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Bruckner - Symphony No.7 | BR Klassik 403571900100

Bruckner - Symphony No.7

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Label: BR Klassik

Cat No: 403571900100

Barcode: 4035719001006

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 26th October 2009

Contents

Artists

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Conductor

Mariss Jansons

Works

Bruckner, Anton

Symphony no.7 in E major

Artists

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Conductor

Mariss Jansons

About

A world-class orchestra, one of the most significant conductors of our time and a concert hall where the unmatchable acoustics enjoy a legendary reputation: in this Bruckner recording, all the parameters are just right! The audiophile SACD technology finally guarantees that the musical energy this orchestra unleashes has been preserved unfettered and with total transparency on the silver disc.

Mariss Jansons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks are regarded as an artistic team that complements one another in their individual qualities and reaches a musical level surpassing many of the most famous top international ensembles.

Right from its world première, Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony was an instant audience success. Its deeply stirring slow movement was dedicated in Bruckner’s own hand to the “highly blessed, deeply beloved, immortal” Richard Wagner, who died in Venice while Bruckner was working on the symphony.


Outstanding recordings of music performed by the three Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting) ensembles are now offered to music lovers on the new label BR-Klassik. The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the Münchner Rundfunkorchester and the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks – the three BR ensembles - enjoy an extraordinary reputation, both regionally and internationally, for their quality, artistic creativity and their communication of classical music. Outstanding concerts, especially successful interpretations and rarely heard works are being documented on this new label.

Europadisc Review

This new disc from Onyx provides a cracking start to a new Prokofiev cycle from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under their principal conductor, Kirill Karabits. Rather than playing safe by launching the cycle with the popular 'Classical' Symphony or the highly regarded Fifth, Karabits has chosen two of the lesser-known symphonies, the Third (based on music from Prokofiev's opera The Fiery Angel) and the Seventh (a work of often childlike simplicity). It is an enterprising coupling which pays off in performances that combine polish, clarity and expressive commitment.

The Third Symphony starts exceptionally boldly with a startling call to arms, but Karabits doesn't forego all the feeling in Prokofiev's tenor-register melodies and there's a palpable dramatic atmosphere which is entirely appropriate given the music's operatic origins. This work was first conducted by Pierre Monteux, a musician who – like Prokofiev – knew a thing or two about orchestral colour; so too does Karabits, bringing out the many contrasts and lending the sound an urgent edge. The Andante slow movement is meltingly reflective, while the quick-fire Scherzo is splendidly mercurial and mysterious, and the trio gorgeously languorous. The finale is imposing without ever becoming too heavy: conductor and orchestra clearly know how to achieve clarity even in the weightiest passages, so that the music makes proper impact without textures ever becoming clogged up. With biting brass, characterful woodwind and some searing string playing, this is a really fine performance which will hopefully win this Symphony many new admirers.

The Seventh Symphony provides a fascinating contrast, and the playing is similarly impressive, albeit with very different results. Karabits perfectly captures the wistfulness of the opening movement, the tongue-in-cheek playfulness of the Allegretto, and the easy-going tenderness of the Andante. The finale is a wonderfully light, witty and sparkling affair, taken at a swift but natural-sounding tempo, and played with a combination of flair and delicacy. Karabits opts for the original quiet, 'tick-tock' ending (a reminiscence of the firs movement, itself 'borrowed' from Rimsky-Korsakov's Golden Cockerel), but manages to have his cake and eat it by including the more upbeat revision as the briefest of encores, which is a nice touch.

The recording, made at the Lighthouse in Poole, is as natural in focus as one would expect from experienced balance engineer Mike Clements, and the booklet interview with Karabits sheds interesting light on both symphonies. This is an extremely promising start to what should be a fascinating cycle. - See more at: http://devel.europadisc.co.uk/classical/115220/Prokofiev_-_Symphonies_Vol.1.htm#sthash.1LcLNeAc.dpuf

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