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RE: Bruckner beckons, but I need some advice...




Dealing with dynamic range in recordings is a tricky question, and frankly the options are all over the market. In Bruckner, one of the earlier recorded cycles -- Haitink -- is a good choice. As a generalization, the earlier analog recordings will have a somewhat reduced dynamic range when compared to current digital technology.

Regarding the Ninth Symphony: I agree completely with the sentiment that this should be considered only as a four-movement work; that, after all, was Bruckner's stated -- and emphatic -- intent. One has two choices: follow the first three movements with the Te Deum, which was a possibility offered by the composer himself; or, follow the first three movements with one of the reconstructions of the surviving torso of the Finale left behind at Bruckner's death. I prefer the second choice.

There are several excellent recorded performances of the 4-movement Ninth. Very recent and excellent IMO is the new Gerd Schaller/Philharmonie Ebrach recording on Profil. This newest Schaller disc contains Maestro Schaller's own reconstruction of the Finale, and I find it very persuasive and a superb interpretation overall. Note that in his earlier recording, Schaller recorded the completion by William Carragan -- also highly recommendable. For the other "major" reconstruction by the team of Samale, Mazucca, Phillips and Cohrs [SMPC for short, thank God!], I prefer the hard-to-find recording on Camerata by Kurt Eichhorn and the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz, Austria. Excellent in all regards. I do not care for Simon Rattle's venture with the Berlin Philharmonic, while well-played -- as one might expect -- I find it cold and uninvolved. My reaction, and YMMV.
John Proffitt

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