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| 1. Symphony No.3 in D Minor: Gemassigt, misterioso |
| 2. Symphony No.3 in D Minor: Adagio: Feirelich |
| 3. Symphony No.3 in D Minor: Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell |
| 4. Symphony No.3 in D Minor: Finale: Allegro |
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Revelatory
April 13 2002
Format:Audio CD
Out of all of Bruckner's numbered symphonies, the third, though overall a delightful, frequently thrilling work, is arguably the composer's least artistically successful. Its main weakness is patchiness -- not so much in the sense of being uneven, but rather in the sense of sounding at times rather piecemeal. That is, though Bruckner's modus operandi as a composer was generally to "patch" together various theme-groups, with or without transitional passages, in the third symphony the passages often don't cohere together as well as they do in the other symphonies, especially in the finale and the adagio, the latter of which really does wander all over the place.
On a related note, many conductors often regard the slow movements (and, of course, the finales) of Bruckner symphonies as the high-points of the works, and therefore dramatically temper their performances accordingly. In this utterly compelling performance of Bruckner's third, however, Tintner makes no bones about it: for him, the opening movement is the centerpiece of this work. Fittingly, Tintner opts for Bruckner's original text, where the opening movement is significantly longer than it is in any other version, and slows it down like it has never been slowed down before, all the while employing the most sensitive and imaginative phrasing that any listener could hope for. Furthermore, for those, like myself, heretofore familiar only with recordings of Bruckner's later versions of this work, the inclusion of wrongfully excised passages may very well come to seem something like a revelation. For Tintner really does make you see how truly brash, expansive and original this symphony actually was, regardless of its obvious artistic flaws. In short, a great performance and a great bargain -- and eye-opening to boot!
a revelation
April 21 2004
Format:Audio CD
Like many of the other commentators reviewing this recording, I found it disconcerting and incredibly slow at first. I first heard this symphony almost 40 years ago, in the Szell recording of the last, must horribly cut version. Like most people, that's the version I got used to. So it is naturally "weird" to hear the piece with utterly different passages, and with principal melodies lengthened not just by slower tempi but by virtue of them actually being written out over more measures of music. This is the biggest change Bruckner made in this symphony: shortening the measures of the melodies, including the all-important opening theme. After about five listenings, however, one gets used to this. Once that happens, it changes everything. Now I can't listen to the later versions without thinking they sound ridiculously rushed and even shallow. There is no comparison. The only "fly in the ointment," and it's fairly minor, is that Bruckner somewhat improved the climactic endings of the first and last movements (in my humble opinion) for his later 1877 version. If only there were some kind of Haas hybrid using the later codas . . . but there isn't. In default of that, this version is the best. And Tintner's recording is by far the best of this version. A MUST BUY for any new or old Brucknerian.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Pure Brucknerian glory
Jun 8 2001
Format:Audio CD
This is a magnificent and very expansive performance of the original 1873 score of Bruckner's 3rd symphony. When I first got this symphony, I could not figure it out right at first. After about 5 listens, it make sense and I liked it. After a few more, I loved it. After a few more, I was crazy about it. In this piece you hear something new every time you hear it. It greatly improves with repeated listening.(I was also a very young Brucknerian, I was just beginning my collection. That's actually probably the main reason.) If you don't figure it out right at first, don't let that discourage you. You could start out with a shorter performance of one of the cut editions, but I really think other editions pale in comparison to this one, the original. Tintner takes more time on the first movement then anyone else before him, clocking in at a whopping 30:34. No one else even comes close(the closest is something like 25:34). The first movement has so many wonderful passages in it. It is one of my favorite symphonic movements of all time. And Tintner's broad tempo only adds to the grandeur. However, he never drags it, or for that matter, the entire symphony. In fact, he makes others sound rushed and kinda bouncy. Bruckner marked this movement "Gemmasigt, Misterioso" or moderatly, mysterious. The slower tempo in particular makes the slower and quiet sections sound much more mysterious. The Adagio is a very beautiful piece and the RSNO strings sound really good in it. The Scherzo is the shortest and most energetic of the movements. Toward the end of the finale, we all the sudden hear the 2nd theme from the first movement. Then the main theme from the 2nd movement, and then the little turn figure at the beginning of the Scherzo before going of into the finale, triumphant Coda. A truly awesome moment. The Royal Scottish National Orchstra is a very fine ensemble with elegent strings and a glowing brass section. If you get just one performance of the 3rd, get this one. This performance is by far the greatest in Georg Tintner's cycle. .... You can't loose with this one. This is pure Brucknerian glory.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Stunning and awesome
Mar 5 2000
Format:Audio CD
This is the first recording released by Naxos since Tintner's untimely death. It is a fitting tribute to his love for Bruckner and his achievement in bringing to us the original versions of the person whom he called "the master"s' works. The original version is seldom performed--and based on Inbal's earlier version, I thought with good reason. But this seems to be one of those cases where Bruckner's first instincts were right. It is always at first slightly distressing to hear passages that shouldn't be there (based on later versions) but after getting over the diorienting effects, the version seems totally convincing. The RSNO is a major orchestra and plays superbly. The sound is stunning. The interpretation is transcendent, sending shivers up and down one's spine. There is love, passion, hope and beauty in this performance. It goes to the top of my list of performances of the Third, even though I am very fond of Haitink's recordings of the second version of this, one of Bruckner's supreme achievements.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Bruckner's Wagner Symphony Revived
Oct 7 2000
Format:Audio CD
Anton Bruckner's most popular symphonies are no doubt numbers Four and Seven; most aficionados of the nineteenth century symphonic repertoire also are familiar with and feel fondness for numbers Six, Eight, and Nine. The Fifth is more daunting, but it is frequently recorded and has become something a test for daring interpreters. The remaining six symphonies - the oddly designated Symphonies Nos. "00" and "0," along with Nos. 1 through 3 - remain much less visited by conductors and constitute terra incognita for most listeners. Commentators sometimes remark that these scores do not reveal the mature Bruckner, who appears only with the Fourth. This is a pity, since even the "Doppelnullte" ("00") has much to offer. Georg Tintner, who died last year after completing the first fully integral recorded edition of Bruckner's cycle (for Naxos), understood this. Tintner's "take" of the Third Symphony makes a powerful case for regarding this work as, indeed, Bruckner in the major phase of his creativity. Tintner also respects the composer's initial version of the score, from which he later (on well meant but misguided advice from friends) excised hundred of bars. In restituting the excisions, Tintner restores the many Wagner quotations that not only ornament Bruckner's symphonic argument, but generate motifs and themes as well. Sir Roger Norrington also recorded the original version of the Third. His First Movement requires 18 minutes; Tintner's needs 30 minutes. For the Finale, Norrington requires 15 minutes, Tintner 20 minutes. The difference stems from Tintner's slow tempi; but this does not mean a limp or annoyingly undramatic persusal of the music. On the contrary, Tintner always manages to keep the tension up. He makes Norrington seem rushed. This CD is a first-rate installment in a first-rate Bruckner cycle.
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