Although conductor Daniel Barenboim made his name with brilliant, sometimes controversial symphonic cycles of Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, and Schumann, he has always had a special connection to the symphonies of Anton Bruckner. He’s recorded the cycle several times—first with the Chicago Symphony in the ‘70s and ‘80s and later with the Berlin Philharmonic. Yet, conducting Bruckner with the powerful Berlin Staatskapelle, Barenboim is sublime, endowing the works with a spiritual depth, colorful drama, and a gorgeous flood of emotion. There’s particular magic in this recording of the eighth, which manages to gracefully rise from the lush, slow movement to the brassy drama of the finale.
Tracklist:
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.1 In C Minor, WAB 101
1. 1. Allegro molto moderato
2. 2. Adagio
3. 3. Scherzo. Lebhaft
4. 4. Finale. Bewegt und feurig
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.2 in C Minor, WAB 102
5. 1. Ziemlich schnell
6. 2. Adagio. Feierlich, etwas bewegt
7. 3. Scherzo. Schnell
8. 4. Finale. Mehr schnell – Sehr schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.3 in D Minor, WAB 103
9. 1. Gemässigt, mehr bewegt, Misterioso
10. 2. Adagio, bewegt, quasi Andante
11. 3. Scherzo (Ziemlich schnell)
12. 4. Finale (Allegro)
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.4 In E Flat Major – “Romantic”, WAB 104 – Version 1878/1880
13. 1. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
14. 2. Andante quasi allegretto
15. 3. Scherzo (Bewegt) – Trio (Nicht zu schnell. Keinesfalls schleppend)
16. 4. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell)
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.5 in B Flat Major, WAB 105
17. 1. Introduction (Adagio) – Allegro (Mäßig)
18. 2. Adagio (Sehr langsam)
19. 3. Scherzo (Molto vivace, schnell) – Trio. Im gleichenTempo
20. 4. Finale (Adagio – Allegro moderato)
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 In A Major, WAB 106 – Version Robert Haas 1935
21. 1. Maestoso
22. 2. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
23. 3. Scherzo. Nicht schnell – Trio. Langsam
24. 4. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.7 in E Major, WAB 107
25. 1. Allegro moderato
26. 2. Adagio (Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam)
27. 3. Scherzo (Sehr schnell)
28. 4. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht schnell)
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.8 In C Minor, WAB 108 – Version Robert Haas 1939
29. 1. Allegro moderato
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.8 in C Minor, WAB 108 – Ed. Haas
30. 2. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.8 In C Minor, WAB 108 – Version Robert Haas 1939
31. 3. Adagio: Feierlich langsam; doch nicht schleppend
32. 4. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, WAB 109 – Edition: Leopold Nowak
33. 1. Feierlich, Misterioso
34. 2. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft – Trio. Schnell
35. 3. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich
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