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Post Subject: Bruckner 8; Wand, NDR, Lubeck (1987)!Posted by Paul S on: 2/18/2024
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for the Musical Part of this CD, it could hardly be more amazing. I understand
that the performance was taped live by German Public TV, and this might well
mean that there is a great DVD of this event. Harmonia Mundi was also involved,
and I will try digging into this in the near future, to see if there are any
leads to other good recordings of this performance. Here Wand commands a very
large orchestra that is composed of crack musicians who are also athletes. They
must have been exhausted after that performance, as Wand really drives them.
Wand deftly tailors the sound and the Musical structure both to include the
reverberation in the cathedral. He also uses the many sections of this
orchestra to get special chromatics, texture, dynamics, consonance, harmony and
dissonance. His timing is impeccable, very “organic”, and very much in sync
with the space. Many music loving musicologists have raved at length about this
performance, and I add my up-vote to theirs. I have said that this CD does not
tax my system, but I should add that all components must be fully warmed up and
at their best for me to get the best from this CD, because there is a lot of
There there. Then the Music is huge, powerful, downright enveloping, and truly
awe inspiring, with the touted “presence ambiance” from beginning to end,
including the quietest to the loudest passages. This performance takes nearly
90 minutes, including the parts and the Whole of this great, mighty Symphony.
This performance sets the bar pretty high for B8 aspirants.
Paul S
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