New. Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, 'Romantic'
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann
Stutzmann offer[s] an interpretation that's both musically perceptive and delivered on a suitably grand, rather than grandiose scale. Stutzmann's likeable refusal to exaggerate the first movement's...
New. Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, 'Romantic'
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann
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Stutzmann offer[s] an interpretation that's both musically perceptive and delivered on a suitably grand, rather than grandiose scale. Stutzmann's likeable refusal to exaggerate the first movement's...
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On this landmark release Nathalie Stutzmann becomes one of the few women and the first with a major U.S. orchestra to record a cornerstone of the Bruckner repertoire. Since 2022, she has shaped the ASO into a “pristine, precisely levelled” ensemble (ArtsATL), fusing American precision with European depth.
Following their acclaimed Dvořák 9, praised for its “explosive” energy and “bold, raw” textures, Stutzmann brings her acclaimed Wagnerian insight from Bayreuth (Tannhäuser, Rienzi) to Bruckner’s 4th. According to Bachtrack: “With her intuitive gifts as a Brucknerian... she has interrogated every bar of these scores for herself.” Stutzmann herself has called Bruckner one of her favourite composers and has a deep connection to his music.
Between Atlanta, Monte-Carlo, and top international orchestras (Philadelphia, New York, Concertgebouw), Nathalie Stutzmann ranks among today’s most sought-after conductors.
Contents and tracklist
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Nathalie Stutzmann
Spotlight on this release
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Nathalie Stutzmann on Bruckner
4th Aug 2026
The French-born Swiss conductor discusses her new live recording of Symphony No. 4 from Atlanta, why institutional misogyny kept her off the podium until middle age, and the thrill of bringing Wagner's Rienzi to Bayreuth at long last.
Awards and reviews
September 2026
Stutzmann offer[s] an interpretation that's both musically perceptive and delivered on a suitably grand, rather than grandiose scale. Stutzmann's likeable refusal to exaggerate the first movement's rhetorical aspect, instead bringing out the music's lyrical connection with Schubert (Bruckner's fellow-Austrian), is both convincing and appealing.
September 2026
This is an authentically 'Romantic' reading and Rattle is not alone in sounding tepid by comparison.
