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Bruckner:Symphonies No. 4 - No. 9

Herbert von Karajan

Symphonies - Released June 28, 2019 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (The 3 Versions)

Bamberger Symphoniker

Classical - Released September 17, 2021 | Accentus Music

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Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony occupies a special position in Anton Bruckner's symphonic cycle. It heralds the cycle of his "mature" symphonies and with it the composer addressed his audience directly and wanted to be understood by them. He succeeded in this - today the “Romantic” is one of Bruckner's most popular symphonies. Still, he revised it time and again and today there are three versions of it. With the Bamberg Symphony, which can draw on many years of Bruckner interpretation, Jakub Hrůša has now recorded all versions of the Fourth Symphony. For a conductor, it is a unique opportunity to be able to record all versions of a symphony. In addition, as Hrůša says, the project enables the interested audience to form their own opinion of the quality and tailoring of the respective version. In this way, listeners can decide for themselves whether the composer was right in his doubts, and whether it makes any sense at all to “pit” one version against the other. © Accentus Music
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Anton Bruckner: Symphonie Nr. 4

Günter Wand

Classical - Released July 13, 1998 | RCA Red Seal

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Bruckner: The Symphonies

Bernard Haitink

Symphonies - Released March 1, 2019 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (1886 Version, Ed. L. Nowak)

Bernard Haitink

Classical - Released September 1, 2023 | BR-Klassik

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The death of Bernard Haitink in 2021 has hardly slowed the pace of releases from this much-loved and prolific conductor, and valuable new interpretations from his baton continue to appear. This recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 ("Romantic"), was made live in 2012 with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks at the Philharmonie im Gasteig in Munich. The live sound from the radio network's engineers is remarkably clear, and in every way, this is a Bruckner performance in the classic Haitink mold, restrained, accurate in the smallest details, and beautifully shaped. It followed on a live Haitink performance with the London Symphony the previous year (available on the orchestra's LSO Live label), and it is interesting to note the variations in tempo from a conductor doing basically the same thing as he was before; most of the movements are close, but the opening movement is close to a minute faster. The fourth is the only Bruckner symphony with a program, and while Haitink is not the conductor one would choose for heavy programmatic effects, he can be extremely evocative in, say, the scene of the strolling organ musician who entertains the hunters in the Trio of the Scherzo, and the hunting horns at the beginning are properly restrained, not military marching sounds. Haitink is at his best in building up a movement inexorably, and this is why he is admired as a Bruckner conductor. Consider the flawless detail in the beginning of the first movement, proceeding as if ordained from its Beethovenian open fifth. This is wonderful Bruckner and Haitink fans have snapped it up, putting the album on classical best-seller lists in the late summer of 2023.© James Manheim /TiVo
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Bruckner by Eugen Jochum: Symphonies Nos.4,6,7,8

Eugen Jochum

Classical - Released October 29, 2021 | Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording

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Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

Gustav Mahler

Symphonic Music - Released April 7, 2017 | Signum Classics

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4

Sir Simon Rattle

Symphonies - Released September 16, 2022 | LSO Live

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The air shimmers and glows, and somewhere in the mists, a solitary horn gives a lonely call. The stuff of fairytales? The truth is, it’s impossible to write about Bruckner’s majestic Fourth Symphony without letting the imagination soar; he never wrote anything more colourful, or more poetic. In Germany, they call it the ‘Romantic’ symphony, and it’s easy to hear why. Sir Simon Rattle loves Bruckner’s Fourth, and on this new recording from LSO Live, he conducts the work in all its splendour: music that never gets any less stirring, and has never sounded so fresh. He is aware, too, that Bruckner’s inspiration burned so brightly that he ended up with more ideas than he could actually use. "There is much wonderful music which remains almost entirely unplayed" he says. On this album he steps inside Bruckner’s workshop, bringing to light some of the music that didn’t make the final cut. This edition of the symphony and its discarded Scherzo and Finale by Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs was published in 2021. The world premiere performance with Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO is a must-listen for lovers of Bruckner’s music, and gives us a glimpse into the composer’s untold musical thoughts. © LSO Live Recordings
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 / Wagner: Lohengrin Prelude

Andris Nelsons

Classical - Released February 16, 2018 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Recordings of Anton Bruckner's symphonies have increasingly acquired an air of mystery and difficulty due to their extraordinary length, harmonic complexity, and the vagaries surrounding the multiple versions and various published editions, which conductors champion for different reasons. Yet Andris Nelsons seems to have taken the path of least resistance with his live recording of the Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic," which he presents with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in a proudly conventional reading. Not only is the 1878/1880 version one of the most widely accepted and most frequently performed and recorded, Nelsons also serves up a rather traditional interpretation that harks back to mid-20th century standards. To be sure, Nelsons is committed, consistent, and coherent, and his choices of tempos and dynamics are convincing, though he shows no interest in observing period practices or re-creating the techniques and sonorities of Bruckner's day. Instead, Nelsons delivers a "Romantic" that more closely resembles models set by Klemperer, Jochum, Wand, Tennstedt, and other traditional Brucknerians. The inclusion of Richard Wagner's Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin provides a reminder of Bruckner's unwanted role in the "War of the Romantics," though Nelsons appears to have made this pairing of composers a continuing feature of his Bruckner recordings. This album, and Nelsons' 2017 release of the Symphony No. 3 in D minor with the Overture to Tannhäuser, are part of a projected series for Deutsche Grammophon that promises to be one of the most popular of mainstream Bruckner cycles.© TiVo
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - 4 Movement Version (Édition StudioMasters)

Sir Simon Rattle

Symphonic Music - Released May 16, 2012 | Warner Classics International

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R. Schumann: Complete Solo Piano Works, Vol. 4 - Blumenstück, Op. 19, Klaviersonate Nr. 3 F-Moll, Op. 14, Sieben Klavierstücke in Fughettenform, Op. 126, Allegro H-Moll & Anhang. Scherzo I

Dana Ciocarlie

Classical - Released September 29, 2017 | La Dolce Volta

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Alkan: Paraphrases, Marches & Symphonie for Solo Piano, Op. 39

Mark Viner

Classical - Released January 29, 2021 | Piano Classics

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The latest volume in a revelatory Alkan series from an English pianist with a string of critically acclaimed albums of rare repertoire from the Golden Age of the piano virtuoso to his credit. Perhaps the most enigmatic figure in the history of music as a whole, let alone the 19th century, Charles-Valentin Alkan remains one of the most intriguing and alluring names among the pantheon of pianist-composers. According to Franz Liszt, Alkan possessed the finest technique he had ever seen yet preferred the life of a recluse. The outstanding masterpiece of the album is the Symphonie for solo piano which Alkan drew from his set of 12 Studies, Op. 39. It opens with an Allegro which is one of the composer’s most darkly impassioned conceptions, in which declamatory rhetoric, passionate outbursts and towering climaxes are all bound by a tightly organised structure. The piano writing is distinctly orchestral in nature, hence the ‘symphonic’ designation, demanding that the intrepid soloist make his or her way through towering conglomerations of sometimes ten note chords, thick, chordal tremoli and volleys of double octaves: only fully accredited virtuosi need apply! The Symphonie is placed on this album as the climax to a sequence of grand marches conceived on a similarly grand scale. They include the Three Cavalry Marches, Op. 39, which find Alkan at his most concise, in the Berliozian No. 1, his most eccentric (the trio of No. 2) and whimsical (No. 3). Like them, the Marche funèbre, Op. 26 bears witness to Alkan’s ability to channel a latent and, at times, menacing power through material of the slightest substance. The following Marche triomphale, Op. 27 is a massive, swaggering affair, in contrast to the ruminative melancholy of the opening paraphrase Op. 45 on a poem by Legouvé set in a cemetery and cast in Alkan’s most elegiac vein. A profound sadness also inflects the opening section of the composer’s ingenious instrumental setting of Psalm 137, ‘By the waters of Babylon’. The booklet contains an excellent essay on Alkan and his works by the artist himself. © Piano Classics
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, "Romantic"

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released January 1, 1974 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

Decca's reissue of Karl Böhm's 1973 recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic," is an essential item for collectors, even though the performing edition is one of the most commonly used. Böhm and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra follow the 1886 version (also known as the 1878-1880 version), edited by Leopold Nowak, which, in frequency of performances and number of recordings, is only rivaled by the somewhat similar edition by Robert Haas of the 1881 version. In a market where conductors and orchestras are increasingly vying to record Bruckner's earlier and often more interesting versions of this piece, for the sake of giving a clearer picture of the composer's original intentions, Böhm's recording offers nothing new to the seeker of obscurities, and may even seem to be interchangeable with well over 100 other recordings that cover the same ground. But few conductors have the proper touch in Bruckner's symphonies, and even fewer could boast of the special relationship Böhm had with these works, having conducted them for many decades when they were still not widely popular, and even recording of the Symphony No. 4 uncut in the era of 78 rpm records! Add to that Böhm's great affinity for the musicians of the VPO and their long involvement in playing this symphony and it becomes apparent why this CD is an important item for anyone interested in Bruckner's music. The majestic pacing, the breadth of phrases, the clarity of parts, and the powerful emotional impact of this critically praised performance are all hard to match anywhere else, and Decca's extraordinary reproduction still sounds phenomenal in the ADD remastering, with a wide frequency range that captures the softest string tremolos as well as the loudest brass fanfares with absolute fidelity.© TiVo
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released January 1, 1987 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (2nd Version)

Bruckner Orchester Linz

Classical - Released May 6, 2022 | CapriccioNR

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This complete versions edition of the Bruckner symphonies includes all versions published or to be published under the auspices of the Austrian National Library and the International Bruckner Society in the Neue Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe. "I am completely convinced that my Fourth Symphony "Romantic" is in pressing need of a thorough revision" (Anton Bruckner, 1877). Since its successful first performance by the Vienna Philharmonic under Hans Richter on February 20th, 1881, the Fourth Symphony has been one of Anton Bruckner’s most beloved works. The success of the Fourth did not come easily to the composer as he revised the entire symphony twice and its finale three times. The present recording features the second and most often performed version in a new edition by Benjamin Korstvedt, published as part of the New Anton Bruckner Collected Works Edition. It also includes Korstvedt’s edition of the “Country Fair” (Volksfest) Finale that Bruckner composed in 1878 and replaced in 1880. © Capriccio
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Symphonie n° 5

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Classical - Released September 21, 2016 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Bruckner: Symphony No.4 "Romantic"

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released January 1, 1974 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Decca's reissue of Karl Böhm's 1973 recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic," is an essential item for collectors, even though the performing edition is one of the most commonly used. Böhm and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra follow the 1886 version (also known as the 1878-1880 version), edited by Leopold Nowak, which, in frequency of performances and number of recordings, is only rivaled by the somewhat similar edition by Robert Haas of the 1881 version. In a market where conductors and orchestras are increasingly vying to record Bruckner's earlier and often more interesting versions of this piece, for the sake of giving a clearer picture of the composer's original intentions, Böhm's recording offers nothing new to the seeker of obscurities, and may even seem to be interchangeable with well over 100 other recordings that cover the same ground. But few conductors have the proper touch in Bruckner's symphonies, and even fewer could boast of the special relationship Böhm had with these works, having conducted them for many decades when they were still not widely popular, and even recording of the Symphony No. 4 uncut in the era of 78 rpm records! Add to that Böhm's great affinity for the musicians of the VPO and their long involvement in playing this symphony and it becomes apparent why this CD is an important item for anyone interested in Bruckner's music. The majestic pacing, the breadth of phrases, the clarity of parts, and the powerful emotional impact of this critically praised performance are all hard to match anywhere else, and Decca's extraordinary reproduction still sounds phenomenal in the ADD remastering, with a wide frequency range that captures the softest string tremolos as well as the loudest brass fanfares with absolute fidelity.© TiVo
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 & 4, Orchestral Pieces

Gustavo Gimeno

Symphonic Music - Released May 5, 2017 | PentaTone

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, WAB 104

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Classical - Released February 10, 2015 | Reference Recordings

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One of the most popular versions of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic," is the 1879/80 version, edited by Leopold Nowak, which Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform on this hybrid SACD from Reference Recordings. Notwithstanding the inroads some conductors have made in promoting the original 1874 version, which in many ways is a quite different composition, other conductors, like Honeck, still find value in this familiar revision, which has always been in the repertoire and which, along with the Seventh Symphony, has become Bruckner's most recognizable piece. Honeck gives this live performance a rather expansive interpretation, emphasizing the long sweep of melody and using a fair amount of rubato in his tempos to add dramatic shading, particularly by drawing out cadences for their full emotional effect. The orchestra is prepared for all of Honeck's gradations and nuances, and it is remarkably fluid in shifting from one mood to the next without seeming forced. Yet the most important aspect of this performance is the attention to tone colors, which Honeck clarifies and highlights with great delicacy, proving that in the right hands, Bruckner's writing for orchestra is astonishing. Of course, the super audio sound captures every aspect of the sound with fidelity, and the dynamic range is extremely wide, so listeners should be aware that the lowest volume levels might need some careful adjustments. © TiVo