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4. Nacht Uber Deustschland

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Average customer rating: Good -- but not great Outstanding, yet Affordable Mahler Set Ignore the name(s): Listen to the Music! An exceptionally fine bargain best overall cycle

Mahler: Symphonies 1-10; Das Lied von der Erde Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Mahler | Mahler, Gustav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Adagio Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in c minor [Hybrid SACD] Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Complete) [Box Set] Mahler - The Symphonies plus Das Lied von der Erde Boxset / Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ASIN: B000BQ7BX2 Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. I. Langsam, Schleppend, Wie Ein Naturlaut - Im Anfang Sehr Gemachlich - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
2. II. Kraftig Bewegt, Doch NIcht Zu Schnell - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
3. III. Feirlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
4. IV. Sturmisch Bewegt - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
5. I. Allegro Maestoso. Mit Durchaus Ernstem Und Feierlichem Ausdruck - Krisztina Laki

Tracks:

1. II. Andante Moderato. Sehr Gemachlich - Krisztina Laki
2. II. In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung - Krisztina Laki
3. IV. Urlicht: Sehr Feierlich, Aber Schlicht - Krisztina Laki
4. V. Im Tempo Des Scherzo. Wild Herausfahrend - Krisztina Laki
5. Wieder Sehr Breit - Krisztina Laki
6. Ritardando...Maestoso. Sehr Zuruckhaltend - Krisztina Laki
7. Wieder Zuruckhaltend - Krisztina Laki
8. Langsam, Misterioso - Krisztina Laki
9. Etwas Bewegter - Krisztina Laki
10. Mit Aufschwung, Aber Nicht Eilen - Krisztina Laki

Tracks:

1. I. Kraftig. Entschieden - Gwendolyn Killebrew
2. II. Tempo Di Menuetto - Gwendolyn Killebrew
3. III. Comodo. Scherzando - Gwendolyn Killebrew
4. IV. Sehr Langsam - Gwendolyn Killebrew

Tracks:

1. V. Lustig IM Tempo UNd Keck Im Ausdruck - Gwendolyn Killebrew
2. VI. Sehr Langsam - Ruhevoll - Empfunden - Gwendolyn Killebrew
3. I. Bed Achtig. Nicht Eilen - Lucia Popp
4. II. In Gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast - Lucia Popp
5. III. Ruhevoll - Lucia Popp

Tracks:

1. IV. Sehr Behaglich - Lucia Popp
2. I. Trauermarsch (Im Gemessenem Schritt - Streng - Wie Ein Kondukt) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
3. II. Sturmisch Bewegt, Mit Grosster Vehemenz - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
4. III. Scherzo (Kraftig, Nicht Zu Schnell) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
5. IV. Adagietto (Sehr Langsam) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
6. V. Rondo - Finale (Allegro) - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

Tracks:

1. I. Langsam - Allegro - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
2. II. Nachtmusik I - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
3. III. Scherzo: Schattenhaft - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
4. IV. Nachtmusik II. Andante Amoroso - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
5. V. Rondo - Finale - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

Tracks:

1. I. Allegro Energico, Ma Non Troppo - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
2. II. Scherzo. Wuchtig - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
3. III. Andante Moderato - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

Tracks:

1. IV. Finale: Sostenuto - Allegro Moderato - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
2. I. Andante Comodo - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
3. II. Im Tempo Eines Gemachlichen Landlers - Etwas Tappisch Und Sehr Derb - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

Tracks:

1. III. Rondo Burleske: Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
2. IV. Adagio: Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zuruckhaltend - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
3. I. Adagio - Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester

Tracks:

1. Veni, Creator Spiritus - Maria Venuti
2. Imple Superna Gratia - Maria Venuti
3. Infirma Nostri Corporis - Maria Venuti
4. Accende Lumen Sensibus - Maria Venuti
5. Veni, Creator Spiritus - Maria Venuti
6. Gloria Patri Domino - Maria Venuti
7. Poco Adagio: Waldung, Sie Schwankt Heran - Maria Venuti
8. Ewiger Wonnebrand - Maria Venuti
9. Wie Felsenabgrund Mir Zu Fussen - Maria Venuti
10. Gerettet Ist Das Edle Glied - Maria Venuti
11. Uns Bleibt Ein Erdenrest - Maria Venuti
12. Hier Ist Die Aussicht Frei - Maria Venuti
13. Hochste Herrscherin Der Welt - Maria Venuti
14. Dir, Der Unberuhrbaren - Maria Venuti
15. Bei Der Liebe, Die Den Fussen - Maria Venuti
16. Neige, Neige, Du Ohnegleiche - Maria Venuti
17. Blicket Suf Zum Retterblick - Maria Venuti
18. Alles Vergangliche - Maria Venuti

Tracks:

1. I. Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde - Marjana Lipovsek
2. II. Der Einsame Im Herbst - Marjana Lipovsek
3. III. Von Der Jugend - Marjana Lipovsek
4. IV. Von Der Schonheit - Marjana Lipovsek
5. V. Der Trunkene Im Fruhling - Marjana Lipovsek
6. VI. Der Abschied - Marjana Lipovsek

Customer Reviews:

Good -- but not great.......2007-07-07

Having listened intently to this set two times now, once with scores in hand, once without, I have to give this set less than a 5 star rating. The sound is adequate, compressed at times, muddy at others. The later symphonies fare better than 1 & 2. Conducting is fine: very straightfoward and unfussy. Plays it straight. And maybe that's a problem. The sixth in particular never really scales the heights or depths. Same story with 8. Layout is weird, but economical. My biggest beef is the orchestral execution. There are a LOT of bloopers that should have been fixed. In a live concert you can accept, even expect, some error in music this difficult. But on recordings they become very irritating. I grant that most people would never notice any, but if you have a good ear and really know this music there are some problems. The worst is an abundance of wrong notes in the 4th movement of the 7th, which otherwise is a superb version -- one of the best. Another easy to spot example occurs at the end of the 6th: why did the cellos leave the bass clarinet to fend for itself just a few bars before the end? Why didn't someone fix this?
I'm glad I heard this set, but there are better, albeit more expensive. As a complete set there isn't any that is altogether perfect, but Solti/Decca, Haitink/Philips, Kubelik/DG and deWaart/RCA come closer.

Outstanding, yet Affordable Mahler Set.......2007-06-10

If you are looking for a great Mahler set that doesn't give you the Walletdämmerung syndrome, yet you also want excellent musicians and soloists and a conductor with a most refreshing and philosophically true understanding of Mahler's music, I would recommend that you purchase this box set of Mahler symphonies with Gary Bertini. Although Gary Bertini was not a big name in the recording industry, he was deemed as a highly esteemable conductor in Europe. His Mahler offers a completely different sound from what you would hear from Bernstein, Abbado, Walter, and Klemperer, much closer to what Rafael Kubelik did with his Mahler, but Bertini offers a degree of transparency in his music that you cannot hear in any other conductor. Despite the transparency, his Mahler does not lack passion. If you want to know what I mean, you must listen to his Symphonies no. 1,2,4,5,6,7,8, and 9. These renditions are ranked with the very best Mahlerians in a very competitive field. Bertini is also supported by an ensemble of an extremely high calibre--the WDR or the Kölner Rundfunks Orchester. They play with a finesse and a grace that rivals the very best Mahler orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony, and the Concertgebouw. In terms of virtuosity and beauty, the orchestra offers some of the most glorious playing and a crystalline sound balance that you would want in a world-class German orchestra.

The soloists are all excellent too. You have Florence Quivar, Paul Frey, Lucia Popp, Julia Varady, Julia Hamari, and Alan Titus, among others. You must simply hear the alto part that Quivar sings in the Resurrection Symphony!

Included in this already sparkling box set is a Das Lied von der Erde with Marjana Lipovsek and Ben Heppner. While I will always love Klemperer, Ludwig, and Wunderlich, I think this Das Lied von der Erde comes close to being one of the very best recordings of the work. Heppner sings with his usual golden tone and security, and sings the tenor's songs with an abandon and an elan that makes his interpretation very attractive. Lipovsek sings the mezzo parts with a tragically imbued tone that improved over her recording with Solti years earlier. You must listen to what she does in the Abschied. I have never heard a more resentful and reflective understanding of this very complex movement other than Christa Ludwig, Janet Baker, and Kathleen Ferrier.

All in all, a Mahler box set that everyone should get along with Haitink, Chailly, and Kubelik.

Ignore the name(s): Listen to the Music!.......2007-05-07

Gary Bertini and the Cologne Radio Symphony? The Mahler symphonies have been recorded in toto by many of the "biggest" names in music Leonard Bernstein (three times), Solti, Kubelik, Haitink and so on with the best known orchestras in the world ---- Vienna Philharmonic, Concertgebouw, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, and so on and so on. I've given away my bias by those I've chosen to list and the sequence I've put them in.
And along comes a little known conductor, now deceased, with an orchestra I would not rank with those above; and by virtue of their sheer musicianship they belong alongside all the above. Mr. Bertini's performances hew closer to Mr. Kubelik and Mr. Haitink in being moderate in both tempo and phrasing. At the same time, Mr. Bertini still beings a far greater feeling of intensity and passion than either. Mr. Bertini's performances have a sweep and a grandeur that places them on the same plane as Mr. Bernstein's performances without entirely going "over the top" as Mr. B. was inclined to do.
No: Bertini's recording of the Sixth Symphony does not take us emotionally to the depth of Mr. Bernstein's last recording (DG digital). Nor has Mr. Solti's magnificent performance of the Eighth been surpassed. But I were asked to choose one cycle to live with for the rest of my life, it would be this one.

An exceptionally fine bargain.......2007-03-26

Gary Bertini's EMI Mahler cycle is more or less contemporary with Tennstedt's Mahler cycle on the same label. But, according to the gossip, the company decided to keep Bertini in the vaults since the former and LPO where more publicly known. In my view, however, Bertini's set is clearly superior. The orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester - is outstanding, far better than LPO, and so are most of Bertini's interpretations as well.

Considering that Bertini and the orchestra are not among the obvious "stars", it is an exceptional sleeper. In fact, Bertini was virtually unknown before this cycle made him famous, post mortem.

The cycle combines both live and studio recordings. The live ones were recorded in Japan where the audience knows how to behave. Excellent stereo sound adds to the pleasure.

But one could note that some of Bertini's tempi are among the slowest on record. The final movement of symphony no. 9 stops at 28:34, which is ten minutes more than Walter's 1939 classic. It's even a few seconds slower than Chailly's very slow account on Decca. The finale of the third is six minutes longer than Tennstedt's on EMI. But the adagietto in the fifth stops at just above 10 minutes, so Bertini is not consistently very slow when Mahler's music may invite sentimental conductors to drag. Unlike such conductors, however, Bertini has the ability to keep tension during a long breath, bringing forth interesting details in contextual balance.

Thus the performances of symphonies 1, 5, 7, 8, 9 and Das Lied von der Erde are outstanding, challenging almost every recording in the current catalogue. The remaining symphonies are also convincingly presented, in perfectly consistent performances.

However, one irritating thing with this set is that the fourth symphony is divided over two discs. That EMI decision was not necessary. The cycle could still fit on 11 CDs with a different editing. The policy for all record companies should be to avoid unnecessary splitting.

At a super-bargain price, this is of course the first choice among boxed sets, especially the contemporary ones. All the recordings in this box have something that attracts repeated listening. This is true of Gielen's outstanding cycle too (Hänssler), but it requires you to pay four times the price. Still, Kubelik (DG) remains my favourite cycle. But Bertini's is better recorded.

Warmly recommended!

best overall cycle.......2006-12-09

There's little that I could add to the testimonials that have already been written here . While none of these performances would be an absolute first choice for me, save Bertini's Mahler 8th (which IS extraordinary), all of them have an amazing consistantcy in style, sound quality, and orchestral execution. The inclusion of a really fine "Das Lied von der Erde", expertly sung by Ben Heppner and Marjana Lipovsek, makes this a clear front runner. While Bertini didn't record a complete Mahler 10th symphony (finished by Deryck Cooke and others), his M10 Adagio is outstanding - giving the feeling of completeness on to itself. In fact, other than Leonard Bernstein, I can think of no other conductor who has been so satisfying in capturing the complete emotional range of Mahler's symphonies; going from the fresh and youthful first symphony (and Bertini is truly fresh and youthful); working on up to the cosmic orgasm that is the 8th symphony (and Bertini is cosmically orgasmic here), and still making the drastic shift to the zen-like, other-worldliness of the so-called farewell trilogy: "DLvdE", 9th symphony, and 10th symphony adagio. He runs the entire gamut, Janet.

Much positive has been written about Gielen's fine Mahler cycle. But his box set doesn't include his recording of the Cooke 10th (Chailly's does!), which is really a very good 10th. It's also more expensive. In addition, getting Gielen's Mahler 6th separately also gives you a really fine performance of Alban Berg's "Three Pieces For Orchestra" - a very natural coupling for that dark work. Better to pick and choose with Gielen, I think. If you want a box, get the Bertini.

Average customer rating: "Kind of Blue," 16th-Century Style Lively, intricate and artful music from Piffaro! Exquisite! It made me cry!

Stadtpfeiffer: Music of Renaissance Germany Paul Hofhaimer , Heinrich Isaac , Heinrich Finck , Ludwig Senfl , Caspar Othmayr , Adam Gilbert , Johann Jakob Walther , Michael Praetorius , Anonymous , Gregorian Chant , Adam von Fulda , Georg Forster , Mack Ramsey , Christa Patton , and Piffaro Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Lieder | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music From the Odhecaton Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy Chansons et Danceries (French Renaissance Wind Music) ASIN: B000056OE8 Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Greyner, Zanner - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
2. Greiner, Zancker, Schnopfitzer - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
3. Greiner, Zanner - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
4. Ach Elshein, Liebes Elselein Mein - Piffaro
5. Im Maien - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
6. Was Wird Es Doch Des Wunders Noch - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
7. Was Wird Es Doch Des Wunders Noch - Piffaro
8. Was Wird Es Doch Des Wunders Noch - Piffaro
9. Ein Maidlein Zue Dem Brunnen Gierg - Piffaro
10. Quisquis Requiem Quaeris - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
11. Non Argus Largus - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
12. Non Somnos Requiem - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
13. Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott - Piffaro
14. Der Grabentanz - Piffaro
15. Will Neimand Singen - Piffaro/Christa Patton
16. Philou & Ho, Herders - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
17. Der Pfauen Schwantz - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
18. Bonum Vinum Cum Sapore - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
19. In Feuers Hitz/Mole Gravati Criminum - Piffaro
20. Pange Lingua Gloriosi - Piffaro
21. T' andernaken A 4 - Piffaro
22. German Tunes Of The Early 16th Century - Piffaro
23. Den Besten Vogel - Piffaro/Benjamin Harms
24. Presulem Sanctissimum - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
25. Patientiam Sanctissimum - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
26. Patientiam Mueb Ich Han (A 4) - Piffaro
27. Patientiam Mueb Ich Han - Piffaro
28. Patientiam Mueb Ich Han (A 5) - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
29. O Du Armer Judas - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey
30. Veni Sancte Spiritus - Piffaro/Mack Ramsey

Customer Reviews:

"Kind of Blue," 16th-Century Style.......2007-01-07

Most devotees of the great Miles Davis album Kind of Blue know its story from the liner notes by Bill Evans: Miles comes to the studio with a pocketful of modal scales and changes, shows them to the illustrious group - Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb - and everyone simply blows, unrehearsed. The result is the consensus "most influential" or "most beautiful" or simply "the greatest" (and certainly best-selling) jazz album of the '50s and perhaps the entire post-World War II period (and some say "ever"). It popularized "modal jazz," essentially a modal "cantus firmus" ("fixed song") around which players shaped their improvisations.

Lovers of early music - and admirers of "the Renaissance Band" Piffaro - will know exactly where I'm going here. The precision with which early music ensembles like Piffaro perform their repertoire leads most listeners to conclude that every single note is scored as it is played. Nothing could be further from the truth. Generally, such pieces are also built around a modal cantus firmus and consist of ensemble members finding polyphonic, often contrapuntal, lines that harmonize or embellish the main melody.

Thanks to Guenther Schuller and other jazz historians, we associate "early jazz" with pioneering, pre-swing era, early 20th century Buddy Bolden/King Oliver/Louis Armstrong/Jelly Roll Morton "spontaneous composition" jazz music. That said, most music lovers know the familiar great players (and often composers) of earlier centuries - Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, etc. - were all prodigiously talented spontaneous improvisers. Few of their improvisations have been written down (except as cadenzas to their scored compositions), and we don't connect classical improvisation to jazz music. Nor do we generally connect it to "early music" - that is, music that precedes the Baroque - nor does it seem we should, really: jazz is jazz, and in a distinct way, uniquely American, and Renaissance improvisation is vastly less "free."

And now (I know: "at last!") the point: Piffaro's "Stadtpfeiffer: Music of Renaissance Germany" is a glorious tutorial is the Renaissance style of cantus-firmus-plus-improvisation musical composition and performance, as beautiful and surprising in its way as Miles' classic is in its. Each member of this Philadelphia-based ancient-instruments wind ensemble is a technically flawless, multi-instrument musician. And each of the thirty tracks on this generous CD builds from simplicity through several incremental layerings to a thrilling, gyring, soaring, perfectly harmonious multi-voiced conclusion. The scholarship of the group - on display in the attractive, informative notes - is impeccable and results in satisfying arrangements that run through the full diversity of early wind-instrument settings (with occasional percussion, lute, and harp accompaniments).

Moreover, as other reviewers have noted, those who think early music wind instrumentation consists solely of the familiar recorders, shawms, crumhorns, serpents, and the like will be stunned by the presence of bagpipes in Piffaro's kitbag. Bagpipes traversed Europe from the Middle East and wound up in the British Isles (and known to most solely via sonic clichés like "Amazing Grace" and "Danny Boy"). Here they're a force of nature, blowing out from a primordial past, pitched higher than Scottish pipes, in swirls of glorious polyphony. If you enjoy Celtic music, or bluegrass, or the Baroque, or the Hot Fives and Sevens, or the Chieftains, or the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, find a copy of this CD and let the ingenuity of Renaissance masters such as Ludwig Senfl and Caspar Othmayr wash over you via the vituoso improvisational playing of Piffaro. "Early jazz" indeed.

Stadtpfeiffer (literally, "city piper" or "city musician") is, by the way, still available; you can at least order it from the Piffaro website. I stumbled across mine while Christmas shopping; the attractive cover art caught my eye, I like early music, had some Michael Praetorius but little else from Germany, and so selfishly gave myself a gift, sound unheard. What a find, like pulling down a random book at the library that, once read, has changed your life. I haven't stopped playing it. Neither will you.

Lively, intricate and artful music from Piffaro!.......2002-11-25

"Across early Renaissance Europe," begins commentator Robert Kendrick in the insert introduction, "the best-known wind ensembles consisted largely of players from Germanic lands, who took their craft with them to Italy, Spain, and France." This CD features sophisticated, contrapuntal compositions of Senfl, Isaac, Othmayer and Finck, interspersed with delightfully direct arrangements of simpler tunes by the Piffaro musicians themselves. Alternating consorts of recorders and reeds are enhanced by brass, lute, harp and percussion. Core Piffaro members Adam and Rotem Gilbert, Grant Herreid, Tom Zajac, and co-directors Joan Kimball and Robert Wiemken are joined by guests Benjamin Harris on percussion, Christa Patton on harp, and Mack Ramsey on wind instruments. This is my favorite Piffaro recording so far, because of the variety of distinctive sounds and composition styles. There's a bit of everything on here, and all of it very enjoyable to listen to! Done in a similar vein is the group's 2002 Dorian release, "Music from the Odhecaton: Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the First Printed Music".

Exquisite!.......2001-12-25

This CD contains beautiful songs of German Renaissance. The music is performed in a very sensitive way. I consider impossible not to be touched by the wonderful sounds of the wind instruments. I highlight the 5 track, very beautiful. The musicians of Piffaro play the instruments with love and passion. The result is a great emotion.

It made me cry!.......2001-03-27

I tuned to the classical radio when I ran errands the other day and heard music like none I've heard before. Perfect bagpipes, yet I verified that it was indeed German Rennaisance music. I nearly had to pull over with the tears that came to my eyes!

Average customer rating: One Of The Best Bruckner 5th Symphony Recordings Currently Available Worst version I have heard gorgeous, elegant sound First Rate In Every Respect Personal expression triumphs

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (with Excerpts from the Rehearsals) [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruckner | Bruckner, Anton | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (with the Documentation of the Finale Fragment) [Hybrid SACD] Bruckner:Symphony No. 7 Bruckner: Symphonie No. 3 [Hybrid SACD] Bruckner: Symphony No 4, "Romantic", WAB104 Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 [Hybrid SACD] ASIN: B0006PV58U Release Date: 2005-03-08

Customer Reviews:

One Of The Best Bruckner 5th Symphony Recordings Currently Available.......2007-05-24

Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 2004 live recording of the Bruckner 5th Symphony performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker is among the finest available. It is definitely the most interesting release now, simply because Harnoncourt, as the fine musicologist that he is, has done a superb job in tying in all of Bruckner's musical influences, most notably Mozart's (For those interested in seeing how he's transformed his scholarship into actual practice, this recording includes a bonus CD of excerpts from rehearsals with the Wiener Philharmoniker, which some listeners may find more rewarding than the actual entire recording of the symphony itself, simply for giving them some important insights into Harnoncourt's musical scholarship and how he has translated it into intriguing, often successful, performances with many of Europe's great orchestras.). He has also relied on the most recent published corrected version of Bruckner's score. But, for those concerned primarily with performance, is this indeed the most exciting version available?

Long-time fans of Bruckner's music - of which I admit that I'm not with the notable exceptions of this symphony, the 4th, 7th, and maybe the 9th symphonies too - may find more rewarding Eugen Jochum's celebrated accounts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Dresden Staatskappelle. Speaking of the Dresden Staatskapelle, Giuseppe Sinopoli's 1999 recording may be the best recent recording, with a brash, bold interpretation that many may regard as far more interesting than Harnoncourt's. At best, Harnoncourt's interpretation is rather lush and warm, due of course to the exemplary musicianship demonstrated by the Wiener Philharmoniker. Primarily for these reasons I am a bit hesitant to mention Harnoncourt's interpretation of the Bruckner 5th Symphony as a definitive one, but it certainly merits attention from potential purchasers as among the most intriguing, best-performed accounts currently available.

Worst version I have heard.......2007-03-25

I really love Bruckner's 5th and have heard many versions. This is the most boring,tedious,interpretation I have ever heard.
1)There is NO flow to the 1st movement-it just stops and then starts.
2) The dynamics are either VERY loud or VERY soft.
Harnoncourt nearly kills this(wonderful) music off with the lack of flow and no spontaneous energy .We know Bruckner is blocks of sound but surely Bruckner did'nt mean like this! Yes it is the VPO-I realise their playing is always excellent,but the interpretation itself is like watching paint dry.It is so portentous and slow! I bet the VPO wished someone like Wand,or even Barenboim were conducting them instead.The recording is also curiously dead-it has no life. For an alive acoustic listen to Chailly on Decca(though his interpretation, while miles better is a little bit ordinary).
I really do not understand why this version gets great reviews.I played it to a musician friend and he also said it was terrible.
Listen to Wand with NDR(1990 recording)or Barenboim(BPO on Teldec- a very exciting 1st mvt apart from too slow an intro so bear with me)instead.

gorgeous, elegant sound.......2007-01-10

This new Bruckner 5th from Harnoncourt and the Vienna Philharmonic enters the ranks of the finest recent recordings. The late Giuseppe Sinopoli's renowned 1999 live recording with the Dresden Staatskapelle is bolder, and the late Gunter Wand's 1996 live recording with the Berlin Philharmonic is nobler, but Harnoncourt and the VPO (also recorded live) reveal a lush, elegant, even graceful Bruckner.

The 5th has been called the most classical of Bruckner's symphonies, the most perfectly symmetrical of his symphonic cathedrals, and Harnoncourt, with his deep experience in Bach and Mozart, inhabits its world easily. I agree with those reviewers who have noted Harnoncourt's tendency to focus on detail at the expense of the tempo and narrative drive and sweep (a shortcoming he shares with Gergiev), but that is not evident here. Harnoncourt does not radically reinterpret Bruckner in this magnificent 5th, but brings out a warm, burnished, elegant sound that is unique and deeply rewarding.

First Rate In Every Respect.......2006-12-08

As one who was so fortunate to have been in the Musikverein when this performance was recorded, it's a true pleasure to have this superb performance...and on SACD at that. I'll never forget being there and even if you don't have an SACD player, you can still play this CD in any player, as it is a hybrid. The dynamic range is quite stunning and while it may be over the top for some, it certainly gives you the feeling that you are in the Musikverein's Grosse Saal, which some consider the best hall in the world.

Personal expression triumphs.......2006-10-21

The Fifth is probably the least known of Bruckner's symphonies and certianly the hardest to hold together. Its sprawling structure too easily breaks down into disjointed segments, all the more when you consider how often he repeats the same material or uses the same devices. It's a rare conductor who can make the work sound completely coherent and convincing. Harnoncourt does so superbly. He approaches every section with his own expressive ideas, shifting tempos, massaging the phrase, and applying generous rubato. These personal touches heighten dramatic contrast, which would seem on the surface to be jsut the thing a disjointed symphony doesn't need.

But for works of high Romanticism like Bruckner's symphonies, strong personal expression is in fact authentic. By gripping us emotionally and keeping us on the edge of our seats, Harnoncort does what Bruckner wants. Add to this the magnificent Vienna Phil., the premiere Bruckner orchestra in the world, and you have a study in perfect style. RCA's hybrid SACD sounds very fine through a regular stereo system, but be aware that the dynamic range is huge, and it takes patience to accommodate music that whispers one moment and thunders the next.

In sum, this is a great addition to Harnoncourt's Bruckner discography, the most impressive since the era of Karajan.

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Von Anfang An Freiheit Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Germany | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000026ED2 Release Date: 1993-03-18

Tracks:

1. Ohne Dich (Schlaff Ich Heut Nacht Nicht Ein)
2. Wenn das So Einfach Ist ...
3. Ich Steh' auf Licht [Version 2]
4. Nacht er Deutschland
5. Tausendmal Du
6. Zeig' Mir die Nacht
7. SOS
8. Herzschlag Ist der Takt [Remix]
9. Rumpelstilzchen
10. Tochter der Venus
11. Oh Baby

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Von Anfang An... G.G. Anderson Manufacturer: Bmg/Hansa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000877R Release Date: 1993-10-04

Tracks:

1. Sommernacht In Rom
2. Am Weissen Strand Von San Angelo
3. Weisse Rosen Schenk' Ich Dir
4. Rosalie
5. Mama Lorraine
6. Hungriges Herz
7. Sommer/Sonne/Cabrio
8. Madchen Madchen
9. Und Dann Nehm' Ich Dich In Meine Arme
10. Santa Lucia - Versunken Im Meer
11. Ich Bin So Treu Wie Gold
12. Little Darling
13. Ti Amo Maria
14. Ich Bin Verliebt In Dich
15. Heut' Geht's Uns Gut (So Soll Es Bleiben)
16. Cheerio
17. Ich Glaube An Die Zartlichkeit
18. Under Himmelbett War Nur Der Strand
19. Jim And Andy
20. Wir Sind Auf Der Erde, Um Glucklich Zu Sein

Average customer rating: An Interesting Collection of Arias Performed In German

Siegfried Jerusalem - Great Tenor Arias Richard Wagner , Giacomo Meyerbeer , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Carl Maria von Weber , Bedrich Smetana , Friedrich von Flotow , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Jaromir Weinberger , Gabriel Chmura , Marek Janowski , Siegfried Jerusalem , and Hermann Prey Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000B9LL Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

1. Oberon: 'Ja, was auch rings umher mir droh'
2. Oberon: 'Vater! Hor mich flehn zu dir'
3. Die Zauberflote: 'Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon'
4. Alessandro Stradella: 'Jungfrau Maria!'
5. Lohengrin: 'In fernem Land'
6. Lohengrin: 'Mein lieber Schwan!'
7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: 'Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein'
8. The Bartered Bride: 'Wart' nur, wart'
9. L'Africaine: 'O Paradies, das mir zum Ruhme werde!'
10. Eugene Onegin: 'Wohin, wohin, o Fruhling meines Lebens'
11. Violanta: 'Sterben wollt' ich oft'
12. Schwanda der Dudelsackpfeifer: 'Am Anfang geheiht man... Es geht von Mund zu Mund'
13. Schwanda der Dudelsackpfeifer: 'Dorata, weine nicht'

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Siegfried Jerusalem is one of the few tenors whose career has both encompassed the lyricism of Mozart's The Magic Flute and the heroism of Wagner's Siegfried. And as admirable as his versatility has been--as evidenced on this diverse program of Mozart, Korngold, Weber, Tchaikovsky, and some of the lighter Wagner roles--he's one of those singers who does everything with musicianly proficiency and cuts a fine figure onstage. But he falls short of being distinctive or memorable. And as nice as the voice is, it hasn't the texture or highlights that make you want to listen to an hour's worth of arias, even if he does have help from Hermann Prey and Lucia Popp (whom you'd gladly hear for an hour straight) in selections from Weinberger's seldom-heard Schwanda der Dudelsackpfeifer. --David Patrick Stearns

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An Interesting Collection of Arias Performed In German.......2006-11-11

Tenor Siegfried Jerusalem has received faint praise by many critics. Some will say he's adequate, maybe even good, but the qualifier "given what we have today" at least s far as the German repertoire is concerned. With this collection, he does hold his own.

This compilation includes tracks recorded for a recital album and tracks from complete operas he's recorded. The range is amazing. He sings everything from Mozart to Weinberger and while the selections are primarily from the German repertoire, he does include Lensky's farewell from EUGENE ONEGIN, Meyerbeer's "O Paradis" from L'AFRICAINE and "Jungfrau Maria" from Flotow's ALLESANDRO STRADELLA, but these tracks are performed in German rather than the native languages (although with the Flotow track, I'm not sure of the original language). Jerusalem seems to lean more toward a sweet and even sound than power, which wouldn't always work in recordings of the complete operas, especially a recording of DIE MEISTERSINGER or LOHENGRIN, but are pleasing for this compilation.

I'll admit, I didn't purchase this CD because I'm a diehard Siegfried Jerusalem fan and had to have at least one solo recording of his in my collection. The CD was reasonably priced, included arias I enjoy as well as one I wasn't familiar with at the time of purchase, and thought it would be interesting if nothing else. I have enjoyed it, and even if some of the renditions of the arias will not rank with the all time greats, it's still a good CD and is interesting to listen to from time to time.

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Von Allem Anfang An Ulrich Muhe Manufacturer: Der Audio Verlag ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000F6ZGN0 Release Date: 2006-03-03

Average customer rating: Exciting, powerful, mystic music

Von Anfang An Juliane Werding Manufacturer: Blues Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000I371 Release Date: 1999-08-19

Tracks:

1. Nacht Vol Schatten (Moonlight Shadow)
2. Geh Nicht in Die Stadt
3. Sonne Auf Der Haut
4. Drei Jahre Lang
5. Lohn Der Angst
6. Stimmen Im Wind
7. Sehnsucht Ist Unheilbar
8. Wpeil
9. Vielleicht Irgendwann
10. Komm und Hilf Mir Durch Die Einsamkeit Der Nacht
11. Man Mudas Leben Eben Nehmen Wie das Leben Eben Ist
12. Wenn du Denkst du Denkst Dann Denkst du Nur du Denkst
13. Kinder des Regenbogens
14. Wildes Wasser

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Exciting, powerful, mystic music.......2000-09-26

Juliane Werding has a strong voice, a sense for composing in a brilliant way and her lyrics tell of social problems and human dreams. The CD is worth buying, even though you do not speak German.

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René Clemencic Edition Vol. 3: Historic Tablatures: Tabulatur des Clemens Hör Manufacturer: Arte Nova Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000005IBL Release Date: 1998-01-01

Tracks:

1. Je Ne Scay Trium Vocum
2. Allein Din Huld
3. Anfang Is Lieben
4. Pacientiam Muss Ich Han
5. Nach Willen Dein
6. Ein Meydtlin An Eim Ladin Lag
7. Verschutt' Hab Ich Das Habermuss
8. Herbey Herbey Was Leffel Sey
9. A Du Min Trost
10. Duo
11. Mag Ich Ungluck Nit Widerston
12. Herr Nun Heb Den Wagen
13. Ach Jupiter
14. Mein Ainigs A
15. Min Hertzigs A
16. Tens Mes Amys
17. Scaramella
18. Lay Qui Moy Fay
19. Schwartz Knab

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Von Anfang An... Bis Jetzt Peter Schilling Manufacturer: Pidm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004WFIS Release Date: 2000-08-08

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1. Who's That [Import]
2. Ze Ricardo & Convidados: Ao Vivo [Live] [Import]
3. 20 Supersucessos [Import]
4. 20 Supersucessos [Import]
5. A Cancao, a Voz E O Violao [Import]
6. Accoustic Oreno Taiyo [Import]
7. Acertei No Milenio [Import]
8. Adesso [Import]
9. All Perro's Go To Heaven [Explicit Lyrics]
10. Ancient Ones: Call to the Ancients

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