Bruckner: Symphonies 1 & 5

Bruckner: Symphonies 1 & 5

002894862086 (Deutsche Grammophon, CD, 2 discs)

FIRST RELEASE (11 February 2022)
Tracks: 6 + 4
Booklet pages: 12
℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
© 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Main country of recording: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Bruckner: Symphonies 1 & 5 published on 19 March 2022

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons, conductor

CD1

Richard Wagner (1813-1883):

Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90:
1 Mild und leise wie er lächelt ('Isoldes Liebestod')
2 Prelude To Act I

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):

Symphony No 1 in C minor, WAB 101 (Vienna Version – 1890/91)
3 Allegro
4 Adagio
5 Scherzo. Lebhaft – Trio. Langsam
6 Finale. Bewegt, feurig

CD2

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):

Symphony No 5 in B flat, WAB 105 (original version, 1878)
1 Introduction. Adagio - Allegro
2 Adagio. Sehr langsam
3 Scherzo. Molto vivace (Schnell) - Trio. Im gleichen Tempo
4 Finale. Adagio - Allegro moderato

Recorded live at Leipzig Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany in May 2021 (CD 1 tracks 1–2), November 2020 (CD 1 tracks 3-6) and May 2019 (CD 2).