Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major

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Mena’s tempos in the outer movements are spot on, and the BBC Philharmonic provides glowing playing throughout, so that the performance as a whole leaves a strong and positive impression. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars Sound) More…

Release Date: 30th Jul 2021
Catalogue No: CHAN20221
Label: Chandos
Length: 59 minutes

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31st July 2021

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major

Work length59:49

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Juan José Mena, BBC Philharmonic

I. Majestoso - Bedeutend langsamer

Track length17:16

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II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich

Track length20:28

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III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell

Track length8:04

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IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

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Considered by some to be the ‘Cinderella’ of his symphonies, the Sixth Symphony of Anton Bruckner was composed in 1879 – 81. It may well demonstrate a reaction to the severe criticism of the first Viennese performance, in 1877, of his Third Symphony, which Eduard Hanslick described as a vision of how Beethoven’s Ninth befriends Wagner’s Walküre and ends up being trampled under her horses’ hoofs’. Much the shortest of his mature symphonies, the Sixth also reverts to a more classical form than its predecessors. This recording was made in 2012, during the first season of Juanjo Mena as Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, and just a month before their acclaimed performance of the work at the BBC Proms. Classical Source commented: ‘Mena didn’t miss a trick and the result for the whole symphony was a revelation, and you don’t get many of those. This was a thrilling, delightful performance.’

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October 2021

Mena’s tempos in the outer movements are spot on, and the BBC Philharmonic provides glowing playing throughout, so that the performance as a whole leaves a strong and positive impression.

October 2021

the interpretation captured here is one of insight and imagination. Mena’s approach is distinguished by the warmth he finds at key moments in the symphony, although grander passages are also given their due

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