Episode 2
Donald Macleod continues his exploration of Bruckner's Vienna years, at a time when the city was divided between Brahms and Wagner.
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,
Track 1
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