Episode 3
Donald Macleod explains why Bruckner's radical and visionary approach to writing symphonies was not well received in the composer's home of Vienna.
Bruckner's radical and visionary approach to writing symphonies was not going down well in his home of Vienna. The deeply conservative audience found his music baffling and the critics were caustic. Bruckner took refuge at the monastery of St. Florian and the organ he'd played as a child. Presented by Donald Macleod.
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Anton Bruckner
Quadrille for Piano Duo, Pastourelle
Performers: Wolfgang Brunner & Michael Schopper (piano)
- CPO:CPO9992562.
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Anton Bruckner
Mass No. 3 In F Minor For Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra And Organ
Conductor: Helmuth Rilling. Choir: Stuttgart Bach Collegium. Choir: Gachinger Choir Stuttgart.- HANSSLER CLASSICS : 98119.
- HANSSLER CLASSICS.
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Anton Bruckner
Mass No. 3 In F Minor For Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra And Organ
Conductor: Helmuth Rilling. Choir: Stuttgart Bach Collegium. Choir: Gachinger Choir Stuttgart.- HANSSLER CLASSICS : 98119.
- HANSSLER CLASSICS.
- 7.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No.5, IV Finale
Performers: The London Philharmonic, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst
- EMI:CDC5551252.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 In C Minor
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- WARNER : 2564-61891 2.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 In C Minor
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- WARNER : 2564-61891 2.
- WARNER.
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Anton Bruckner
Prelude & Fugue in Cm
Performers: John Scott Whiteley
- Priory:PRCD289.
- 14.
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Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste - Gradual For Chorus
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent.- HARMONIA MUNDI : hm-901322.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Anton Bruckner
Locus Iste - Gradual For Chorus
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent.- HARMONIA MUNDI : hm-901322.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 6.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No.7, II. Adagio
Performers: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, conducted by Riccardo Chailly
- Decca:4753312.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 3 In D Minor [all Versions]
Orchestra: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sergiu Celibidache.- EMI: CDC556892.
- EMI.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 3 In D Minor [all Versions]
Orchestra: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sergiu Celibidache.- EMI: CDC556892.
- EMI.
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