Symphonies Nos.1-9

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Lorin Maazel, Mariss Jansons, Bernard Haitink, Herbert Blomstedt

Bruckner's Nine Symphonies are a constant in the repertoire of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, as in those of all major orchestras. The special feature of the 9 CD box being presented here by BR KLASSIK is that the recordings are conducted by not only one but a total of four conductors closely associated with the orchestra, all of them proven international Bruckner experts. More than in any other compilation, common features in interpretation (also due to the same orchestra) as well as fascinating differences due to the various interpretive approaches of the respective conductors can all be detected. In these recordings it also becomes clear what brilliant contributions Herbert Blomstedt, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons and Lorin Maazel have made over the decades to Bruckner’s symphonic oeuvre

Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 1-9:
 No. 1 in C minor
 No. 2 in C minor
 No. 3 in D minor ‘Wagner Symphony'
 No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'
 No. 5 in B flat major
 No. 6 in A major
 No. 7 in E Major
 No. 8 in C minor
 No. 9 in D Minor

"Of particular note is Jansons’s beautifully judged account of the Third…, and Blomstedt’s Ninth from 2009, at times almost weightless, as well as infinitely flexible, with inner voices crystal-clear so that the finale’s clinching discord makes its full effect. This is the highlight of a fine set."
Gramophone Magazine - August 2019