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With the right kind of instruments to hand, Heras-Casado understands well the nature of Bruckner’s orchestrations. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024 More…

Release Date: 13th Sep 2024
Catalogue No: HMM902721
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 65 minutes

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'

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(1880 version)
Anima Eterna
Pablo Heras-Casado

Ia. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell

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Ib-f. Hervortretend

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Ig-k. [Bars 193-332]

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Io-s. Hervortretend

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IIa-b. Andante quasi Allegretto

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IIc-f. Lang gezogen

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IIg-r. Con sordini

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III. Scherzo. Bewegt

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III. Trio. Nicht zu schnell

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III. Scherzo da capo

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IVa. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

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IVb-f. Noch langsamer

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IVg-j. Tempo wie anfangs

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IVk-o. Langsamer

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IVp. Tempo primo

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IVq-u. Im früheren Zeitmass

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IVv-z. Tempo primo

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Recording of the Week, Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 from Anima Eterna and Pablo Heras-Casado

20th September 2024

Bruckner’s ‘cathedrals in sound’ have often been described as overblown, but this recording of his most popular symphony, played here in its second version of 1878-1880, offers a convincing counterargument.

For their first collaboration on harmonia mundi, Pablo Heras-Casado and Anima Eterna explore the world of Bruckner. The first instalment in this series is his tremendous Symphony No.4. An apotheosis of architectural rigour and poetry, this cathedral in sound, thanks to the unique sonorities of the period instruments played by the Bruges orchestra, regains its lightness and elegance in dazzling orchestral colours.

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Awards Issue 2024

With the right kind of instruments to hand, Heras-Casado understands well the nature of Bruckner’s orchestrations.

20th September 2024

The relatively small forces and the use of period instruments bring a level of clarity rarely heard in Bruckner’s music, the distinctive timbres characterfully colouring the sound and demonstrating the skill and subtlety of his orchestration...If you yearn for a recording of this symphony that avoids indulgence, but which reflects Bruckner’s ‘Romantic’ sobriquet and the powerful sense of inevitability that persistently underlines his writing, this is one you should listen to.

13th September 2024

If any one recording could encourage fresh and positive thinking about this idiosyncratic figure it is Pablo Heras-Casado’s account of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony with the excellent period instrument ensemble Anima Eterna. The magic starts with the opening horn call, played on a late 19th-century instrument with such gentle beauty that I immediately went weak at the knees.

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