London Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Willis - Bruckner: Symphony No.7 - Import SACD Hybrid

Credits:

London Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Willis

Description:

World premiere recording of Rattle & LSO Bruckner No. 7 in Kohl's revised edition! Rattle & LSO, the golden duo of beautiful strings and lively rhythms, recorded Bruckner No. 7 in 2022. This is the world premiere recording of the Kohl's version. The world-renowned wind section's majestic sound and blend, and the vibrant rhythms, all come together to create a performance of the highest quality. Bruckner began composing the first movement of his Seventh Symphony in September 1881 at St. Florian, where he spent the summer; the score for the finale was completed on September 5, 1883. The first performances were given in Leipzig on December 30, 1884, under Artur Nikisch, and in Munich on March 10, 1885, under Hermann Levy, with great success. The work is dedicated to King Ludwig II of Bavaria, a generous patron of Richard Wagner. The work is said to have been greatly influenced by the December 8, 1881 fire at the Ringtheater in Vienna (directly across from Bruckner's residence), which killed 386 people, the world premiere of "Parsifal" (July 30, 1882), which Bruckner attended, and Wagner's death (February 13, 1883). Wagner's death on February 13, 1883 is said to have had a great influence on this piece. The chorale-like melody of the first movement is said to be inspired by the theme of Parsifal's "salvation," the second movement is a memorial to the victims of the fire (also known as Wagner's memorial), and the third movement scherzo's string movements are sometimes said to be like licking flames. The birth of this work was based on the advice and discussions between Bruckner and his pupils and colleagues Franz Schalk, Josef Schalk, and Ferdinand Löwe, among others, which led to numerous transformations and changes. Some of these can be found in the autographs, while others appear for the first time in the first edition. The Kohl's edition is based on Bruckner's manuscripts and other sources, with the "first edition" as the central source material, which Bruckner himself heard many times in performance.Rattle has so far released two Bruckner works based on the Kohrs edition, No. 6 (LSO0842/KKC6175) and No. 4 (LSO0875/KKC6557), both of which have attracted worldwide attention (No. 8 (LSO3042/KKC9333) is a video based on the Haas edition). It will be interesting to see how Rattle sculpts the music of No. 7, again, while staying close to Bruckner's figure. King International

Tracklisting:

1.Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (Version 1881-83; Cohrs A07)~I. Allegro moderato
2.Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (Version 1881-83; Cohrs A07)~II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und langsam - Moderato
3.Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (Version 1881-83; Cohrs A07)~III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell - Trio. Etwas langsamer - Scherzo da capo
4.Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (Version 1881-83; Cohrs A07)~IV. Finale. Bewegt; doch nicht schnell