Bruckner (1824-1896) - Symphony No.5 : Paavo Jarvi / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra - Import CD

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Bruckner's masterpiece No. 5, a masterpiece of counterpoint. The third Bruckner Cycle with Paavo Järvi and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra presents Bruckner's mid-period masterpiece No. 5. The entire work is a masterpiece of Bruckner's middle period, No. 5, and the orchestra's use of counterpoint throughout the entire work, building up a complex of sounds, has been described as baroque in style, especially in the precision of the double fugue in the fourth movement. The precision of the fourth movement, especially the double fugue, is unparalleled. This symphony has an image that only an experienced and aged Bruckner conductor can give a masterful performance, but Paavo Järvi, who is at the peak of his powers of intellect and emotion, gave a masterful performance of this piece.Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 performed by Pavo and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra was featured in their European tour in June 2009, and was acclaimed as "the birth of a new Bruckner image". This album was recorded live at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt just prior to the tour, and is a transfer from the SA-CD hybrid version to the standard CD version. Paavo Järvi on Bruckner's Fifth Symphony While all of Bruckner's symphonies share similarities in form and structure, and certainly share a musical vocabulary that is recognizably his at first listen, the Fifth Symphony begins in a unique way. The Fifth Symphony begins in a unique way: with a slow introduction. The pizzicato of the strings, followed by a somber, solemn gait, reveals the music, which cannot help but evoke the sense of awe that one might feel upon stepping into a cathedral.This magnificent opening section, colored by the majestic unison of all the orchestras and the brass chorales alternating with sobering silence, foreshadows the fruitfulness of the musical journey that is about to begin, enveloping the listener with an air of the divine. Many musicians consider the "Fifth" to be the most austere and ascetic of his symphonies, but I disagree. The more one reads the work, the more one discovers a fascinating, intriguing, and humane side to it. The warmth and dignity of the theme played by the woodwinds in the first movement." The lonesome oboe melody in the "Adagio" is captivating. The joyful Lentler in the third movement. ...... The list could go on and on. But it is in the finale that Bruckner's masterpiece reveals its greatness. What originality! What an idea! In my opinion, this finale is the most profound and noble in the history of music.And no other movement is more thrilling. The sonata form and the double fugue are combined in an incredible way. In the climactic conclusion, we sense the opening of the gates of heaven, and experience the process of our souls being lifted to new heights. Sony Music