Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Awards:
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
[The Wiener Philharmoniker] plays beautifully for him in this live 1951 recording of the Bruckner (Haas edition). There are many more tempo fluctuations than a purist would approve of, but it...
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Awards:
-
The Times Records of the Year, 2017
[The Wiener Philharmoniker] plays beautifully for him in this live 1951 recording of the Bruckner (Haas edition). There are many more tempo fluctuations than a purist would approve of, but it...
About
Of the nine symphonies officially left by Bruckner, Furtwängler's rendering of the 4th 'Romantic' Symphony proved controversial despite the unique sound of the Vienna Philharmonic in full post-war revival. Imbued with the strains of late Mozart, Schubert, and even Wagner, this is echoed in the closing Good Friday Music, recorded in Cairo, as a postlude.
Contents and tracklist
- version 1878/80. Recorded live Radio Stuttgart, 20th October 1951
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Recorded live Cairo-Alexandria, 25/4/1951
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Wilhelm Furtwängler
Awards and reviews
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The Times Records of the Year2017
20th August 2017
[The Wiener Philharmoniker] plays beautifully for him in this live 1951 recording of the Bruckner (Haas edition). There are many more tempo fluctuations than a purist would approve of, but it has its own logic and the details are ravishing.
