Credits:

Whitacre, Eric

Description:

The Munich Philharmonic's self-recorded Bruckner live performance at St. Florian's Abbey in Linz, Germany, with Valery Gergiev, who assumed the position of Chief Conductor in September 2015, and the Munich Philharmonic, is a combination of profound power, sparkling elegance, and beauty. The music of this new duo has been highly acclaimed for the concentration and urgency with which they have brought out the best in strings, winds, and percussion in response to Gergiev's fiery conducting, which has brought out the best in them. The other symphonies that have already been released are "groundbreaking interpretations that break free from Bruckner's traditional mysticism and religiosity and combine simple beauty and drive. The recording is also highly acclaimed in terms of performance and recording, with "a perfect balance of church reverberation and individual instruments, and a recording that is not at all muddled. The recording was handled by Stephan Reh, a highly acclaimed engineer for labels such as CPO and BIS. Mastering was handled by Christoph Stickel, an engineer who has worked on various Keith Jarrett works, with new mastering under the supervision of ECM. This No. 5 is a monumental work that includes a grand fugue in the finale.The ultimate Bruckner performance by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra during the Celibidacke era, followed by masterful performances by Wandt and Thielemann, and in this performance by Gergiev, we hear the very best of Bruckner, full of nostalgic and leisurely elegance. The solemn pizzicato footsteps of the low strings, the charm of the soft sound of the perfectly played brass, the quiet tremolo of the strings, etc. are not the power of the orchestra, but the sincere music of solemn and religious inspiration without exaggeration. Applause is cut. Warner Music Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105~1. Introduction. Adagio - Allegro
2.Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105~2. Adagio. Sehr langsam
3.Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105~3. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Schnell) - Trio. Im gleichen Tempo
4.Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105~4. Finale. Adagio - Allegro moderato