Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major

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Early Music has reached Bruckner, and the effect, in this period-instrument performance, is a pleasure. The clarity of texture (you hear each separate part in the fortissimo brass chording) underlines... — Sunday Times, 11th December 2016 More…

Release Date: 2nd Dec 2016
Catalogue No: HMA1951857
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Series: Musique d'Abord
Length: 59 minutes

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major

Work length59:50

Album only

Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées

I. Allegro moderato

Track length18:20

Album only

II. Adagio (Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam)

Track length20:22

Album only

III. Scherzo (Sehr schnell) - Trio

Track length9:17

$1.20

$1.50

IV. Finale (Bewegt, doch nicht schnell)

Track length11:51

$1.40

$1.75

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120 years after its premiere at Leipzig (under the baton of Arthur Nikisch), Philippe Herreweghe provided an opportunity to rediscover the Seventh Symphony played on period instruments. This work was the first to bring Bruckner success beyond the borders of Austria and was never subsequently revised. By dedicating his score to Ludwig II of Bavaria, the composer was also relishing a calculated insult to the Viennese press, still resolutely hostile to his music…

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11th December 2016

Early Music has reached Bruckner, and the effect, in this period-instrument performance, is a pleasure. The clarity of texture (you hear each separate part in the fortissimo brass chording) underlines the difference between Bruckner and Wagner.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major

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