Five favourite Bruckner recordings

[Cato]

Symphonies V, VI, VII - Jochum DGG

Symphony VI - Wand RCA

Symphony IX (Completed)  - Rattle EMI

(Stipulating of course that the Jochum DGG set is always an all-around fave)  0:)

Concerning Symphony Zero: I had the great opportunity to hear it performed live a year ago by the Toledo Symphony in the Roman Catholic cathedral there,under Stefan Sanderling, and it was no zero by any means.  0:)

[LKB]

Resurrecting this thread because l want to see others' lists.

My list can fluctuate a bit at intervals, but currently stands as:

1) Symphony No. 5, HvK/BPO on DGG
2) Symphony No. 7, HvK/BPO on DGG
3) Symphony No. 9, Haitink/RCO on Philips ( digital )
4) Symphony No. 8, Haitink/RCO on Philips ( digital )
5) Symphony No. 4, Böhm/VPO on Decca

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

2) Symphony No. 7, HvK/BPO on DGG
3) Symphony No. 9, Haitink/RCO on Philips ( digital )
4) Symphony No. 8, Haitink/RCO on Philips ( digital )

These 3 rank highly with me, although my favorite 7th is currently Klemperer/EMI.

[vers la flamme]

Celibidache/Munich 4th
Haitink/Bavarian RSO 5th
Bongartz/Leipzig 6th
Barenboim/BPO 7th
Jochum/Dresden 9th

Subject to change at a moment's notice...

[brewski]

(in no particular order)

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

 

--Bruce

OK, eight years later, let's revise. Yes, No. 8 is still my favorite, but let's show a little more love for some of the others.

4 - Abbado / Vienna - I love its swift muscularity, which at the time, was a big change from the general "calm and serene" approach.
6 - Sawallisch / Bavarian State - The first recording that made me really like the Sixth. And the slow movement is among Bruckner's finest.
8 - Haitink / Concertgebouw - Still supreme, after all these years.
8 - Boulez / Vienna - Astonished me when I first heard it. Boulez? Really?
9 - Haitink / Concertgebouw - Haitink's patience and gentleness are just the tip of the iceberg.

-Bruce

[Todd]

3 - Sinopoli (It's the sweater)
5 - Lim
6 - Klemperer
8 - Karajan (VPO)
9 - Giulini (VPO)

[Keemun]

Symphony No. 4 - Bohm/Vienna
Symphony No. 7 - Karajan/Vienna
Symphony No. 8 - Boulez/Vienna
Symphony No. 8 - Celibidache/Munich
Symphony No. 9 - Abbado/Lucerne

Honorable Mention:  Symphony No. 8 - Wand/NDR (Live at Lubeck Cathedral)

[Cato]

Symphony No. 4 - Bohm/Vienna
Symphony No. 7 - Karajan/Vienna
Symphony No. 8 - Boulez/Vienna
Symphony No. 8 - Celibidache/Munich
Symphony No. 9 - Abbado/Lucerne

Honorable Mention:  Symphony No. 8 - Wand/NDR (Live at Lubeck Cathedral)

Earlier I was writing about Georg Tintner:

https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,29.4060.html

This can be an all-around Favorite at any time!