Anton Bruckner / Symphonies 1 - 9 (9CD Box Set)

A collection of all nine Bruckner symphonies played by the orchestra most associated with his music – the Vienna Philharmonic – under the direction of nine different conductors.

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Among the treasures in the archives of the Vienna Philharmonic are ten letters that the composer addressed to the orchestra. One of them is an expression of his euphoric gratitude following the world premiere of his Eighth Symphony under Hans Richter in the Musikverein on 18 December 1892. “Deeply touched,” he asks if he may be permitted to thank the conductor and the orchestra “from the bottom of my heart for the glorious performance” of the work: “Hip, hip, hooray!” Among the other symphonies that the Wiener Philharmoniker premiered were his Fourth (“Romantic”) in 1881, the revised Third in 1890 and the second (“Viennese”) version of the First.

TRACK LIST

CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in C minor WAB 101 (1877 “Linz” version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
CLAUDIO ABBADO, Live Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 1/1996
 
CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in C minor WAB 102 (1877 version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
RICCARDO MUTI, Live Recording: Salzburg, Großes Festspielhaus, 15 August 2016
 
CD 3
Symphony No. 3 in D minor WAB 103 (1877 version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
BERNARD HAITINK, Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 12/1988
 
CD 4
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” WAB 104 (1878/80 version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
KARL BÖHM, Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 11/1973
 
CD 5
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105 (ed. Leopold Nowak)
LORIN MAAZEL, Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 3/1974
 
CD 6
Symphony No. 6 in A major WAB 106 (ed. Robert Haas)
HORST STEIN, Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 11/1972
 
CD 7
Symphony No. 7 in E major WAB 107 (ed. Robert Haas)
HERBERT VON KARAJAN, Live Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 4/1989
 
CD 8
Symphony No. 8 in C minor WAB 108 (1887/90 version, ed. Robert Haas)
PIERRE BOULEZ, Live Recording: St. Florian near Linz, 9/1996
 
CD 9
Symphony No. 9 in D minor WAB 109 (ed. Leopold Nowak)
CARLO MARIA GIULINI, Live Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 6/1988
 
 
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Riccardo Muti
Bernard Haitink
Karl Böhm
Lorin Maazel
Horst Stein
Herbert von Karajan
Pierre Boulez
Carlo Maria Giulini