Were Klemperer's cuts in the Eighth Symphony in his EMI recording with the Philharmonia his own, or from a previous edition of the Symphony? What is the extent...
'In the last movement of Bruckner's Eighth Symphony I have made cuts. In this instance it seems to me that the composer was so full of musical invention that...
Dear Gert, I haven't forgotten your email. I am out of home for several days, and I will answer it when I return. Gracias Juan I. Cahis Santiago de Chile _____...
Wynne Delacoma in the Chicago Sun Times: "The Fifth Symphony's reach may be vast, but one of the most striking elements in Thursday's performance was the...
On another website, a musician from Indiana who is aware of my musical affinities suggested that I was playing the Fourth Movement to Bruckner's Ninth when my...
According to John Berky's Bruckner Symphony Versions Discography - http://home.comcast.net/~jberky/BSVD.htm - it was first recorded in April 1985. When it was...
Interesting material. In fact it is so sad that many conductors don't like to use the original Bruckner Third, Fourth and Eight' as it is, and personally I...
While I do find the first versions of the 4th and 8th Symphonies enjoyable, I do not expect them to supplant the revised versions as the ones most often...
The Arte Nova - Oehms version of B9 with the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, already heard? Some instruments in the...
Dear Juan, I will await your answer. At least you don't excuse away the radicality of Anton Bruckner's Finale music of the Ninth with his illness, and that is...
Still on Skrowaczewski's B9 with the Saar"brückner" : Hear that "lonely violin-viola" sound in the early stages of the Adagio... you keep hearing it for quite...
About two weeks ago, I acquired Christian Thielemann's Bruckner Fifth with the Munich Philharmonic. Although his overall timing is 82:34, I would agree with...
Warren, I believe you are a fan of Sergiu Celibidache, as I am to a certain extent. If you are also a lover of the Robert Schumann four, get the Celibidache...
Paul, I am indeed a Celibidache fan, and besides getting the DGG and EMI audio and Sony VHS video Celi performances of Bruckner, I have picked up other...
I am waiting to pick up this recording. As of now, while the Fifth is my least favorite Bruckner Symphony, I do like the Tahra recording of the last Jochum...
Maestro Skrowaczewski is performing the 8th this week with the Minnesota Orchestra! For those in the US, if your local public radio service carries Minnesota...
Thanks very much for the information, Warren. I have the Celibidache recordings of the Schumann second, third, and fourth--EMI 7243-5-56849, second coupled...
Going through my discs today to look for things that I don't listen to in order to sell off some of them, I found that I do have that EMI disc of Celi...
Alonso wrote: "Has any of you ever spotted the Bruckner rhythm in a composition by someone other than Bruckner?" Often when I'm humming to myself bits of...
I have that version. Although not recommended at all (far from it) by Ben Cohrs, I confess I did like it. Regards, Jorge ... is my least favorite Bruckner...
There's an interesting article about Skrowaczewski and Bruckner in the Minneapolis Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/5656006.html...
This is a late response to someone's earlier post about Ozawa's recording of Bruckner's 7th. I haven't heard it, and am not in any rush to check it out unless...
I also have not heard this performance, and it doesn't seem like something I want to take a "chance" on purchasing based on what I've read Thielemann say about...
While I also have not heard Ozava's Bruckner, I must add that I am "both Mahler and Bruckner" fan (I run a russian-language forum, dedicated to both composers...
Warm Greetings! My questions regarding the Bruckner 9th are as follows: 1. Does a list of all Finale versions exist, and can it be compiled or otherwise made...
Some of the questions are answered in John Berky's Bruckner Symphony Versions Discography. Don't know about the others :-( Regards, Jorge 1. Questions for Mr....
Dear Alex, It seems that all bibliographical material is to be found in Musik Konzepte 120-121-122, "Bruckner's Neunte im Fegefeuer der Rezeption" and the...
Alex, In Musik-Konzepte vols 120/121/122, published as one book, September 2003, ISBN 3-88377-738-2, 'Bruckners Neunte im Fegefeuer der Rezeption' (Bruckner's...
Dear Gert, sorry I could answer you earlier, I was out of home and after returning, my wife became ill of a bronchial problem, but now the situation is turning...