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Bruckner - Sinfonie Nr. 4 Urfassung 1874 - Simone Young, Philharmoniker Hamburg / Oehms Classics Hybrid Disc 2008 / OC 629
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Josef Anton Bruckner (German: [ˈantoːn ˈbʁʊknɐ]; 4 September 1824 – 11 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies.
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104, is one of the composer's most popular works. It was written in 1874 and revised several times through 1888. It was dedicated to Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. It was premiered in 1881 by Hans Richter in Vienna to great acclaim.
The symphony's nickname of Romantic was used by the composer himself. This was at the height of the Romantic movement in the arts as depicted, amongst others, in the operas Lohengrin and Siegfried of Richard Wagner.
According to Albert Speer, the symphony was performed before the fall of Berlin, in a concert on 12 April 1945. Speer chose the symphony as a signal that the Nazis were about to lose the war.
| Label: | Oehms Classics – OC 629 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Bruckner - Sinfonie – Nr. 4 |
| Format: |
SACD, Hybrid, Album
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
2008 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No. 4 "Romantische" E-Flat Major, Original Version 1874 | (1:10:01) |
| 1 | 1. Allegro | 19:54 |
| 2 | 2. Andante Quasi Allegretto | 18:28 |
| 3 | 3. Sehr Schnell. Trio. Im Gleichen Tempo | 12:45 |
| 4 | 4. Finale [Allegro Moderato] | 18:53 |
- Composed By – Anton Bruckner
- Conductor – Simone Young
- Engineer – Christian Feldgen
- Executive Producer – Dieter Oehms
- Orchestra – Philharmoniker Hamburg
- Producer, Editor, Mastered By – Jens Schünemann
