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CELIBIDACHE / Münchner Philharmoniker - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
Anton Bruckner, Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker
CELIBIDACHE / Münchner Philharmoniker - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
 
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All Artists: Anton Bruckner, Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker
Title: CELIBIDACHE / Münchner Philharmoniker - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
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Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/1991
Re-Release Date: 4/6/1999
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724355669421

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A magnificent musical experience
Jim Rickman | Sudbury, MA USA | 10/03/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard Bruckner for the first time at a Friday afternoon Boston Symphony Orchestra concert more than 30 years ago when this symphony was performed. No interpretaion of this symphony since then has been able to quite match the feelings I had then, when I was introduced to Bruckner with, for me, his most beautiful symphony. But when I listened to Celibidache's interpretation here on this CD, I knew I was listening to one of the greatest performances of Bruckner ever. This is truly a soul-stirring event. Celibidache knew how to perform Bruckner! For me, this is the definitive Bruckner 6th! A beautiful and truly mountain-top revelation of a performance."
Brilliant and frustrating
Jim Rickman | 01/30/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This performance contains 3/4ths of the best Bruckner 6th (and indeed some of the very best Bruckner) I have ever heard. The first three movements are, to my ears, perfection. In particular, Celibidache takes an enormous risk with the Adagio and makes it pay off. Who else would dare to stretch out this ethereal music to such lengths? The committed playing of the orchestra holds the movement together gloriously in what could have been a disaster in less commited hands. This movement alone is an experience. Unfortunately, the 4th movement is not at the same inspired level of the first three movements. The playing is just as committed, but I think that the tempo is too fast, especially coming off of what he accomplished with the adagio. It's not that his timing is much quicker than other conductors here, in fact he is more leisurely than the norm. It's just that in comparison with the tension built up in the prior movements,the finale to my ears lets up a bit and is not the overwhelming majestic culmination one would hope for. Regardless of my feelings on the finale, this remains one of my most treasured disks and I cannot possibly think of another performance that has so captured the essence and timelesness of Bruckner than the first three movements of this gem. I give it 4 out of 5 stars because it was one movement away from my ultimate Brucner experience."
Bruckner's 6th Left Me Stunned In My Seat
cabernet | Chicago, IL USA | 07/09/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard this piece performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last year. I attended a pre-concert lecture about Bruckner and learned that he spent most of his life composing for and playing the Organ. Nothing is quite as inspiring as sitting in a cathedral listing to an Organ concert. Even knowing this could not prepare me for what I was about to hear.Somehow Bruckner brought the power and inspiration of the Organ to this symphony. I wanted the orchestra to wait a few minutes while I and the rest of the audience had enough time to digest the first movement. By the end of the symphony, I was left in my seat, overwhelmed by what I had just heard. I was left in the same condition after listening to this recording. My neighbors in my apartment building have become fans of Bruckner, due in part to me cranking up my stereo during the first movement. I guarantee you won't be able to resist turning up your stereo either if you get this recording."