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The upcoming bicentennial of Anton Bruckner's birth has stimulated a flood of recordings of his symphonies. Some are from the likes of the Vienna Philharmonic -- ensembles that have had Bruckner in their DNA almost since he wrote these works. However, this version of the Symphony No. 7 from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra should not be dismissed on that account. For one thing, the orchestra numbers several distinguished Brucknerians among its recent conductors, notably Christoph von Dohnányi and Christoph Eschenbach. For another, although certainly there is competition from Christian Thielemann's Vienna set, this release may have the strongest engineering so far, with Sony's team seemingly having taken the time to study the ins and outs of the Elbphilharmonie space. Alan Gilbert's big perorations do not lose the small details in the winds and strings, and the Wagner tubas at the end sound suitably mysterious. This is Gilbert's first recording with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and he is a conductor for whom new chapters bring new ideas, but the biggest attraction here is simply that the recording can stand on its own merits. Gilbert's reading is imposing, and it never drags. Sample the slow movement, the emotional center of the work; it feels confident and clear. Chalk this up as another entry in the ongoing discovery of the Bruckner state of the art.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (Anton Bruckner)
Alan Gilbert, Conductor, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Alan Gilbert, Conductor, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Alan Gilbert, Conductor, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Alan Gilbert, Conductor, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Album review
The upcoming bicentennial of Anton Bruckner's birth has stimulated a flood of recordings of his symphonies. Some are from the likes of the Vienna Philharmonic -- ensembles that have had Bruckner in their DNA almost since he wrote these works. However, this version of the Symphony No. 7 from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra should not be dismissed on that account. For one thing, the orchestra numbers several distinguished Brucknerians among its recent conductors, notably Christoph von Dohnányi and Christoph Eschenbach. For another, although certainly there is competition from Christian Thielemann's Vienna set, this release may have the strongest engineering so far, with Sony's team seemingly having taken the time to study the ins and outs of the Elbphilharmonie space. Alan Gilbert's big perorations do not lose the small details in the winds and strings, and the Wagner tubas at the end sound suitably mysterious. This is Gilbert's first recording with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and he is a conductor for whom new chapters bring new ideas, but the biggest attraction here is simply that the recording can stand on its own merits. Gilbert's reading is imposing, and it never drags. Sample the slow movement, the emotional center of the work; it feels confident and clear. Chalk this up as another entry in the ongoing discovery of the Bruckner state of the art.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:26
- Main artists: Alan Gilbert NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
- Composer: Anton Bruckner
- Label: Sony Classical - Sony Music
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
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