Bruckner
Bruckner: Symphony No 8 (Capriccio)
Anyone wanting to hear the original version of Bruckner’s monumental Eighth Symphony given the best possible advocacy need look no further [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony 4 (Capriccio)
A fine performance vitiated by Poschner’s penchant for rushed tempi [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony 9 (Pristine Audio)
Van Beinum’s flexible way with this music will appeal to those who also esteem Jochum in Bruckner but there are too many flaws [RMo]
Rott: Symphony (Deutsche Grammophon)
Jakob Hrůša breaks a lance for the symphony by Hans Rott [JQ]
Bruckner: Symphony 7 (Alpha)
A fine, sensitive account but one which underplays some of the key points of tension [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony 4 (Exton)
Yet another superb Bruckner recording from a flawless Tokyo orchestra [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (Fontec)
Another potentially engaging recording, fatally compromised by the conductor’s ill-disciplined vocal intrusion [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony 8 (Tobu Recordings)
A wholly viable interpretation of indestructible integrity [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphony No 4 (Capriccio)
Bruckner’s ‘Romantic’ Symphony in its original version from Poschner is solely for Brucknerian aficionados [GT]
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Capriccio)
An intriguing recording which will be wanted by those collecting this cycle [GT]