Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 & 4 Orchestral Pieces Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno

• Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (1891 Vienna Version):
• 1 I. Allegro 12:03
• 2 II. Adagio 12:07
• 3 III. Scherzo. Lebhaft - Trio. Langsam 09:08
• 4 IV. Finale. Bewegt, feurig 16:57
• March in D Minor, WAB 96:
• 5 March in D Minor, WAB 96 04:44
• 3 Pieces, WAB 97:
• 6 No. 1, Moderato 02:15
• 7 No. 2, Allegro non troppo 03:03
• 8 No. 3, Andante con moto 02:37
• Total Runtime 01:02:54

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In his keenly anticipated first release for PENTATONE, rising young star Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg in a riveting performance Bruckner’s towering First Symphony, heard in the lesser-known “Vienna” version of 1890/1891.

Bruckner’s massive orchestral landscapes often feel like unstoppable forces of nature: radiant, magnificent and thrilling, with a soul-searching beauty and power. Feelings of reverence and awe are accentuated by organ-like sonorities which are given new dimensions with blazes of orchestral colour and disconcerting titanic shifts. Little wonder that his first symphony so bemused audiences at its premiere. Also included in this release are his Four Orchestral Pieces from 1862. These intriguing but sometimes overlooked works give a fascinating insight into Bruckner’s developing compositional style.

„Yesterday, a true conductor was born in the Concertgebouw”, wrote the Dutch newspaper Het Parool of Gustavo Gimeno’s conducting début with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2014. His career has since taken off to widespread acclaim. In a busy schedule, he has since debuted with major orchestras in Europe and America, and toured with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to Taiwan and Japan. “Gimeno cultivates … a bright, transparent orchestral sound free of dull pathos and also rediscovers colours in this score,” wrote the Trierischer Volksfreund in 2014. “[...] Wonderful! This conductor is a discovery!”

Starting with the 2015/2016 season, Gimeno took up the post of Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, focussing on the first symphonies of Bruckner, Mahler, Beethoven, Schumann and Shostakovich. Together with the orchestra, he started an auspicious collaboration with PENTATONE in 2016, with three releases planned in 2017.

“Gimeno is going to be a natural talent,” observed Kasper Jansen in the NRC in 2014 “… [he] has it all.”

Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

Gustavo Gimeno
has been Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg since the 2015/16 season. He has worked as guest conductor with orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Symphoniker, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Philharmonia Orchestra London and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Born in Valencia, Gimeno began his international conducting career in 2012 as an assistant to Mariss Jansons, when he was solo percussionist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He also gained considerable experience as an assistant to Bernard Haitink and to Claudio Abbado, who mentored him intensively and moulded him in many ways.

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