmoniker Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Composer: Anton Bruckner
- Label: Music and Arts Programs of America
- Area: Autriche
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Romantic Music
(C) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America (P) 2011 Music and Arts Programs of America
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