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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (ed. Nowak)

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PERFORMANCE: 9 out of 10.

RECORDING: 9 out of 10.

THE 9th SYMPHONY:

Fortunately, there is only one version of this symphony. Unfortunately, it is incomplete. Bruckner died before he could finish the finale. Therefore, all changes made in the first published edition are inauthentic. The first modern edition was published by Orel. This was superseded by the Nowak edition which corrected a couple of typos. Tintner used the Nowak edition in this performance without any of the so-called "completions" by various scholars.

In his notes, Tintner dismissed these "completions" on the grounds that the material that Bruckner sketched was inferior. Having never heard the "completions", I can't comment. But I suspect that Tintner is correct in stating that these "completions" will be mere curiosities.

SUMMARY:

This CD lives up to the high standards that Dr. Tintner and Naxos have set. I heartily recommend the entire series to all those who are unfamiliar with the composer and to comparative "Brucknerheads".

Tintner gave the world two gifts before leaping from his apartment window to his death in 1999. 1: He recorded all of Bruckner's symphonies, giving Jocum a run for the money as the top Bruckner conductor on record. 2. He recorded his cycle on Naxos, which makes the set an affordable option for budget collectors or an inexpensive second set for comparative Brucknerheads. The schrezo makes a beautiful tribute to Tintner, who obviously struggled with the themes addressed in this haunting and spiritual look at the mortality of life.

Tintner's Bruckner Ninth is the only version which I place alongside the classic mono Furtwaengler from 1944. Recorded in absolutely translucent sound, clarifying the most complicated contrapuntal writing, what more could one wish for? My advice, though, is to get the entire set of the Bruckner Symphonies under Tintner.

The best advice i can offer is to buy the complete cycle by Tintner.i've bought a couple of the individual installments and have been so gripped that i may as well buy the complete set.Regardless of the price bracket Tintner would always be a strong contender:I always know where the music is going in his hands where other conductors (partly on account of ghastly editions for 2 and 3)can seem to meander on in the quiter passages.

Georg Tintner may be regarded as a great Bruckner conductor, but I fail to see this, especially regarding this performance of the 9th. Most of the Tintner discs are plagued by mediocre performances from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. This performance of the 9th pales in comparison to those of Wand, Guilini, Jochum, Chailly, Barenboim, and Karajan.

One thing that I noticed was the sloppiness of the "Scherzo" movement. This orchestra cannot handle this aggressive movement and they also play it too fast ---- this isn't a race. Poor playing from the RSNO.

My advice is skip this one and seek other performances.

This Performace of the Bruckner 9th is Certainly th best performance so it have all the music of the 9th ;an Extra work for Tintner more beautiful than Jochum ;Solti;Giulini but we have a little problem with the sound recording it's Good for the Naxos but it's not like the DG or Decca with this miraculos recording sound and because of the wonderful price of the CD this A Super Recommended One!

This is a decent recording of Bruckner`s 9th, but cannot place it
among the best. Could be an option for beginners in Bruckner's music.