Bruckner 7th and Sanderling!!You can't go wrong
Brucknerian2006 | florida, USA | 05/07/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First of all I must give due credit to Bruckner's 7th. It is one of the most lyrical and beautiful symphonies ever written. Who can forget that absolutely perfect Brucknerian harmony in the first movement where the string crescendo Modulates(?) on the E major figure (Bb,Ab,E,B,etc). Now the slow movement is perhaps one of Bruckner's most lovable movements, so melancholic and yet triumphant, not withstanding the funeral coda (in memoriam de Wagner). The scherzo containing one of Bruckner's most heavenly trios. And the finale, such a well balanced and sanguine movement. Secondly kudos to Kurt Sanderling. The only other recording I have heard of his is the Shostakovich 8th(amazing).
His orchestra does a fine job of Bruckner's masterful 7th. Acoustics are resplendant,the brass are warm, the strings represent exactly what a Bruckner string section should sound like. The different sections of the orchestra are heard most clearly and magnificently. Overall a suberb Bruckner 7th, do yourself a favor and try Sanderling with the SWR radio-sinfonie orch!"