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Gerd Schaller

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Schaller and the Philharmonia Festiva, who are working toward a complete Bruckner cycle, take on the first draft of the Romantic Symphony!Gert Schaller and the Philharmonia Festiva, who are currently releasing recordings of all versions of Bruckners symphonies, recorded the 1878/80 version of Symphony No. 4 in 2007, as well as the 1878 Village Festival Finale version in 2013; this time, they have taken on the 1874 First Draft.Having completed Symphony No. 3 on New Years Eve 1873, Bruckner began work on a new piece on January 2 and completed the First Draft of Symphony No. 4 in 11 months. However, four years later, he rewrote the third movement as the Hunting Scherzo and replaced the finale with the Village Festival. Furthermore, the version with the revised finale from 1880 forms the basis for the version most commonly performed today.While recordings of the 1874 first draft have become more c