Anton Bruckner

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Episode

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2008

20080804

This week Donald Macleod homes in on Bruckner's time in Vienna, during which the composer produced his greatest and most enduring works. But although his symphonies exude power, confidence and surety of purpose, Bruckner himself was neurotic, obsessive and wracked by self-doubt.

Locus iste', Gradual for 4-part choir (1869)

Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond)

DG 459 674-2,

Track 9

Pange lingua', for 4-part choir (1868)

Choir of St Bride's Church Fleet Street / Robert Jones (cond)

Naxos 8.550956,

Mass no.3 in F minor (1868) - Kyrie and Gloria

Moderato

Allegro - Andante, mehr Adagio (sehr langsam) - Tempo I - Ziemlich langsam

Maria Stader (sop), Claudia Hellmann (alt), Ernst H䀀fliger (ten), Kim Borg (bass) / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Anton Nowakowski (organ) / Eugen Jochum (cond)

DG 447 409-2, CD 2

Tracks 4-5

Symphony no.4 in E flat major, Romantic' (1874) (Nowak version) - mvt 1

Bewegt, nicht zu schnell

Vienna Philharmonic / Karl B怀hm (cond)

Decca 411581-2,

Track 1

Although Bruckner's symphonies exude power and confidence, he was neurotic and obsessive.

2008

20080805

Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Bruckner's Vienna years, at a time when the musical life of the city was sharply divided - you were either a Brahmsian or a Wagnerian, and the two camps were as implacably opposed as mods and rockers.

Abendzauber, for baritone solo, men's chorus, distant voices and 4 horns

Markus Krause (baritone), Süddeutsches Vokalensemble / Hornensemble Marie Luise Neunecker / Rolf Beck (cond)

Koch Schwann 3-1398-2,

Track 2

Os Justi, Gradual for 8-part choir

Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond)

DG 459 674-2,

Track 10

String Quintet in F major - mvt 4

Raphael Quartet (Ronald Hoogeveen, vl; Rami Koch, vl; Zoltan Benyacs, vla, Henk Lambooij, vc) with Prunella Pacey (2nd viola)

Globe GLO 5078,

Track 4

Symphony no.5 in B major - mvt 1

Introduction (Adagio) - Allegro

Berlin Philharmonic / Günter Wand (cond)

RCA 09026 68503 2,

In Bruckner's Vienna the supporters of Brahms and Wagner were implacably opposed.

2008

20080806

Donald Macleod introduces Bruckner's Te Deum, which the composer is said to have regarded as his greatest work; and the 7th Symphony, whose Adagio is his monument to the man he always referred to as the Master', Richard Wagner.

Christus factus est', Gradual for 4-part choir (1884)

Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond

DG459674 2

CD1 Track 11

Te Deum (1884)

Te Deum. Allegro

Te ergo quaesumus. Moderato

Aeterna fac. Allegro Moderato. Feierlich mit Kraft

Salvum fac populum tuum. Moderato - Allegro Moderato

In te, Domine, speravi. M䀀߀ig bewegt - Allegro moderato - Alla breve

Jessye Norman (sop), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-sop), David Rendall (ten), Samuel Ramey (bass) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Daniel Barenboim (cond)

DG 435 068-2,

CD1 Tracks 5-9

Symphony no.7 in E major (original version) - mvt 2

Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam

Berlin Philharmonic Orcheastra /Herbert von Karajan- Conductor

DG 419195 2

CD1 Track 2

Te Deum, Bruckner's favourite of his works, and the 7th Symphony, a monument to Wagner.

2008

20080807

Donald Macleod introduces Bruckner's epic 8th Symphony and describes the spate of revision mania' that followed in its wake.

Virga Jesse', Alleluia-verse for 4-part choir

Ecce sacerdos magnus', Gradual for 8-part choir, 3 trombones and organ

Chorus of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eugen Jochum (cond)

DG 457 743-2,

Tracks 9, 10

Symphony no.8 in C minor

- mvts 2 and 3

Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio, Langsam. Scherzo da capo 1

Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Pierre Boulez (cond)

DG 459 678-2,

Track 3

Bruckner's epic 8th Symphony caused a spate of 'revision mania' to follow in its wake.

2008

05 LAST

Compser Of The Week, Anton Bruckner - Part 5

20080808

Donald Macleod concludes his look at Bruckner's Vienna years. Today's programme includes his astonishing Symphony no.9, which Bruckner laboured - but failed - to finish before his death.

Psalm 150, for soprano, chorus and orchestra

Ruth Welting (sop) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra and chorus / Daniel Barenboim (cond)

DG 437 250-2,

track 6

Vexilla regis', Hymn for 4-part choir

Chorus of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eugen Jochum (cond)

DG 457 743-2,

track 14

Helgoland, symphonic chorus for male voices and orchestra

Male voices of the Berlin Radio Choir / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel

WARNER CLASSICS 256461891 2

CD1 T5

Symphony no.9 in D minor (1894) - mvt 1

Feierlich, misterioso

Westphalian Philharmonia /Johannes Wildner (Cond)

NAXOS 8.555933 34

CD1 T1

Including Bruckner's Symphony No 9, on which he laboured but failed to finish before death

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
2008	01		20080804	This week Donald Macleod homes in on Bruckner's time in Vienna, during which the composer produced his greatest and most enduring works. But although his symphonies exude power, confidence and surety of purpose, Bruckner himself was neurotic, obsessive and wracked by self-doubt. Locus iste', Gradual for 4-part choir (1869) Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) DG 459 674-2, Track 9 Pange lingua', for 4-part choir (1868) Choir of St Bride's Church Fleet Street / Robert Jones (cond) Naxos 8.550956, Mass no.3 in F minor (1868) - Kyrie and Gloria Moderato Allegro - Andante, mehr Adagio (sehr langsam) - Tempo I - Ziemlich langsam Maria Stader (sop), Claudia Hellmann (alt), Ernst H䀀fliger (ten), Kim Borg (bass) / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Anton Nowakowski (organ) / Eugen Jochum (cond) DG 447 409-2, CD 2 Tracks 4-5 Symphony no.4 in E flat major, Romantic' (1874) (Nowak version) - mvt 1 Bewegt, nicht zu schnell Vienna Philharmonic / Karl B怀hm (cond) Decca 411581-2, Track 1 Although Bruckner's symphonies exude power and confidence, he was neurotic and obsessive.
2008	02		20080805	Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Bruckner's Vienna years, at a time when the musical life of the city was sharply divided - you were either a Brahmsian or a Wagnerian, and the two camps were as implacably opposed as mods and rockers. Abendzauber, for baritone solo, men's chorus, distant voices and 4 horns Markus Krause (baritone), Süddeutsches Vokalensemble / Hornensemble Marie Luise Neunecker / Rolf Beck (cond) Koch Schwann 3-1398-2, Track 2 Os Justi, Gradual for 8-part choir Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) DG 459 674-2, Track 10 String Quintet in F major - mvt 4 Raphael Quartet (Ronald Hoogeveen, vl; Rami Koch, vl; Zoltan Benyacs, vla, Henk Lambooij, vc) with Prunella Pacey (2nd viola) Globe GLO 5078, Track 4 Symphony no.5 in B major - mvt 1 Introduction (Adagio) - Allegro Berlin Philharmonic / Günter Wand (cond) RCA 09026 68503 2, In Bruckner's Vienna the supporters of Brahms and Wagner were implacably opposed.
2008	03		20080806	Donald Macleod introduces Bruckner's Te Deum, which the composer is said to have regarded as his greatest work; and the 7th Symphony, whose Adagio is his monument to the man he always referred to as the Master', Richard Wagner. Christus factus est', Gradual for 4-part choir (1884) Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond DG459674 2 CD1 Track 11 Te Deum (1884) Te Deum. Allegro Te ergo quaesumus. Moderato Aeterna fac. Allegro Moderato. Feierlich mit Kraft Salvum fac populum tuum. Moderato - Allegro Moderato In te, Domine, speravi. M䀀߀ig bewegt - Allegro moderato - Alla breve Jessye Norman (sop), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-sop), David Rendall (ten), Samuel Ramey (bass) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Daniel Barenboim (cond) DG 435 068-2, CD1 Tracks 5-9 Symphony no.7 in E major (original version) - mvt 2 Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam Berlin Philharmonic Orcheastra /Herbert von Karajan- Conductor DG 419195 2 CD1 Track 2 Te Deum, Bruckner's favourite of his works, and the 7th Symphony, a monument to Wagner.
2008	04		20080807	Donald Macleod introduces Bruckner's epic 8th Symphony and describes the spate of revision mania' that followed in its wake. Virga Jesse', Alleluia-verse for 4-part choir Ecce sacerdos magnus', Gradual for 8-part choir, 3 trombones and organ Chorus of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eugen Jochum (cond) DG 457 743-2, Tracks 9, 10 Symphony no.8 in C minor - mvts 2 and 3 Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio, Langsam. Scherzo da capo 1 Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Pierre Boulez (cond) DG 459 678-2, Track 3 Bruckner's epic 8th Symphony caused a spate of 'revision mania' to follow in its wake.
2008	05 LAST	Compser Of The Week, Anton Bruckner - Part 5	20080808	Donald Macleod concludes his look at Bruckner's Vienna years. Today's programme includes his astonishing Symphony no.9, which Bruckner laboured - but failed - to finish before his death. Psalm 150, for soprano, chorus and orchestra Ruth Welting (sop) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra and chorus / Daniel Barenboim (cond) DG 437 250-2, track 6 Vexilla regis', Hymn for 4-part choir Chorus of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eugen Jochum (cond) DG 457 743-2, track 14 Helgoland, symphonic chorus for male voices and orchestra Male voices of the Berlin Radio Choir / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniel WARNER CLASSICS 256461891 2 CD1 T5 Symphony no.9 in D minor (1894) - mvt 1 Feierlich, misterioso Westphalian Philharmonia /Johannes Wildner (Cond) NAXOS 8.555933 34 CD1 T1 Including Bruckner's Symphony No 9, on which he laboured but failed to finish before death