This is one of the very finest performances of any Bruckner symphony. As always, Maestro Celibidache is able to plumb the spiritual depths of Bruckner in a way few conductors ever have, and he elicits consistently beautiful playing from the Munich Philharmonic in this bravura performance. The 6th is an unjustly neglected masterpiece, and I hope this exposure will help it get the recognition it deserves. I urge viewers to play all the way through to the glorious finale. Thanks for the upload.
This is far and away my favorite Bruckner symphony. It has both great tunes and contrasts in light and dark. Mahler undoubtedly learned much from this work.
I saw this symphony recently conducted by Bloomsted in San Francisco and in this version you can listen every melody, that can be hidden with faster tempis, and more dense playing.
you are right on what you said. Karajan did not follow Furtwangler school or Wagnerian School of sound. Karajan was slowly deleting that school from German Orchestras, he did more international sound to compete with recordings in US.
Brahms liked this symphony just Eduard Hanslick the music critic made negative comments about it, he said: "This work is like witches' sabbath where there are wolves howing to the moon", Whatever this symphony is so amazing
I can't compare to Karajan, as i don't have his Bruckner 6th. Celibidache is here actually faster than Klemperer (EMI) but somewhat slower than Skrowaczewksi (Arte Nova), the two commercial recordings I have in iTunes. I've also got a truly amazing live recording of this symphony (Nowak, not Haas) with Bernstein and the NYPO. Lenny didn't conduct Bruckner much, recording only the 9th commercially, and always claimed Karajan's performances couldn't be bettered.
@SordidGuy Bruckner completed the 6th in 1881, 8 years before Mahler completed his first symphony. The timeline simply doesn't support that Mahler would have had any influence on Bruckner. Mahler was known to admire Bruckner, and conducted his symphonies. While nobody with more than rudimentary training would mistake Mahler for Bruckner, there is a discernible influence, especially in the brass writing. Of course, both composers were prfoundly influenced by both Beethoven and Wagner.
You might consider when you are spouting who's on first that Mahler was a STUDENT of Bruckner and a great admirer of his works. We all learn from each other . Some more than others. LIsten to the adagio here and thing of Mahler's 5th Symphony adagio. Mahler was not a plagerist he was the student who equaled his teacher . Both are profound but they are diferent in their outooks.
@mo0o0o0ose sure he did... all musicians are inspired by other musicians. Don't quote me here but as I remember Bruckner said he was influenced heavily by Wagner.
Very fast for Celi! Interresting... ----------------------------- Rolf, Netherlands. I am a collector of classical 78's and lp's Click "otterhouse" above to see some of my collection.
@Mahlerialiszt : MAHLER IS MAHLER - BRUCKNER IS BRUCKNER!!! WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO JUDGE WHAT WAS IN WHOSE MIND FIRST??? YOU GOT SOMETHING IN YOUR REPETOIRE THAT WE CAN CRITIQUE!?
This is one of the very finest performances of any Bruckner symphony. As always, Maestro Celibidache is able to plumb the spiritual depths of Bruckner in a way few conductors ever have, and he elicits consistently beautiful playing from the Munich Philharmonic in this bravura performance. The 6th is an unjustly neglected masterpiece, and I hope this exposure will help it get the recognition it deserves. I urge viewers to play all the way through to the glorious finale. Thanks for the upload.
This is far and away my favorite Bruckner symphony. It has both great tunes and contrasts in light and dark. Mahler undoubtedly learned much from this work.
I saw this symphony recently conducted by Bloomsted in San Francisco and in this version you can listen every melody, that can be hidden with faster tempis, and more dense playing.
I do wonder why this symphony seems to be so much less popular than many of Bruckner's later symphonies, I think it's an awesome masterpiece!
you are right on what you said. Karajan did not follow Furtwangler school or Wagnerian School of sound. Karajan was slowly deleting that school from German Orchestras, he did more international sound to compete with recordings in US.
Yes, this part look similar to karajan, in tempo and timbre. But in general Celibidache is Celibidache.
Brahms liked this symphony just Eduard Hanslick the music critic made negative comments about it, he said: "This work is like witches' sabbath where there are wolves howing to the moon", Whatever this symphony is so amazing
I can't compare to Karajan, as i don't have his Bruckner 6th. Celibidache is here actually faster than Klemperer (EMI) but somewhat slower than Skrowaczewksi (Arte Nova), the two commercial recordings I have in iTunes.
I've also got a truly amazing live recording of this symphony (Nowak, not Haas) with Bernstein and the NYPO. Lenny didn't conduct Bruckner much, recording only the 9th commercially, and always claimed Karajan's performances couldn't be bettered.
@SordidGuy Bruckner completed the 6th in 1881, 8 years before Mahler completed his first symphony. The timeline simply doesn't support that Mahler would have had any influence on Bruckner. Mahler was known to admire Bruckner, and conducted his symphonies. While nobody with more than rudimentary training would mistake Mahler for Bruckner, there is a discernible influence, especially in the brass writing. Of course, both composers were prfoundly influenced by both Beethoven and Wagner.
You might consider when you are spouting who's on first that Mahler was a STUDENT of Bruckner and a great admirer of his works. We all learn from each other . Some more than others. LIsten to the adagio here and thing of Mahler's 5th Symphony adagio. Mahler was not a plagerist he was the student who equaled his teacher . Both are profound but they are diferent in their outooks.
@nightosky
so you like almost every single one of Bruckner's beginnings! :P
@mo0o0o0ose sure he did... all musicians are inspired by other musicians. Don't quote me here but as I remember Bruckner said he was influenced heavily by Wagner.
Otto Klemperer and the New Philarmonia
@mo0o0o0ose Don't say any famous sonorous column of the film Lawrence of Arabia of Lean!
Very fast for Celi! Interresting...
-----------------------------
Rolf, Netherlands.
I am a collector of classical 78's and lp's
Click "otterhouse" above to see some of
my collection.
@maulee2008 And Karajan is Karajan.
the orchestra seems to speak .......
please dont' start with the old competion with Karajan. Apprecitate Celibidache WITHOUT Karajan.
Karajan is greatness.
@Mahlerialiszt : MAHLER IS MAHLER - BRUCKNER IS BRUCKNER!!! WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO JUDGE WHAT WAS IN WHOSE MIND FIRST??? YOU GOT SOMETHING IN YOUR REPETOIRE THAT WE CAN CRITIQUE!?
compare this to the star wars motive.... - you see? williams invented nothing new.
Mahler was a plagiarist! Bruckner, though a sycophant of Wagner, was an original.