By his own reckoning, Bruckner began his career as a professional composer when he was thirty-nine years old. With a mere exercise for a symphony under his belt – the unnumbered one in F minor – he was now ready to write his first true symphony. The world was not. First performed in 1868 in Linz – badly – the work flopped and was put aside until nine years and five symphonies later, when it was gently adjusted. A subsequent performance in 1884 was Bruckner’s “most successful Viennese performance to date”, prompting, perplexingly, a thorough revision that would be the 1891 “Vienna” version. This recording uses the unadulterated 1868 “Linz” version.
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“…Poschner, as usual, brings quick, bracing tempos to the music, and here it works very well… here I find him engaging and exciting. The Linz orchestra plays beautifully, and the sonics are fine…”
Paul L Althouse – American Record Guide – May/June 2024
“…The Bruckner Orchester Linz is a high-flying phalanx, here perfectly compact in its homogeneities and refined in its solo interventions with superb wind music stands. Its overall sound adapts impeccably to the very orchestral vision of a material that is still raw and developing. The sound recording is excellent and does justice to this interpretive work. Another excellent volume of this complete which will be a landmark both in form and content.”
Pierre-Jean Tribot – Crescendo magazine.be – 28 January 2024
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Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.lu – 8 January 2024
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