Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Live) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Mariss Jansons

• 1 I. Mehr langsam, misterioso 22:56
• 2 II. Adagio. Bewegt, quasi andante 13:48
• 3 III. Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell 06:56
• 4 IV. Finale: Allegro 12:48
• 5 I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell 19:19
• 6 II. Andante quasi allegretto 16:20
• 7 III. Scherzo: Bewegt 10:46
• 8 IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 20:26
• Total Runtime 02:03:19

Info for Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Live)

Ever since the tenure of its chief conductor Eduard van Beinum (1945–59), the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has cherished one of the greatest Bruckner symphonic traditions in the world. With this release of Bruckner’s Third and Fourth Symphonies, Mariss Jansons and his Amsterdam-based orchestra add a new chapter to the RCO’s impressive performance and recording history of Bruckner’s works.

In Jansons’s view, the refinement of Bruckner’s music – however grandiose it may be – will always win out over grandiloquence. He continues the orchestra’s performance traditions, focusing particularly on the detail of the sound. Under Jansons’s baton, Bruckner has a warm, beating heart: his rhythms are not simply played, they are, above all, experienced.

“Listening to these performances, I was reminded of Karajan's remark about the great Czech conductor Václav Talich: "He had a great genius for… drawing the orchestra together and controlling it as a single expressive instrument." In these powerfully articulated accounts of Bruckner's Third and Fourth symphonies, Mariss Jansons exhibits that very quality.” (Gramophone)

“…excellent sound, and… magnificent playing from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra…” (BBC Music Magazine)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor

Recorded Live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 7, 8 February 2007 and 28 August 2008 (Bruckner 3), 17, 18, 19 and 21 September 2008 (Bruckner 4)

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