Description
Bruckner - Symphony No. 4 / Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra / LSO Live SACD 2011 / LSO0716
UPC 822231171621
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: | LSO Live – LSO0716 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
SACD, Hybrid, Album
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
2011 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Bewegt, Nicht Zu Schnell | 20:33 | |
| 2 | Andante Quasi Allegretto | 15:07 | |
| 3 | Scherzo, Bewegt - Trio: Nicht Zu Schnell, Keinesfalls Schleppend |
11:11 | |
| 4 |
Finale: Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell | 22:17 |
- Composed By – Anton Bruckner
- Directed By – Bernard Haitink
- Engineer – Jonathan Stokes
- Liner Notes – Andrew Stewart (2), David Nice
- Liner Notes [Translated By] – Claire Delamarche, Elke Hockings
- Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
- Producer – James Mallinson
- Score Editor – Leopold Nowak
