Wilhelm Furtwangler - Furtwangler IX - Bruckner: - Symphony no. 9, & 'Adagio' from Symphony no. 7 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Artwork: front cover | 1:19:28 | 1.36 Gb
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals / PRD/DSD 350 125 / SACD
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Artwork: front cover | 1:19:28 | 1.36 Gb
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals / PRD/DSD 350 125 / SACD
Wilhelm Furtwängler has left us with 112 live concert recordings. Many connoisseurs consider that his most unforgettableperformance was that of 7th October 1944 in the Berlin Beethoven-Saal, attended by Hermann Göring. The programmefeatured Bruckner’s last (unfinished) symphony, and closed with the adagio from Symphony No 7.
This slow movement is heavy with Wagnerian Weltschmerz. It was written in the weeks preceding Wagner’s death in February 1883, and whennews reached Bruckner that Wagner had indeed died in Venice, he added the deeply poignant coda as an explicit tribute.This original recording represents Furtwängler's most inspired performance and is a compelling testimony to his legacy. It took Furtwängler to recognise and recreate an absolutely perfect depiction of Bruckner's tortured mind and, by extension, an entire world on the brink of collapse.
No interpretation conveys the tragedy and frantic search for spiritual fulfilment in Bruckner 9 with such visceral power as Furtwängler and the Berliners in this overwhelmingly intense wartime recording.
BBC Music Magazine, August 2017
Tracklist:
1. Symphony No.9 In D Minor - 1. Feierlich. Misterioso
2. Symphony No.9 In D Minor - 2. Scherzo. Bewegt. Lebhaft - Trio. Schnell
3. Symphony No.9 In D Minor - 3. Adagio. Langsam, Feierlich
4. Symphony No.7 In E Major - 2. Adagio. Sehr Feierlich Und Sehr Langsam
foobar2000 1.3.17 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-05-19 15:09:18
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Analyzed: Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwangler / Furtwangler IX - Bruckner Symphony 9 & 7
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.31 dB -18.33 dB 23:15 01-Symphony No.9 In D Minor - 1. Feierlich. Misterioso
DR12 -0.24 dB -17.94 dB 9:19 02-Symphony No.9 In D Minor - 2. Scherzo. Bewegt. Lebhaft - Trio. Schnell
DR13 -2.10 dB -21.17 dB 25:11 03-Symphony No.9 In D Minor - 3. Adagio. Langsam, Feierlich
DR13 -0.58 dB -19.96 dB 21:43 04-Symphony No.7 In E Major - 2. Adagio. Sehr Feierlich Und Sehr Langsam
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2474 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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