Bruckner: 9 Symphonies [Box Set]

Bruckner: 9 Symphonies [Box Set]

Bruckner: 9 Symphonies [Box Set]
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Composer: Anton Bruckner
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2008-11-18
Music Label: Dg Imports
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101: 1. Allegro
  2. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101: 2. Adagio
  3. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101: 3. Scherzo. Schnell
  4. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101: 4. Finale. Bewegt, feurig
  5. Symphony No. 5 in B flat, WAB 105: 1. Introduction. Adagio - Allegro
Music CD 2
  1. Symphony No. 5 in B flat, WAB 105: 2. Adagio. Sehr langsam
  2. Symphony No. 5 in B flat, WAB 105: 3. Scherzo. Molto vivace (schnell)
  3. Symphony No. 5 in B flat, WAB 105: 4. Finale. Adagio
Music CD 3
  1. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103: 1. Mehr langsam, Misterioso
  2. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103: 2. Adagio, bewegt, quasi Andante
  3. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103: 3. Ziemlich schnell
  4. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103: 4. Allegro
Music CD 4
  1. Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102: 1. Moderato
  2. Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102: 2. Andante
  3. Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102: 3. Scherzo. Mä�ig schnell
  4. Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102: 4. Finale. Mehr schnell
  5. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108: 1. Allegro moderato
Music CD 5
  1. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108: 2. Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio. Langsam
  2. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108: 3. Adagio. Feierlich langsam; doch nicht schleppend
  3. Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108: 4. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell
Music CD 6
  1. Symphony No. 4 in E flat ('Romantic'), WAB 104: 1. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
  2. Symphony No. 4 in E flat ('Romantic'), WAB 104: 2. Andante quasi Allegretto
  3. Symphony No. 4 in E flat ('Romantic'), WAB 104: 3. Scherzo. Bewegt - Trio. Nicht zu schnell. Keinesfalls schleppend - Scherzo
  4. Symphony No. 4 in E flat ('Romantic'), WAB 104: 4. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Music CD 7
  1. Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106: 1. Majestoso
  2. Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106: 2. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
  3. Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106: 3. Scherzo. Nicht schnell - Trio. Langsam
  4. Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106: 4. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Music CD 8
  1. Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107: 2. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
  3. Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107: 3. Scherzo. Sehr schnell
  4. Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107: 4. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
Music CD 9
  1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109: 1. Feierlich, misterioso
  2. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109: 2. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft
  3. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109: 3. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich

Music reviews of Bruckner: 9 Symphonies [Box Set]

Music Review: ...AND I'M NOT GENERALLY A FAN OF VON KARAJAN
Rating: 5 Stars

A previous reviewer suggests purchasing this set as part of the integral Karajan Symphony Edition Karajan: Symphony Edition, and frankly if I was starting to build a classical music collection I would agree with him. But with several decades of listening and collecting to music, the symphony edition was not my first choice. I always felt it was hit and miss with Karajan. All too often, I found his interpretaions overly polished, technically beautiful, and ultimately boring. Particularly in his later recordings of Beethoven and Brahms.

There were, of course, exceptions. I owned EMI studio CDs of his Bruckner 4 and 7 symphonies that I enjoyed a lot, and his last Bruckner 8 is universally acknowledged as reigning supreme. His Strauss Death and Transfiguration Strauss: Metamorphosen/Tod und Verklarung (Metamorphoses/Death and Transfiguration) is astounding, as is some of his Mahler. But truth be told, he was never in my personal top tier of conductors. Then of course, there was his political past - but I won't digress.

I also came late in the game to Bruckner. Aside from the aforementioned recordings, I really don't own too much Bruckner - finding him somewhat bombastic. I really had to be in the mood for those inevitable blasting brass choruses. The 4th, 7th (HvK Berlin '71, Walter) , 8th (HvK Vienna), and several 9ths (Giulini, Walter). Bruno Walter - he was such a gentle affectionate conductor, wasn't he? I discovered Mahler in college through Walter's recording of the 1st symphony, and later Bernstein - but again, I digress.

Then, several months ago, I decided to fill in a gap in my collection by purchasing Jochum's box set of Bruckner's Masses and Music for Sacred Works for Chorus Sacred Works for Chorus: Masses 1-3; Te Deum; Psalm 150 NOT the DG re-issued two-fer sets which apparantly feature quite a bit of digital glare, but the original release. I was stunned by the beauty of these works - most of which I had not previously heard. (One night I put on Mass #2, and my wife, a trained mezzo said "This is beautiful - what is it?" She was quite surprised to learn who the composer was).

With that in mind, I decided that perhaps, at this point in my life, I was ready to re-explore Bruckner. (We DO hear music differently at different points in our lives. When I was a younger guy getting into all of this, I loved almost all of Georg Solti's recordings. Now......) So - which cycle to buy? Common consensus, and a great Used/Like New price convinced me to give Karajan a shot. Let me just say that I really, really enjoy this set.

The interpretations "flow", they make sense; they don't seem episodic - something that can plague Bruckner. Listening to symphonies 1-9, you hear the musical arc of his compositional life. I was surprised to hear how many of the noted Brucknerian trademarks were in place, so early in his career. I really enjoyed discovering the first three symphonies. They were actually quite lovely, and not nearly as insubstantial as I had read during all these years. While the performances of the 4th and 7th may not displace my fondness to the earlier EMI studio discs and later Vienna disc of the 8th, those performance too - discs in booklets - are slipped into this same collector box - savings a bit more of shelf space, and keeping my HvK Bruckner together.

As for the sound quality, I find myself caught between the two camps. DG's early digital recordings were notoriously poor - digital glare, harsh strings and such. These recordings don't seem as bad as I remember some other early discs, but then again I recently replaced my CD player with a well known British unit which is making my entire collection sound better. So perhaps its just extracting a bit more data and converting it with greater accuracy. Anyway - they sound good to very good, though not great. I agree with Santa Fe; there is still some digital glare and harshness in the climaxes. As for the bombastic brass I alluded to, well, those climaxes sure are thrilling if you're in the mood to hear them. But the congestion is there - these recordings are not state-of-the-art. For some reason, the sonics seem to be most of a problem in the recording of the 7th Symphony; congestion in those tuttis (oh, those tuttis!) and the second movement sounds a bit muddy - but maybe I just have a stronger "aural" memory of the earlier EMI recording. Sante Fe nails it in his earlier review, noting Karajan's absolute command of the musical structure of this symphony. Bottom line: these sonic concerns are very minor. Hear the music contained in these discs. Some of the performances seem revelatory to me. This performance of the 7th is one of them.

So then - if you need to add some heft to a burgeoning classical collection - go with the Karajan Symphony Edition. But if you're in a place to be a bit more selective, and really don't need another middle of the road Beethoven or Brahms cycle, give this set a shot. I'd suggest listening to Rattle's recent Brahms Cycle - yes Rattle - for performances that are extraordinary both in terms of interpreation as well as sound Brahms: Complete Symphonies)

I'm quite certain that I will be listening to this set often. I also know that I will be enjoying it - and learning from it - for many years to come.
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