Utwory na płycie:

• Symphony No.4, Romantic: i. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
• Symphony No.4, Romantic: ii. Andante quasi Allegretto
• Symphony No.4, Romantic: iii. Scherzo (Bewegt)
• Symphony No.4, Romantic: iv. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell)

Continuing Signum’s series of live orchestral releases with the Philharmonia Orchestra, on this new disc Christoph von Dohnányi leads a performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No.4, Romantic.



Bruckner stands out from other 19th-century symphonists; his large-scale works demonstrate a unique fusion of conservative and radical elements, notably influenced by composers such as Wagner and Beethoven. He appended not only the title 'Romantic' but even included a programme for the Fourth Symphony, sometime after composition. Though he later withdrew it, the scenario is a mediaeval Romantic ideal, where knights awaken to the sound of horns, rejoice and repair to prayer, before the inevitable hunt and ensuing festivities.



Recent reviews for SIGCD250 (with Christoph von Dohnányi and the Philharmonia Orchestra):

"… a very sensitive interpreter … the slow movement [of the First Symphony] is very lyrical with some effective instrumental dovetailing and plenty of light and shade, and the finale generates an impressive sense of joyous release."

Gramophone



"… performances are well played by the Philharmonia from whom the conductor obtains a sound that is lean and muscular."

Musicweb International