Description
Bruckner: Symphonies 4 & 6 - Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti / EMI Classics 2x Audio CD 2011 Stereo
UPC 5099909796225
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: | EMI Classics – 5099909796225 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album, Stereo
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2011 |
| Genre: | Classical |
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Tracklist:
CD 1 69:46
Symphony No. 4 in E flat 'Romantic' (Nowak Edition)
1. I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell 20:04
2. II. Andante quasi allegretto 15:55
3. III. Scherzo: Bewegt - Trio 10:38
4. IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 22:54
CD 2 56:58
Symphony No. 6 in A
1. I. Maestoso 17:09
2. II. Adagio (Sehr feierlich) 17:21
3. III. Scherzo: Nicht schnell - Trio 7:49
4. IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
- Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
- Conducted by - Riccardo Muti
