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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 / Roger Norrington
SWR19528CD (SWR Music, CD, 5 discs)
FIRST RELEASE (13 August 2021)
Playing time: 61'02"/60'33"/51'41"/55'11"/51'59" - TT 280'26"
Tracks: 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 3
Booklet pages: 12
Main country of recording: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 / Roger Norrington published on 8 September 2021
Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Roger Norrington, conductor
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
CD1
Symphony No 3 in D minor, WAB 103
1 Gemäßigt, misterioso
2 Adagio. Feierlich
3 Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell – Trio. Gleiches Zeitmaß
4 Finale. Allegro
CD2
Symphony No 4 in E flat, WAB 104
1 Allegro
2 Andante, quasi allegretto
3 Scherzo. Sehr schnell – Trio. Im gleichen Tempo
4 Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
CD3
Symphony No 6 in A, WAB 106
1 Majestoso - Bedeutend langsamer
2 Adagio. Sehr feierlich
3 Scherzo. Nicht schnell - Trio. Langsam
4 Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
CD4
Symphony No 7 in E, WAB 107
1 Allegro moderato
2 Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam. - Moderato
3 Scherzo. Sehr schnell - Trio. Etwas langsamer
4 Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
CD5
Symphony No 9 in D minor, WAB 109
1 Feierlich; misterioso
2 Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft – Trio. Schnell
3 Adagio. Langsam, feierlich
Recorded 22 May 2007 (CD1), 26-27 April 2007 (CD2), 11-13 July 2007 (CD3), 26-27 September 2008 (CD4) and 15-16 July 2010 (CD5) in the Beethovensaal, Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany.