Anton Bruckner
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Ansfelden, Austria (1824 – 1896)
Unlike other radicals, such as Richard Wagner or Hugo Wolf who fit the enfant terrible mould, Bruckner showed extreme humility before other musicians, Wagner in particular. This apparent dichotomy between Bruckner the man and Bruckner the composer hampers efforts to describe his life in a way that gives a straightforward context for his music.
His works, the symphonies in particular, had detractors, most notably the influential Austrian critic Eduard Hanslick, and other supporters of Johannes Brahms, who pointed to their large size, use of repetition, and Bruckner’s propensity to revise many of his works, often with the assistance of colleagues, and his apparent indecision about which versions he preferred. On the other hand, Bruckner was greatly admired by subsequent composers, including his friend Gustav Mahler, who described him as “half simpleton, half God”.
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mahleria
The Quintet in F Major is fantastic.
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MonarchKingdom
I checked out on Amazon, the 17CD Bruckner set costs well over €1000... Spendy indeed.
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mahleria
I agree. It's not my personal nickname for him, but rather one that's been given to him. Dig around online and you'll find that he is very well regarded. He met Furtwängler as a young man and it made a huge impression on him. I haven't heard the Nagano; DS-O but will put it on my radar. I love his Messiaen discs and saw him conduct Stravinsky a few years ago.
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MonarchKingdom
(Labelling someone the Japanese - or any other - Furtwängler will create very high expectations, though, which might prove difficult to live up to...)
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MonarchKingdom
@mahleria: Thanks for the recommendation, I already planned to listen to a Japanese version. On a FB discussion group someone recommended the Eighth by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester in Berlin, 2005, under Kent Nagano, who is Japanese American. Have you by any chance heard Nagano as well?
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mahleria
Great cycle worth checking out is the "Japanese Fürtwangler": Takashi Asahina w/ Osaka Phil. Damn spendy though.
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GlennGulda
Symphony 8 (Wand) & 9 (Giulini)) = GOAT symphonies.
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GlennGulda
Bruckner = the GOAT symphonist.
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Cranigen
*longer
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Cranigen
mahler's symphonies are generally larger
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Luky7
Czechoslovak group http://www.last.fm/group/Československo
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Wooshmeister
" The main problem with Bruckner symphonies is that they're just too short." A problem also seen in Mahler's symphonies.
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MonarchKingdom
Just finished the First, with Wand and the Kölner, and it was just sublime. Really all his symphonies were superb.
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MonarchKingdom
I only discovered Bruckner a few months ago, and I've been enthusiastic ever since. I never thought the Second to be his best, but I do like it along with the rest of the numbered symphonies. (I only know these, I don't know the 0th or the 00th symphonies.) I think all of these symphonies are perfect.
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l4tency
Second symphony is an under-appreciated, under-recorded masterpiece.
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MonarchKingdom
Why is the Sixth considered to be "the ugly duckling"? One of my personal favorites.
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Orenji-kun
So underrated.
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progtrance7
yep a trve mass dude
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Luhwah
His masses are truly great (- especially the 3rd).
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mahleria
The main problem with Bruckner symphonies is that they're just too short.
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