Credits:

Andris Nelsons,Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,Anton Bruckner,Richard Wagner

Description:

The fifth in a series of recordings of the complete Bruckner symphonies by a traditional orchestra and a new generation of maestros! Nelsons, a conductor who has earned the trust of two prestigious orchestras and is gaining more and more brilliance, has extended his term as Kapellmeister of the Gewandhaus Orchestra until 2027 and as Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra until 2025 in October. The Bruckner series with the Gewandhaus Orchestra, a stronghold of the German musical tradition, has reached its climax with the appearance of the masterpiece No. 8. The coupling is No. 2, also in C minor, and the Prelude to the first act of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. In Recorded Arts Magazine's Readers' Choice 2019, three discs were popularly voted by readers and writers as the 10 best discs of 2019: No. 1 (complete Beethoven symphonies), No. 4 (Bruckner symphonies Nos. 6 and 9), and No. 10 (Shostakovich: symphonies Nos. 7 and 6). Nelsons, which were selected. (Three discs were also ranked #2, #6, and #8 in 2018.) The support has been overwhelming. Green color label courtesy. [Performed by] Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons *This product will be on sale on Friday, so it will be delivered on or after the day of release.