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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (First Version, 1873)

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Classical - Released December 8, 2023 | Myrios Classics

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Bruckner performances already began to arrive in advance of the bicentennial of the composer's birth in 2024. Conductor François-Xavier Roth has entered the competition with a symphony series at the helm of the Gürzenich Orchester Köln, where he is chief conductor. Roth is also the conductor of his own historical performance ensemble, Les Siècles, and while his Bruckner is performed on modern instruments, there are more than traces of his specialty here in the Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103. Roth's string section is medium-sized, his brass measured, and his textures transparent rather than hefty. Those enamored of the mighty readings by a Christian Thielemann or an Andris Nelsons may find this version underpowered, but by the same token, it is an encouraging bicentennial sign that Bruckner can inspire divergent interpretations, and Roth's version is well worth hearing and comparing to others. Sample the very beginning, where Roth makes the music into an analog to the opening of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, a field of fragments out of which themes emerge. His treatment here is exceptionally subtle. His finale is also quite strong, with bits of the musical world, such as a polka, jumping out of the symphonic background; his sound is quieter, but he paradoxically creates a larger musical space. The Gürzenich Orchester Köln responds well to Roth and punches a bit above its weight. This is a promising kickoff to the rounds of Bruckner recordings.© James Manheim /TiVo
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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. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Edition Nowak)

Christian Thielemann

Classical - Released April 23, 2021 | Sony Classical

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«Clearly Bruckner’s music is like the wind that bloweth where it listeth in a world far removed from capitals and concert halls. The music that Bruckner wrote was not chic and sophisticated but elemental, radical and uncompromising. In spite of all its art, there is a powerful affinity with nature, with the mysticism of nature and with a sense of autochthonous earthiness, notably in Bruckner’s dance movements: as Thielemann says, Bruckner is no poseur; his music is never pretentious. There is a closeness, finally, with the open countryside, with an endless expanse, with extended journeys and with slowness.» (© Wolfgang Stähr / Sony Classical)
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3

Berliner Philharmoniker

Symphonies - Released February 18, 2022 | Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 "Wagner" (1873 Version, Ed. L. Nowak)

ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Classical - Released September 2, 2022 | CapriccioNR

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Bruckner revised his Third Symphony more than any other: there are three manuscript versions, two published versions from within his lifetime, a separate manuscript of the Adagio, and revision fragments from 1874, 1875 and 1876 that have also survived. In its first version (used for this recording), it is Bruckner’s longest and most overtly Wagnerian symphony. When Bruckner expert Robert Simpson got to study Nowak’s edition of this version in 1977, he threw his previously held opinions overboard and declared it an “achievement … progressively maimed in successive versions.” As part of this completist cycle, Markus Poschner will present the work at all stages of its pruning, but this is the obvious point at which to start. © Capriccio
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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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Symphonie n° 5

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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

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Anton Bruckner : Symphony No. 3 (Original 1873 Version)

Rémy Ballot

Symphonies - Released May 20, 2014 | Gramola Records

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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3-5; 7-9

Sergiù Celibidache

Classical - Released September 15, 2004 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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

Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Classical - Released August 28, 2010 | PentaTone

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For this 2011 recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 3, Marek Janowski and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande perform the 1889 revision, edited by Leopold Nowak. Considering the rush of younger conductors to record the original 1873 version (as a part of a growing movement to restore Bruckner's first versions as the most authoritative), Janowski is clearly bucking the trend by playing the most familiar edition that for decades had been accepted as standard by nearly all serious Brucknerians. Leaner and compact, the 1889 version is shorn of the original's Wagner quotations, shortened by several minutes, and argued more confidently and coherently; with Janowski's assertive interpretation, the music makes a strong case for Bruckner's pruning. Janowski clearly values efficiency, and his control of the symphony's shape and overall trajectory make it purposeful and even urgent, a far cry from the meandering readings that tend to make the original version seem indulgent and unnecessarily padded. PentaTone's extraordinary recording gives the symphony a fantastic audiophile presentation, and the orchestra is rich in tone colors and deep in dimensions, thanks to clear separation of parts and the spacious multichannel sound. Highly recommended, and well worth hearing, no matter which state of the symphony one prefers.© TiVo
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released April 1, 2015 | London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Recorded live in 2014, this exquisite performance of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 in D minor by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra wins high marks for its stunning clarity and vivid presence. Virtually every detail in the score can be picked out on first hearing because Skrowaczewski elicits the cleanest playing and maintains transparent separation of all the parts, so there are no muddy textures, thickened tone colors, or passages of indistinct counterpoint. A great help is the close microphone placement, which gives such a credible representation of the orchestra that one can almost imagine the seating. Beyond the exceptionally crisp sound, the interpretation is clear-eyed and unsentimental, based only on what is on the page and not on the accretions of tradition or past performances. Skrowaczewski conducts the 1889 version, edited by Leopold Nowak, which he has recorded several times previously, and his intimate knowledge of this edition no doubt has helped him fine tune every passage to his satisfaction. Yet as careful and meticulous as he is, Skrowaczewski inspires the LPO to play with absolute commitment and draws out truly impassioned playing, which is the point of any great Bruckner performance. Highly recommended. © TiVo
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Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Re-Orchestrated by G. Mahler)

Marin Alsop

Symphonic Music - Released January 27, 2023 | Naxos

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American conductor Marin Alsop continues her complete recording of Robert Schumann’s symphonies at the head of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, where she has a permanent post. Recorded in 2020 in the famous Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, this new album is devoted to Symphonies No.3 and 4. It focuses on Gustav Mahler’s re-orchestration since it was long considered fashionable to regard Schumann as a poor orchestrator. Mahler’s revised version has already been recorded by Riccardo Chailly. However, the flamboyant complete work was performed in Dresden by Wolfgang Sawallisch with all the composer’s original orchestration, thus becoming a reference within the repertoire. Of course, you would have to examine the two orchestrations closely to fully grasp what Gustav Mahler changed. His main aim was to do Schumann ‘a favour’ by lightening what he considered too dense and bringing out the themes and dynamics. The hundreds of changes he made to each of the symphonies are hardly noticeable to the naked ear.What stands out most when listening to this new version is the vitality that Marin Alsop gives to the piece. She embraces Schumann’s endless lyricism by refusing ever to restrain it, even if that means leading it towards its conclusion like a wild horse. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 / Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture

Andris Nelsons

Symphonic Music - Released May 5, 2017 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Andris Nelsons' first recording with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig also initiates a Bruckner cycle for Deutsche Grammophon, and this live recording of the frequently revised Symphony No. 3 in D minor is an auspicious start indeed. Using the 1888/1889 version, edited by Leopold Nowak, Nelsons has chosen one of the least controversial variants of the symphony, shorn of its Wagner quotations and trimmed to an hour in duration. For decades, this has been one of the most frequently recorded revisions, and it may signify Nelsons' preferences for this project, perhaps to stick with recognizable Bruckner and to avoid the less familiar originals that have been recorded by several contemporary conductors, including Simone Young, Marcus Bosch, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Interestingly, while lacking the Wagner passages, this performance of the Symphony No. 3 has been programmed with the Overture to Tannhäuser, perhaps in the interest of maintaining the historical connection between the composers, even though Bruckner had only quoted passages from Tristan und Isolde and Die Walküre. Nelsons displays great confidence and a feeling for the symphony's wholeness and coherence, while the playing of the Leipzig orchestra is committed and energetic, bringing out the vitality and excitement of the music and making a convincing case for this problematic but indispensable work. Deutsche Grammophon's recording is quite clear and vivid, and even though some audience noises are noticeable, virtually everything can be heard and the brass is utterly magnificent in the climaxes.© TiVo
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Schumann: The 4 Symphonies by Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Classical - Released January 17, 2023 | Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording

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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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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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Bruckner: Symphony No.8

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released January 1, 1989 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Bruckner: Symphony No.8

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released January 1, 1985 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)