Five favourite Bruckner recordings

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vandermolen

June 17, 2015, 03:04:14 PM
Symphony 9: Furtwangler
Symphony 9: (with conclusion), Rattle
Symphony 8: Horenstein (Vox/Turnabout)
Symphony 3: Szell
Symphony 6: Klemperer (EMI)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Ken B

#1
June 17, 2015, 03:34:56 PM
I am probably voting the straight Karajan ticket, but I have a fondness for Schuricht in 3 and Jochum/Bavaria in 4.

Archaic Torso of Apollo

#2
June 17, 2015, 03:47:15 PM
Symphony #9: Haitink/Con'bouw (the second one, c. 1981)
Symphony #4: Jochum/BPO
Symphony #6: Klemperer/Philharmonia
Symphony #7: Klemperer/Philharmonia
Masses (counting as one): Jochum/BRSO

Chosen without wishing to repeat works; it was hard to keep Walter's 4 and 9 off the list.
formerly VELIMIR (before that, Spitvalve)

"Who knows not strict counterpoint, lives and dies an ignoramus" - CPE Bach

Brian

#3
June 17, 2015, 04:00:48 PM
7 (Dresden/Blomstedt)
6 (Philharmonia/Klemperer)
6 (Berlin/Barenboim)
8 - adagio (Munich/Celibidache)
3 (Bavarian Radio/Kubelik)

Drasko

#4
June 17, 2015, 04:02:20 PM
3 vpo bohm
6 vpo stein
9 vpo mehta
9 bpo furtwangler
8 köln klemperer
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8 bso tennstedt

Sergeant Rock

#5
June 17, 2015, 04:03:43 PM
Symphony No. 0 Blunier/Beethoven Orch Bonn
Symphony No. 3 Celibidache/Munich Phil
Symphony No. 4 Honeck/Pittsburgh or Karajan/Berlin Phil EMI
Symphony No. 5 Dohnányi/Cleveland
Symphony No. 6 Klemperer/New Philharmonia
Symphony No. 8 Maazel/Berlin Phil

Sarge, who never was great at arithmetic
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Dancing Divertimentian

#6
June 17, 2015, 05:14:04 PM
5th - Dohnányi
6th - Dohnányi
7th - Jochum (Dresden)
8th - Boulez
9th - Kubelik (Bavarian Radio)

Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

david johnson

#7
June 18, 2015, 12:59:36 AM
9 giulini/cso
9 hvk/berlin
6 bongartz/gewandhaus orch
4 barenboim/cso
3 & 8 no favorite

EigenUser

#8
June 18, 2015, 01:53:41 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on June 17, 2015, 04:03:43 PM
Symphony No. 0 Blunier/Beethoven Orch Bonn
Symphony No. 3 Celibidache/Munich Phil
Symphony No. 4 Honeck/Pittsburgh or Karajan/Berlin Phil EMI
Symphony No. 5 Dohnányi/Cleveland
Symphony No. 6 Klemperer/New Philharmonia
Symphony No. 8 Maazel/Berlin Phil

Sarge, who never was great at arithmetic
Nah, you're fine. Symphony No. 0 "doesn't count" ;D.

P.S. It is amazing to think that he would do such a thing to a great piece (though I've only heard it once or twice, I was very impressed). He was so hard on himself.
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

Sergeant Rock

#9
June 18, 2015, 02:24:48 AM
Quote from: EigenUser on June 18, 2015, 01:53:41 AM
Nah, you're fine. Symphony No. 0 "doesn't count" ;D.

;D :D ;D

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

mc ukrneal

#10
June 18, 2015, 02:38:11 AM
Quote from: EigenUser on June 18, 2015, 01:53:41 AM
Nah, you're fine. Symphony No. 0 "doesn't count" ;D.

Now that is a top 10 post if I ever saw one! :)
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

Sergeant Rock

#11
June 18, 2015, 03:03:01 AM Last Edit: June 20, 2015, 05:01:55 AM by Sergeant Rock
Quote from: vandermolen on June 17, 2015, 03:04:14 PM
Symphony 3: Szell

Quote from: Archaic Torso of Apollo on June 17, 2015, 03:47:15 PM
Symphony #9: Haitink/Con'bouw (the second one, c. 1981)

Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on June 17, 2015, 05:14:04 PM
8th - Boulez




Those are among my favorites too.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Ken B

#12
June 18, 2015, 10:24:11 AM
Quote from: EigenUser on June 18, 2015, 01:53:41 AM
Nah, you're fine. Symphony No. 0 "doesn't count" ;D.


Like Barber 2

vandermolen

#13
June 18, 2015, 12:06:05 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on June 17, 2015, 04:03:43 PM
Symphony No. 0 Blunier/Beethoven Orch Bonn
Symphony No. 3 Celibidache/Munich Phil
Symphony No. 4 Honeck/Pittsburgh or Karajan/Berlin Phil EMI
Symphony No. 5 Dohnányi/Cleveland
Symphony No. 6 Klemperer/New Philharmonia
Symphony No. 8 Maazel/Berlin Phil

Sarge, who never was great at arithmetic

What about No.9?
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

bhodges

#14
June 18, 2015, 07:13:03 PM
(in no particular order)

No. 8 (Boulez/Vienna)
No. 8 (Chailly/Concertgebouw)
No. 8 (Giulini/Vienna)
No. 8 (Haitink/Concertgebouw)
No. 8 (Karajan/Vienna)

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--Bruce

Daverz

#15
June 18, 2015, 09:44:52 PM
5 is rather restrictive for 11 symphonies (and let's not forget the non-symphonic music.)

3: Schuricht/VPO
4: Klemperer/BRSO (live)
6: Celibidache/EMI
7: Rosbaud
9: Schuricht/VPO

amw

#16
June 19, 2015, 04:45:25 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on June 17, 2015, 04:03:43 PM
Symphony No. 4 Honeck/Pittsburgh
I dl'd this a few weeks ago to try out b/c I've never liked the 4th. Still haven't listened to it, though.

Sym 5 - Dohnányi/Cleveland (might be one of the top 5 recordings of anything, actually)
Sym 8 - Jochum/Bamberg/St Florian
Sym 9 - Rattle/Berlin
E Minor Mass - Creed/SWR
Quintet - Leipzig/Rohde?

Norrington 6th but I don't want to just include symphonies

merlin

#17
June 19, 2015, 04:54:20 PM
Five seems far too few.  However...

4:  Celibidache/MPO (Vienna, 1989)
5:  Jochum/RCO (1986)
8:  Celibidache/MPO (Tokyo, 1990)
8:  Jochum/Bamberger SO (St. Florian and Tokyo, 1982)
9:  Jochum/MPO

and using Sarge's math:  ;)
9:  Wand/BPO

Sergeant Rock

#18
June 20, 2015, 04:55:46 AM Last Edit: June 20, 2015, 04:58:47 AM by Sergeant Rock
Quote from: vandermolen on June 18, 2015, 12:06:05 PM
What about No.9?

You didn't give us enough choices, Jeffrey ;)  But my favorite Ninths are Giulini/Vienna, Haitink/Concertgebouw (the 1981 recording) and Jochum/Dresden (when I'm in the mood for speed and maximum drama).

Quote from: vandermolen on June 17, 2015, 03:04:14 PM
Symphony 9: Furtwangler
Symphony 9: (with conclusion), Rattle

I have Rattle but haven't listened to it yet. I have Furt too but really hate the way he rushes that apocalyptic first climax.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

vandermolen

#19
June 25, 2015, 03:39:02 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on June 20, 2015, 04:55:46 AM
You didn't give us enough choices, Jeffrey ;)  But my favorite Ninths are Giulini/Vienna, Haitink/Concertgebouw (the 1981 recording) and Jochum/Dresden (when I'm in the mood for speed and maximum drama).

I have Rattle but haven't listened to it yet. I have Furt too but really hate the way he rushes that apocalyptic first climax.

Sarge

Thanks Sarge. Interesting to hear your views. Just bought the Giulini version which is terrific
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).
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