Unitel and ClassiCa present The maTure SymphonieS Bruckner SymphonieS noS. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 Daniel BarenBoim STaatskapelle Berlin Bruckner The maTure SymphonieS Daniel BarenBoim STaatskapelle Berlin aniel Barenboim – conductor, pianist, all-round musi- cian – has been exploiting the impact of cyclical per- Anton Bruckner formances of composers’ works for several years now. such landmark programs afford a deeper understand- Symphony no. 4 in e flat major “Romantic” D ing of the works and of the composer’s evolution. after much- Symphony no. 5 in B flat major acclaimed cycles of Beethoven’s symphonies and piano con- certos, Wagner’s operas, schoenberg’s orchestral works and, Symphony no. 6 in a major in conjunction with Pierre Boulez, Mahler symphonies (avail- Symphony no. 7 in e major able from UNITEL), Barenboim now focuses his penetrating intellect on all six of anton Bruckner’s mature symphonies. Symphony no. 8 in C minor His performance of the works with the staatskapelle Symphony no. 9 in D minor Berlin on six nearly consecutive evenings in June 2010 is an ac- complishment that deserves to be called “superhuman” (Der tagesspiegel). What the conductor and his orchestra – he Orchestra Staatskapelle Berlin has been its principal conductor since 1992 – achieve in this Conductor Daniel Barenboim Bruckner marathon is a new view of the Bruckner opus that decisively opts for grandeur and the mighty theatrical gesture. “His Bruckner is conceived and performed very theatrically, Directed by Andreas Morell (symphonies nos. 4 & 8) like an opera without words” (Der tagesspiegel). Tilo krause (symphony no. 5) Bearing in mind that Bruckner was a profound admirer Henning kasten (symphony no. 6) of Wagner, Barenboim stresses the composer’s “Wagnerian”, Elisabeth Malzer (symphony no. 7) theatrical side by occasionally doubling the number of certain Enrique Sánchez Lansch (symphony no. 9) instruments such as trombones, contrabass tubas and timpani. Length approx. 400¹ in the mighty orchestral build-ups, the effect is hair-raising, like watching a Gothic cathedral arise in time lapse. the audi- ence showered the last two performances with 13 minutes Shot in HDtV 1080 of applause each. “thanks to Barenboim and his splendid en- Cat. no. A055127880000 semble, Bruckner now emerges as a masterful craftsman of his own ideas”. (Frankfurter allgemeine Zeitung) A production of UNITEL folder: luebbeke.com in co-production with cLASSIcA ENTERTAINMENT GMBH WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment +49-(0)3030306464 All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories [email protected] Photos: © Monika Rittershaus.