Podcast: Bruckner’s Symphonies. All Versions. Part 4.

Marking the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, this is the final podcast in Raymond Bisha’s four-part survey of Naxos’ project to record all 18 versions of the composer’s 11 symphonies. With movements performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz under conductor Markus Poschner, together with observations from Bruckner scholar Paul Hawkshaw, this instalment features movements from Read More …

Podcast: Bruckner’s Symphonies. All Versions. Part 3.

Marking the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, this is the third podcast in Raymond Bisha’s four-part survey of Naxos’ project to record all 18 versions of the composer’s 11 symphonies. With movements performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the ORF Radio Vienna Symphony Orchestra, plus annotations from music scholar Robert Simpson, this instalment features movements Read More …

Podcast: Bruckner’s Symphonies. All Versions. Part 2.

Marking the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, this is the second podcast in Raymond Bisha’s four-part survey of Naxos’ project to record all 18 versions of the composer’s 11 symphonies. Featuring movements performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the ORF Radio Vienna Symphony Orchestra, plus annotations from conductor Markus Poschner and Bruckner scholar Professor Paul Read More …

Podcast: Bruckner’s Symphonies. All Versions. Part 1.

Marking the 200th anniversary of Bruckner’s birth, Raymond Bisha dips into the fruits of Naxos’ project to record all 18 versions of the composer’s 11 symphonies. Featuring movements performed by the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the ORF Radio Vienna Symphony Orchestra, plus annotations from conductor Markus Poschner and Bruckner scholar Professor Paul Hawkshaw, Raymond Bisha opens Read More …

Premieres with problems

This week we take a look at four works that were all premiered on 20 November, the same date as the posting of this blog, respectively in 1889, 1911, 1945 and 1964. Usually an occasion of great positivity, the first performances of these particular compositions all carried some heavy baggage. I refer to Mahler’s First Read More …