Orchestre Métropolitain & Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (2018)

With the release of a sumptuous set of ten albums, the Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal directed by Yannick Nezet-Seguin completes a 10-year project to record the complete symphonies of Anton Bruckner. The First and Fifth Symphonies were recorded in 2017, and are being released for the first time as part of this set. Recordings of Bruckner’s symphonies by the OM/YNS team have won unanimous praise from critics worldwide, and have established Yannick Nezet-Seguin as a brilliant conductor of the composer’s works. “This is a very beautiful Bruckner Fourth Symphony, by an increasingly interesting Bruckner conductor. It’s refreshing to hear Bruckner’s orchestral writing brought to life on so many levels, captured faithfully by the recording.” (BBC Music Magazine) Since Yannick Nezet-Seguin assumed the role of the artistic director in 2000, the Orchestre Metropolitain’s reputation for passion and its drive for excellence have continued to grow- at home and abroad. He is also Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 2020, he will become the third Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

TRACKLIST

CD1

01. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (1891 Vienna Version): I. Allegro
02. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (1891 Vienna Version): II. Adagio
03. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (1891 Vienna Version): III. Scherzo. Schnell
04. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (1891 Vienna Version): IV. Finale. Bewegt, feurig

CD2

01. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102 (1877 Version, Ed. R. Haas): I. Allegro. Ziemlich schnell
02. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102 (1877 Version, Ed. R. Haas): II. Adagio. Feierlich, etwas bewegt
03. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102 (1877 Version, Ed. R. Haas): III. Scherzo. Schnell
04. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102 (1877 Version, Ed. R. Haas): IV. Finale. Mehr schnell

CD3

01. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Original 1873 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): I. Gemäßigt, misterioso
02. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Original 1873 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): II. Adagio. Feierlich
03. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Original 1873 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): III. Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell
04. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (Original 1873 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): IV. Finale. Allegro

CD4

01. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (1878/1880 Version, Ed. R. Haas): I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
02. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (1878/1880 Version, Ed. R. Haas): II. Andante quasi allegretto
03. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (1878/1880 Version, Ed. R. Haas): III. Scherzo. Bewegt-Trio. Nicht zu schnell
04. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic" (1878/1880 Version, Ed. R. Haas): IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

CD5

01. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 (1878 Version, Ed. R. Haas): I. Adagio-Allegro
02. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 (1878 Version, Ed. R. Haas): II. Adagio. Sehr langsam
03. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 (1878 Version, Ed. R. Haas): III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
04. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 (1878 Version, Ed. R. Haas): IV. Finale. Adagio-Allegro moderato

CD6

01. Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version, Ed. R. Haas): I. Maestoso
02. Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version, Ed. R. Haas): II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
03. Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version, Ed. R. Haas): III. Scherzo-Trio
04. Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version, Ed. R. Haas): IV. Finale

CD7

01. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): II. Andante. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
03. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell
04. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (1885 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht schnell

CD8

01. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (1887/1890 Version, Ed. R. Haas): I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (1887/1890 Version, Ed. R. Haas): II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato-Trio. Langsam
03. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (1887/1890 Version, Ed. R. Haas): III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend

CD9

01. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (1887/1890 Version, Ed. R. Haas): IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

CD10

01. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 (Original 1894 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): I. Feierlich, misterioso
02. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 (Original 1894 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft-Trio. Schnell
03. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 (Original 1894 Version, Ed. L. Nowak): III. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich