Lorin Maazel - Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (1974) [2021 SACD Vintage Collection]

For Maazel, this No. 5 was the sound source that followed No. 3 with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, and as a result, it was the only Bruckner recording with the Vienna Philharmonic. In the DECCA recording at that time, it is unknown when the plan to record the complete symphonies of the Vienna Philharmonic and Bruckner in stereo was made, but the complete works were completed by multiple conductors before the transition to digital. Maazel is the only appearance and only No. 5. Although DECCA had a recording by Knappertsbush recorded in 1956 (revised version), in the analog era, only this one song was covered in stereo (for example, the 9th meter is the 4th, The recording of No. 8 is recorded with Ross Phil). It is undeniable that DECCA had the will to make Bruckner of the Vienna Philharmonic special. Apart from the early Solti, the allocation is interesting, and in a way I am not exhausted as to why Maazel was in charge of No. 5. Nonetheless, it can be said that every performance of this complete work by DECCA is close to the best performance, and along with Mahler, it includes a glimpse of the reaction of the Vienna Philharmonic and its traditions in terms of records (acoustics). , can be said to be the best as a plan. The relationship between Maazel and the Vienna Philharmonic deepened after this recording, and from 1982 he was welcomed as the general director of the Vienna State Opera. Mahler's complete symphonies recorded from that time tend to be more close-up, but this No. 5, No. 7 and 8 with the Berlin Philharmonic recorded on the former EMI label before and after Karajan's death, and his later years If you listen to the complete work with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, you can see that Bruckner was also good at it. In particular, the two pieces with the Berliner Philharmoniker showed magnificent and solid shaping power that made use of the orchestra's ability, and the performance established his reputation as a conductor. Maazel's Bruckner, without the extreme tempo setting seen in the recording of Mahler's 7th with the Vienna Philharmonic, really skillfully captures the natural flow of the music coming from the spontaneity of the orchestra in this 5th as well. There are techniques you can control. Depending on the piece, Maazel tends to be seen as a conductor who emphasizes dexterity and drama. In this DECCA recording, there is also the goodness of the recording at that time, and in this new reprint, it has become possible to hear more detailed descriptions. Maazel's ability to naturally bring out the true appearance of No. 5 is a more outstanding performance.

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Tracks:

Anton Bruckner:
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 (ed. L. Nowak)

Personnel:

Wiener Philharmoniker
conducted by Lorin Maazel

Recorded: March 25-28, 1974, Sofiensäle, Wien