Philharmonie Festiva, Gerd Schaller - Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4, 7 & 9 (2011)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104, "Romantic" (1886 Version, ed. L. Nowak): I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
02. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104, "Romantic" (1886 Version, ed. L. Nowak): II. Andante quasi allegretto
03. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104, "Romantic" (1886 Version, ed. L. Nowak): III. Scherzo: Bewegt
04. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104, "Romantic" (1886 Version, ed. L. Nowak): IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

CD2
01. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, ed. L. Nowak): I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, ed. L. Nowak): II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
03. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, ed. L. Nowak): III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell
04. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, ed. L. Nowak): IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell

CD3
01. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: I. Feierlich, misterioso
02. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft

CD4
01. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: III. Adagio: Langsam feierlich
02. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato (Completed By W. Carragan)



Bruckner's music embodies the visions of a devout, ordinary man. Parts of his expansive, shimmering musical landscapes are influenced by Wagner, but one can also detect Schubert, who began life in similar circumstances. The reposeful piety which runs through Bruckner's symphonic spectrum lends his music its unique power of attraction.

Well over a hundred years after Anton Bruckner's death, the discussions about him on the part of music historians and performers are not yet at an end. Anton Bruckner was a composer who flagrantly contradicted the spirit of his era. No other body of music has had to wait such a long time to gain the acknowledgement of audiences at large.

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