Credits:

Markus Poschner

Description:

The fourth installment of #bruckner2024.Here comes Symphony No. 4, a popular piece nicknamed Romantic.This recording uses the Second Revision (commonly known as the 1878/80 version), which is the most widely used score for Symphony No. 4. It is based on the edition edited by Benjamin Korstvedt as part of the New Bruckner Edition (Korstvedt NBG III/1:4/2, published in 2019). The recording also includes the movement known as Volksfest (Peoples Festival), which served as the finale when Bruckner completed the Second Draft in 1878; by using the CDs program function, listeners can hear the Second Draft in its original form.Once again, Poschner maintains a generally tight tempo (with the playing times for each movement being nearly identical to those on the Wand/Berlin Philharmonic recording, differing by only about one minute in the first movement), while employing a wide range of dynamics and te