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Sym 4

~ Anton Bruckner (Composer), Gunter Wand (Conductor), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
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Disc: 1
1. Symphony No.4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Bewegt, nicht zu scnell
2. Symphony No.4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Andante quasi Allegretto
3. Symphony No.4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Scherzo. Bewegt Trio. Nicht zu schnell, keinesfalls schleppend
4. Symphony No.4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schell
Disc: 2
1. Symphony No. 4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
2. Symphony No. 4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Andante quasi Allegretto
3. Symphony No. 4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Scherzo. Bewegt - Trio. Nicht zu schnell, keinesfalls schleppend
4. Symphony No. 4 in E flat major 'Romantic': Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schell
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  1. Symphony No. 4 in E flat (Romantic) (Original; Vienna; Karlsruhe; New York; Schalk & Löwe versions), WAB 104
    Composed by Anton Bruckner
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Gunter Wand

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Günter Wand's Bruckner recordings have established him as perhaps today's premier Brucknerian, and this live concert performance of the Romantic with the Berlin Philharmonic can only cement that reputation. The octogenarian German conductor favors broad tempos, deep orchestral tone, and attention to detail that lends transparency to Bruckner's thick textures. To these admirable attributes add the spontaneity of a concert performance, which here means touches of rubato and little accents and stresses not always associated with the studio recordings of this conductor, whose interpretations usually eschew individualistic mannerisms. For those who care about such things, Wand plays the Haas edition. The orchestra is superb and the recording effective, putting this among the finest available traversals of this popular Bruckner work. --Dan Davis


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Loin d'une culture philosophique germanique traditionnelle, Wand reste fidèle à ses conceptions musicales développées à Cologne, puis à Hambourg ou à Berlin : le sens du mouvement, la pulsation des voix internes. C'est la lecture d'un simple "croyant", envoûté par l'enthousiasme d'une structure musicale à bâtir ex nihilo. En toute logique, c'est avec des orchestres rompus à sa pensée que Wand exploite au mieux la tension des solistes. Ici, son aura et sa connaissance viscérale de cet univers s'imposent aux pupitres de l'orchestre. Ils sont bien entendu entièrement dévoués aux moindres indications de la baguette, mais il leur manque un je-ne-sais-quoi de spontané qui leur fasse modifier le somptueux statisme dans lequel ils demeurent enfermés. On ne boudera pas le plaisir que procure cette version, qui élague une fois de plus tout élément dramatique pour ne se consacrer qu'à la structure. Jochum, Furtwängler et Celibidache sont aux antipodes de cette approche d'une pureté et d'une tendresse intimidantes.--Pierre Massé

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but Uninvolving, May 6 2003
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Wand does some nice things with this performance, and the recording captures the sound in a balanced way. The slower tempi allow for a lot of details in the scoring to come through. In general, the piece moves along carefully and deliberately, maintaining flow and instrumental balances. Unfortunately, things sound a little too careful at times, leading to dramatic passages sounding somewhat underplayed and anticlimactic.

Part of the problem comes from a brass section that doesn't seem to play through the notes enough. They attack the beginning of the note and then just let it go. It's particularly annoying in the first movement during those recurring descending triplet figures in the low brass. Perhaps the Berlin Phil brass players should listen to the Chicago Symphony brass section and learn how to do it. That orchestra's brass can bring an incredible organ-like quality to the sustained brass lines in Bruckner 4 that makes Berlin's sound seem a little amateurish in comparison.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Monolithic Bruckner, Jul 12 2001
By Kirk Haberman (Grove City, PA United States) - See all my reviews
I gave a quick summary of my thoughts on Wand's Bruckner in my review of his go at the 5th symphony so this will be a bit more abbrieviated. Wand glacial, monolithic, monumental, etc. approach to Bruckner worked in his interpretation of the 5th symphony. Perhaps this was because the 5th is Bruckner's most austere and serious work (the 8th and 9th snarl a good deal more than the 5th, and show a bit of doubt and hysteria at times as well). However, this approach, I hesitantly suggest, represents a regression back to ...-fied Bruckner(notice the proliferation of Haas performances again). This is a German and Teutonic Bruckner; not Bruckner the upper-Austrian whose foot-stomping scherzos reveal an incorrigible peasant. Wand's approach falls flat in the 4th symphony. Where is the drama and suspense one would expect from a "romantic" symphony? Where are the evocations of nature one would expect from such a symphony? Those aspects are washed away in a straight-faced, colossal, Teutonic interpretation. This is not a lithe, optimistic and youthful knight "sallying forth" as Bruckner suggested. I get the sense that many conductors these days try to save the world with every Bruckner symphony. Though Wand may not be AS guilty of this as say Celibedache or Karajan, he leans more in that direction. To those who aren't sure what I'm getting at, some remedial listening is necessary. Jochum's interpretation of the 4th is a romantic blaze in comparison, and I think many would be suprised by how quick Klemperer conducted the 4th. There is a livelyness, flexibility, and a bit of a snarl in Jochum, Klemperer, and Furtwangler's Bruckner (Furtwangler's Bruckner could be downright wild; listen to his wartime Vienna recording of the 8th). This is a Bruckner tradition, that I think is probably dying, but it is worth getting to know nevertheless. In conclusion, while Wand's stoic and plodding approach may work in the 5th and 8th, it fails in the 4th which calls for more dramatic contrasts than Wand is capable of calling forth.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A monumental Bruckner, Nov 26 2000
By M. Pacheco "consumer" - See all my reviews
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This recording will bring everything that is good (or bad) in a stereo system. This is clearly what happened to the reviewer below whose system was not up to par with the glorious dynamic range of this recording. One of the best recordings of classical music I have ever heard, from both a performance and sonic standpoint. You cannot go wrong with this CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Bruckner
There are many outstanding recordings of this work. This with out a doubt has to be one of the best. Read more
Published on Aug 17 2000 by Greg Hales

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for me -- there are better recordings
Sorry but this one is not the best. My favorite Bruckner 4th is Barenboim/Berlin Phil recording from Teldec(not Barenboim/Chicago Symphony from Deutsche Grammophone, which I have... Read more
Published on Jun 5 2000 by kkimura

5.0 out of 5 stars A Canonical Performance
For Gunter Wand to come along, this late in history, and conduct such a performance is simply staggering. Read more
Published on April 26 2000 by Simon James

5.0 out of 5 stars The breath and majesty of Gunther Wand's reading.
As Gunther Wand points out, Bruckner was "the most important symphonist after Beethoven." Listening to his symphonies and reading much about this great Austrian... Read more
Published on Feb 24 2000 by David A. Hollingsworth

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