The *18* Bruckner Symphonies

[MishaK]

OK, for anyone who cares, I have listened to just about every stereo recording of every Bruckner symphony available in full on Spotify and have put together a playlist of the top performances of each version of every symphony. Enjoy.

http://open.spotify.com/user/1210491110/playlist/2fk07aCzGAp9ZbGyPATvlr

Full listing:

00. (1863) - Skrowaczewski/Saarbrücken RSO
0. (1869) - Inbal/Frankfurt RSO
1. (1866) - Tintner/RSNO
1. (1877) - Skrowaczewski/Saarbrücken RSO
2. (1872) - Bosch/Aachen SO
2. (1877) - Barenboim/Berlin PO
3. (1873) - Inbal/Frankfurt RSO
3. Adagio (1876) - Tintner/RSNO
3. (1877) - Gielen/SWR Baden-Baden/Freiburg
3. (1889) - Jochum/SK Dresden
3. (1890) - Schuricht/Vienna PO
4. (1874) - Inbal/Frankfurt RSO
4. Volksfest Finale (1878) - Tintner/RSNO
4. (1878/80) - Wand/Berlin PO
4. (1888) - Vänskä/Minnesota O
5. (1878) - Barenboim/Berlin PO
6. (1881) - Skrowaczewski/Saarbrücken RSO
7. (1885) - Böhm/Bavarian RSO
8. (1887) - Inbal/Frankfurt RSO
8. (1887/90) - Barenboim/Berlin PO
8. (1890) - Tennstedt/London PO
9. (1894) - Skrowaczewski/Minnesota O
9. (1896) finale fragments - Harnoncourt/Vienna PO
9. 2010 Carragan finale - Schaller/Phil Festiva
9. 1984 Samale-Cohrs finale - Inbal/Frankfurt RSO
9. 2005 Samale-Cohrs-Philips-Mazzucca finale - Bosch/Aachen SO
9. 2005 Létocart finale - Couton/MÁV SO
Overture in G - Skrowaczewski/Saarbrücken RSO
Adagio from String Quintet - Ashkenazy/Deutsches SO Berlin

[Sergeant Rock]

9. 2005 Samale-Cohrs-Philips-Mazzucca finale - Bosch/Aachen SO

Did you hear the 2008 recording by the Nationaltheater-Orchesters Mannheim conducted by Layer of the Mazzucca finale?

Sarge

[MishaK]

Nope. I was limited to what I could find in Spotify. I find the Bosch performance rather unsatisfying, I must say. The Inbal performance of the 1984 version is much more compelling. I hope someone good records the 2010 revision soon.

[Sergeant Rock]

Nope. I was limited to what I could find in Spotify. I find the Bosch performance rather unsatisfying, I must say.

Well, at least I won't be tempted to buy the Bosch too. A Stereophile article reviewing all the completions thought the Mannheim recording the best. I was wondering if you agreed with that.

Sarge

[MishaK]

My mom actually played as sub in the first violins in the Bosch/Aachen performance. I really tried to like it. 

[MishaK]

I actually can't find that Layer recording you mention anywhere, not arkiv, not amazon, not jpc.

[Sergeant Rock]

I actually can't find that Layer recording you mention anywhere, not arkiv, not amazon, not jpc.

Yeah, not easy to acquire. The theater sold them at one point. I got mine through Berky's web store, but--just took at look--it's sold out.

Sarge

[MishaK]

Berky is still selling it as a download. Since you have it, what do you think of the Layer performance and how does it compare to other completions you have?

[Brian]

Barenboim Chicago vs. Berlin, thoughts on how they differ? (All I've heard is the excellent Berlin Sixth.)

[PerfectWagnerite]

There is another 1874 Bruckner 4th (this is the one I have)