Bruckner Dausgaard

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (2023)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 233 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 148 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:01:12
Classical | Label: BIS

After acclaimed recordings of the Third (‘Dausgaard… makes the music sound vital and even revolutionary’, Fanfare) and Sixth (‘This persuasively played work could be no better served’, MusicWeb International), Thomas Dausgaard and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra now present Anton Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, ‘Romantic’ in its second version (1878-1880), the one with which this work has become widely known.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 61:12 minutes | 1 GB
Classical | Label: BIS, Official Digital Download

After acclaimed recordings of the Third (‘Dausgaard… makes the music sound vital and even revolutionary’, Fanfare) and Sixth (‘This persuasively played work could be no better served’, MusicWeb International), Thomas Dausgaard and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra now present Anton Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, ‘Romantic’ in its second version (1878-1880), the one with which this work has become widely known.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version) (2020) [24/96]

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 53:10 minutes | 827 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

Anton Bruckner wrote his Symphony No. 6 over a period of two years, completing it in September 1881. And for once with this composer, the word ‘completing’ can be used without qualification: known for his habit of reworking and revising his works, Bruckner for once seems to have been satisfied with the result of his efforts. That doesn’t mean that the Sixth has enjoyed a smoother passage to the concert stage than other Bruckner symphonies, however.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version) (2020)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version) (2020)
FLAC tracks + Booklet | 53:10 | 198 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: BIS

Anton Bruckner wrote his Symphony No. 6 over a period of two years, completing it in September 1881. And for once with this composer, the word ‘completing’ can be used without qualification: known for his habit of reworking and revising his works, Bruckner for once seems to have been satisfied with the result of his efforts. That doesn’t mean that the Sixth has enjoyed a smoother passage to the concert stage than other Bruckner symphonies, however. The only performance in Bruckner’s lifetime was a partial one, of the two middle movements, and when Gustav Mahler conducted the first ‘full’ performance in 1899, he made a number of substantial cuts and other amendments. In fact, the true premiere of the Sixth as Bruckner wrote it had to wait until 1935, almost 40 years after the composer’s death.
Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (2018)

Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Thomas Dausgaard - Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (2018)
Classical | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 305 MB
Label: BIS | Tracks: 18 | Time: 75:47 min

On a number of previous recordings, the 40-odd members of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard have shed a new light on the Romantic symphonic repertoire, with performances described as tight, invigorating, transparent and thrilling. Complete cycles of the symphonies of Schumann and Schubert have appeared alongside individual discs with music by Dvoák, Bruckner and Tchaikovsky, as well as a recording of Johannes Brahmss First Symphony, released in 2012.
Tapiola Sinfonietta, Mario Venzago - Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Serenades Nos. 1 & 2 (2018)

Tapiola Sinfonietta, Mario Venzago - Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Serenades Nos. 1 & 2 (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 03:41:27 | 940 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical | Catalog: 19075853112

Mario Venzago’s recordings of Bruckner symphonies with the Tapiola Sinfonietta and other chamber orchestras raised eyebrows and furrowed brows. I doubt his Brahms will provoke much if any controversy. It’s now more than two decades since the release of Charles Mackerras’s pioneering set with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra – discs that were clearly labelled ‘in the style of the original Meiningen performances’, presumably to assure buyers that there was historical precedence behind the notion of a smallish orchestra playing the canonical Brahms four.