Bruckner - Symphony no.6 | Munchner Philharmoniker MPHIL0006

Bruckner - Symphony no.6

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Label: Munchner Philharmoniker

Cat No: MPHIL0006

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 4th September 2020

Contents

Artists

Munchner Philharmoniker

Conductor

Valery Gergiev

Works

Bruckner, Anton

Symphony no.6 in A major

Artists

Munchner Philharmoniker

Conductor

Valery Gergiev

About

The Munich Philharmonic have arguably given more performances of Anton Bruckner’s music than any other orchestra. A great number of Bruckner recordings led by the many legendary conductors that have worked with the Munich Philharmonic are stored in the historical archive of the MPHIL Label including magnificent pieces with Sergiu Celibidache, Christian Thielemann, Rudolf Kempe, Günter Wand and Oswald Kabasta.

Having started in September 2017 at the Monastery of St. Florian, a setting with unique historical significance in this context, the Munich Philharmonic and Valery Gergiev have presented a most spectacular cycle of Anton Bruckner’s symphonies. All performances took place at the Monastery of St. Florian near Linz, a venue inextricably linked to the composer and his final resting place. The cycle was concluded in September 2019. All symphony recordings will be made available on the orchestra’s very own label MPHIL as a collector’s edition CD box-set later in 2020.

The Munich Philharmonic now make live recordings at St. Florian of Bruckner’s Symphonies nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 available to audiences around the world.

The Sixth Symphony is a special case among Bruckner’s symphonies. Once held in lesser regard, it is now seen as just as multilayered and profound a masterpiece as his other contributions to the medium. The opening does not grope its way forward in a typically tentative Brucknerian manner by allowing its thematic structures to emerge only gradually; instead, the music is “there” from the outset.

Valery Gergiev has paid the Austro-German repertoire particular attention throughout his career, which ignited a lasting fascination for Anton Bruckner. Over recent decades he has continued to explore the Austro-German repertoire, garnering adulation, especially for his interpretations of Wagner, Strauss, Mahler and Bruckner – music that is at the very heart of the Munich Philharmonic’s repertoire.

“The Münchner Philharmoniker are incredible, talented players. They combine this technical ability with a deep group experience in the music of Bruckner. I treasure and am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with these musicians and want people around the world to hear the music we make together.” – Valery Gergiev

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