UNITEL and CLASSICA present CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN conducts BRUCKNER SYMPHONY No. 4 “Romantic” CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN conducts BRUCKNER SYMPHONY No. 4 “Romantic” lemental, metaphysical, primordial – these are some of the terms used to describe Bruckner’s nine symphonies and Ewhich fully apply to his Fourth Symphony, the “Romantic.” Though Bruckner provided programmatic explanations to the music, one seeks in vain the “medieval city” and “leaping steeds” in this work, which disregards conventions and expectations. Monolithic blocks of sound derived from the simple horn melody of the opening measures, sweeping themes that hypnotically revolve around themselves, long Music by Anton Bruckner build-ups that suddenly break off when a climax is imminent – Conductor Christian Thielemann the Fourth is a milestone in Bruckner’s symphonic oeuvre. Orchestra Münchner Philharmoniker Bruckner originally wrote the Fourth Symphony in 1874, but revised it thoroughly in 1880 before its premiere in Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” Vienna in 1881, which was a resounding success. Although he continued to revise it in later years, the version most often played today is the first revised version of 1880. This is also Directed by Agnes Méth the version featured on this recording of a concert held at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, which was greeted with storms Length 65' of applause. Recorded at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden Leading the Münchner Philharmoniker in this concert is its principal conductor Christian Thielemann, a maestro internationally known and admired above all as a specialist A production of UNITEL of Romantic music. Having mastered the repertoire of Wagner in coproduction with CLASSICA and Strauss operas during his tenure as General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Thielemann became a sought-after interpreter of German opera. He debuted at shot in HDTV 1080 the Bayreuth Festival in 2000 and has been conducting there Cat. no. A05512305 regularly ever since. Also available from UNITEL CLASSICA is Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony and excerpts from Pfitzner’s Palestrina, which Thielemann performed with the Münchner Philharmoniker, also in Baden-Baden. Thielemann also led the Münchner Philharmoniker and the Regensburger Domspatzen in the first concert given in honor of Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City in October 2005, which was also recorded by Design: luebbeke.com UNITEL CLASSICA. WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment Photos: © Andrea Kremper All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories +49-(0)3030306464 · [email protected].