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May 6, 2014 at 2:28 PM Post #1,786 of 9,368
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May 6, 2014 at 2:41 PM Post #1,788 of 9,368
I'm finally getting around to this, its excellent ¬
 

 
May 6, 2014 at 2:59 PM Post #1,793 of 9,368
I've been delving into Bruckner as I do every now and then. Not sure what you guys think of him? I know he creates polarizing opinions. But I'm guessing because there seems to be a lot of Wagner fans here that he might be appreciated. 
 
I still find a good chunk of his symphonies frustrating to listen to (his way of teasing). But his 8th and 9th are two of the greatest symphonies ever written imo. His 6th is not far behind.
 
Anyways, if there are fans here - what set would you recommend? I have Barenboim, Chailly, one of RCA Wands, and Karajan's.
 
I personally still think that Karajan got him right. Stodgy, exaggerated with huge emphasis on the strings textures.       
 
May 6, 2014 at 3:03 PM Post #1,794 of 9,368
Wand and Bohm are great for Bruckner. I cut my teeth on an LP box set of 7, 8 and 9 by Bohm. There's a great DVD set of live performances of all the Bruckner symphonies with Wand. Worth getting.

Bruckner can get annoying to listen to if it is conducted wrong... roller coaster of loudquietloudquietloudquietloudquietloudquiet... until you want to scream. It's better when a conductor has a sense of the flow of the architecture and modulates the dynamics. I find the Vienese conductors do this best.
 
May 6, 2014 at 3:16 PM Post #1,795 of 9,368
lugbug1 said:
  I've been delving into Bruckner as I do every now and then. Not sure what you guys think of him? I know he creates polarizing opinions. But I'm guessing because there seems to be a lot of Wagner fans here that he might be appreciated. 
 
I still find a good chunk of his symphonies frustrating to listen to (his way of teasing). But his 8th and 9th are two of the greatest symphonies ever written imo. His 6th is not far behind.
 
Anyways, if there are fans here - what set would you recommend? I have Barenboim, Chailly, one of RCA Wands, and Karajan's.
 
I personally still think that Karajan got him right. Stodgy, exaggerated with huge emphasis on the strings textures.       
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Celibidache is great..
 
May 6, 2014 at 3:33 PM Post #1,796 of 9,368
Bruckner is something I still wish and have to digest; I have heard great many good things abot Celibidache : It is 10 years since I am no longer in CD retail, but I remember selling quite a few of the whole EMI sets. Celibidache's tempi are slow, much slower than  on average; yet it usually holds together surprisingly well. Here some more thoughts on the performances and some technical difficulties with CDs experienced that now seem to be fixed :
http://www.wheresrunnicles.com/2011/09/sergiu-celibidache-extraordinary.html
 
May 6, 2014 at 3:56 PM Post #1,797 of 9,368
bigshot said:
Wand and Bohm are great for Bruckner. I cut my teeth on an LP box set of 7, 8 and 9 by Bohm. There's a great DVD set of live performances of all the Bruckner symphonies with Wand. Worth getting.

Bruckner can get annoying to listen to if it is conducted wrong... roller coaster of loudquietloudquietloudquietloudquietloudquiet... until you want to scream. It's better when a conductor has a sense of the flow of the architecture and modulates the dynamics. I find the Vienese conductors do this best.
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The Barenboim set is a perfect example of this.. But yes its the flow which is so very important. 
 
quinto said:
 
Celibidache is great..
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analogsurviver said:
  Bruckner is something I still wish and have to digest; I have heard great many good things abot Celibidache : It is 10 years since I am no longer in CD retail, but I remember selling quite a few of the whole EMI sets. Celibidache's tempi are slow, much slower than  on average; yet it usually holds together surprisingly well. Here some more thoughts on the performances and some technical difficulties with CDs experienced that now seem to be fixed :
http://www.wheresrunnicles.com/2011/09/sergiu-celibidache-extraordinary.html
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Brilliant thanks guys, I need to check some Celibidache out. Thats a good read analogsurviver.  
 
May 6, 2014 at 9:24 PM Post #1,800 of 9,368
That Yo Yo Ma set was very reasonably priced, but I passed on it. Too much crossover stuff for me. That Furtie box is packed with goodies though. A couple of real oddities too.
 
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