Antone Bruckner: Symphonies 4 And 9

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 4 in E flat (Romantic) (Original; Vienna; Karlsruhe; New York; Schalk & Löwe versions), WAB 104
Composed by Anton Bruckner
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
Conducted by Eugen Jochum

2. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Unfinished) (Löwe version; Carragan version), WAB 109
Composed by Anton Bruckner
Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle
Conducted by Eugen Jochum

Tracks:

Symphony No. 4 In E Flat 'Romantic': Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
Symphony No. 4 In E Flat 'Romantic': Andante quasi Allegretto
Symphony No. 4 In E Flat 'Romantic': Scherzo (Bewegy - Trio : Nicht zu schnell)
Symphony No. 4 In E Flat 'Romantic': Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell)

Tracks:

Symphony No. 9 In D: Feierlich, misterioso
Symphony No. 9 In D: Scherzo (Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio Schnell)
Symphony No. 9 In D: Adagio - Langsam, feierlich

Customer Reviews:

ultimate Bruckner bargain.......2001-11-21

This is a steal! An inexpensive little sampler of the same recordings relased by EMI (in a box set) of Jochum conducting Dresden's imfamous orchestra. His pacing and the orchestra's phat brassy sound makes this a most enjoyable Bruckner experience. Bargain hunters are treated with many great Bruckner buys. In fact, many of the best Bruckner interpretations can be yours (inexpensively)! Look for Skrowaczewski's readings on the Art Nova lable as well as Tintner's famous cycle on Naxos, featuring versions rarely recorded. The Jochum EMI box above is also an excellent bargain along with Jochum's cycle for DG records. Beginners to Bruckner should snag this bargain as a starting point. All attentive listeners will be back for more! Enjoy and may your spirit be moved to wander.

Magnificent, an incredible bargain.......2000-04-14

This 2fer must be the bargain of the millenium. These are simply the BEST versions of Bruckner's 4th and 9th Symphonies available on CD. At superbudget price, what are you waiting for? Buy this album immediately.

Jochum's 4th with Dresden is better recorded and performed than his famous version made with Berlin. Profound, beautiful, powerful, there are no sufficiently strong words to praise this recording.

And the 9th...! Amazing! This performance is an incredible, definitive, achievement. I don't think that other recording could surpass this one. It's a milestone.

For all brucknerites, beginners or not: this is THE album.

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