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BRUCKNER: From the Archives, Vol. I – SOMM

BRUCKNER: From the Archives, Vol. I – SOMM

by | Apr 4, 2024 | Classical CD Reviews, Classical Reissue Reviews

BRUCKNER: From the Archives, Vol. I – Symphony in F Minor, Symphony No. 1, March in D minor, Psalm 112, Overture in G minor — SOMM ARIADNE 5025-2 (2 CDs: 68:00; 79:09, Complete content listing below) (3/15/24) [Distr. by Naxos] *****: SOMM generously provides the raison d’etre for the Bruckner collation at hand, the first volume of a projected series: “[We] announce Bruckner from the Archives, a major new, six-double-CD-volume series celebrating the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth in 1824. Conceived and designed by SOMM Executive Producer and acclaimed Audio Restoration Engineer Lani Spahr with support from the Bruckner Society of America, the series features rare archival recordings of Bruckner’s 11 symphonies and selected other important works, many appearing for the first time in any form. Recordings have been sourced from the more than 11, 000 Bruckner performances in the Archive of John F. Berky, Executive Secretary of the Bruckner Society of America, who also acts as Consultant for this important series. Across the series, authoritative notes by Professor Benjamin M. Korstvedt, Jeppson Professor of Music at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, President of the Bruckner Society of America and member of the Editorial Board of the New Anton Bruckner Complete Edition, […]