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Atmosphärische Effekte und mehr verbanden zwei Werke aus Barock und Romantik, die mit Ars Antiqua Austria und Orchestre des Champs-Élysées in einem Konzert gespielt wurden. Eine gelungene Premiere.

Auch im biblischen Alter von knapp 97 Jahren setzt Herbert Blomstedt Bruckner-Maßstäbe.

Yannik Nézet-Séguin kombiniert Bruckners Achte Symphonie mit einem Vorspann von Lili Boulanger und schafft so unerwartete Bezüge. Das Lucerne Festival Orchestra zeigt sich in Bestform. 

Die Münchner Philharmoniker interpretieren Bruckners monumentale Symphonie als dramatisch intensives Werk.

Vor der Symphonie mit David Zinman stand eine Auftragskomposition für Orgel solo am Programm, die nicht nur an den Organisten Bruckner erinnern sollte.

Trotz sehr guter Orchesterleistung konnte Bruckners Achte nicht so recht überzeugen: war dies die nüchterne Atmosphäre des Saales, oder kam das emotionale Engagement des Dirigenten nicht zum Tragen?

Viele meinen, Bruckners Achte Symphonie verweise auf eine Art kosmische Größe, und wenig anderes könne der Kraft und Exzellenz ihrer besten Interpretation gleichkommen. Die Luzerner Aufführung gab ihnen recht.

Das Oberösterreichische Jugendorchester unter Rémy Ballot spielt Bruckners Achte mit großer Intensität im Chorherrenstift St Florian

Giancarlo Guerrero dirigió la Sinfónica de Galicia en el último concierto de la temporada con una magnífica Octava de Bruckner.

Au Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste conduit les troupes de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo dans une déambulation guidée de la Huitième de Bruckner.

Le chef nonagénaire a dirigé une interprétation extraordinaire du chef-d'œuvre monumental de Bruckner, introduisant vie, lumière et émotion dans cette cathédrale sonore.

The Staatskapelle Berlin’s Festtage concert in the Philharmonie proves a feast for brass lovers. 

Los músicos de la Filarmónica Ciudad de México brillaron en la intepretación del Octava de Bruckner bajo una vigorosa dirección de Scott Yoo. 

Semyon Bychkov guides the BBC Symphony Orchestra, on magisterial form, through the hills and valleys of Bruckner's last completed and longest symphony.

Bruckner's Eighth Symphony should never leave you cold. It is almost impossible for any interpreter to satisfy all expectations in such a multi-faceted work, but Paavo Järvi came pretty close.

Scott Yoo dirigió la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México en una apasionada interpretación de la Octava sinfonía de Bruckner sondeando las profundidades de la obra.

The season’s opening concert at Zurich’s historic Tonhalle features the world premiere of a commissioned work by Toshio Hosokawa, this season’s Focus Artist, and a symphony by Anton Bruckner.

Domingo Hindoyan conducts Bruckner's Eighth in an, at times, arrestingly intimate reading.

Nothing for doomsters and gloomsters here in this performance of Bruckner's majestic Eighth, turning intimations of mortality into a celebration of life itself.

La Filarmónica Joven de Colombia bajo la dirección de Lawrence Renes llenó de grandeza el auditorio del Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo con la monumental Sinfonía núm. 8 de Bruckner.

A great orchestra visits Tokyo, but mediocre conducting disappoints. 

There's undeniable power in the Berliner Philharmoniker's playing, but Zubin Mehta needed to offer a stronger sense of where his Bruckner was heading and why.

Andris Nelson’s repeated fast upward flicks of the baton were disquieting to watch.

Philippe Jordan et l'orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris imposent le respect dans une remarquable interprétation de la Symphonie n° 8 d’Anton Bruckner.

Jaap van Zweden led his new orchestra in a provocative premiere by the multi-talented Conrad Tao followed by a surprisingly bland Bruckner 8.

Markus Poschner and the Bruckner Orchestra Linz conclude their UK tour with an impulsive, passionate performance at Symphony Hall.

L’Orchestre symphonique de Toronto prenait d’assaut la Maison symphonique en déployant un arsenal pour le moins impressionnant : Leon Fleisher (90 ans !) dans le Concerto pour piano n°12 de Mozart et la puissante Symphonie n°8 de Bruckner.

Peter Oundjian’s final Bruckner with the RSNO reveals real strengths.

Shining brass highlighted an honest Bruckner Eight which was preceded by Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A major played by Robert Levin.

Yannick leads Philadelphia Orchestra on spiritual journey throug Bruckner's Eighth Symphony. 

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Lawrence Renes demonstrate why one symphony, Bruckner's majestic Eighth, can successfully fill an entire concert evening.

Alors que son intégrale Bruckner avec la Staatskapelle de Berlin vient tout juste d'être regroupée dans un coffret, Daniel Barenboim remet sur le métier les derniers opus du corpus en deux soirées à la Philharmonie de Paris, bouclant le grand cycle qu’il avait entamé en septembre dernier.

The jury's still out on the British maestro's Brucknerian credentials as he tackles his grandest and greatest symphony

De la mano de Segerstam y la OSG, Bruckner y su música nos abrieron una vez más las puertas de lo trascendental.

Rattle and the LSO give a superb account of the extreme moments in Bruckner's eighth, without convincing over the whole work.

La Philharmonie de Paris a la chance d'acceuillir le London Symphony Orchestra dirigé par Sir Simon Rattle, dans les Couleurs de Cité céleste de Messiaen suivies d'une remarquable Symphonie n°8 de Bruckner.

Jukka-Pekka Saraste dirige avec engouement le Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra sur la huitième de Bruckner.

With exceptional nuance, lead flautist Juliette Hurel demonstrated her Olympian skills in Bruno Mantovani's technically exhausting, often violent work. With the flute in mind, Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s wildly upbeat Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony in C-minor ‘Titan’ made for new discoveries in Bruckner.

Zimmermann and Bruckner given a lustrous outing by Andris Nelsons and the Philharmonia at the Royal Festival Hall. 

The idea of bringing together a country’s best players from all around the world to show off their combined might is all too familiar for football fans during any FIFA World Cup. It is far less common, indeed, almost unknown in classical music.

Segerstam elicits oustanding playing from the BBCSO in an immense Bruckner 8, preceded by the BBC Singers exquisite Bruckner motets.

Haitink's Bruckner is begining to show signs of his age, but occasional problems of stamina and focus were of little consequence to this otherwise powerful and authoritative reading.

Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic with guest pianist Yefim Bronfman in a concert of contrasts: Bartók's Piano Concerto no. 3 and Bruckner's Symphony no. 8 in C minor.

Fabio Luisi and the LSO, vindicate magnificently Bruckner's first thoughts for his Eighth Symphony, and with Lise de la Salle create a splendidly multi-dimensional Mozart.

Renaud Capuçon and the LPO fail to make the most of Schumann's Violin Concerto, but Saraste's fast, rhapsodic Bruckner made up in beauty of orchestral sound for an unconvincing overall interpretation.

Van Zweden steps in for an indisposed Nézet-Séguin, his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic in a powerful but mainly extrovert performance of Bruckner's 8th Symphony.

Brahms and Bruckner: Two diametrically opposed pieces of large-scale music from 1887, hailing from two opposing ends of the Romantic spectrum, make up this Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra programme. 

The Vienna Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel brought a superb performance of Bruckner’s mighty Eighth Symphony to the penultimate night of the Proms, after a selection of Bach organ works from Klaus Sonnleitner.Clichés abound in writing about Bruckner symphonies. One which cannot be escaped, however, is the necessity for an absolutely solid grasp of long structure.

Christian Thielemann’s repertoire is broader than is often made out, but not that much broader. At its heart are the four composers most associated with late Austro-Germanic Romanticism: Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, and Anton Bruckner.

Amateur orchestras attract loyal audiences who turn up whatever is on the programme, and this may account for the fact that both Adrian Brown of the Bromley Symphony Orchestra last week, and Philip Hesketh tonight, felt the need to provide an introductory talk. Indeed, the first half of this concert consisted of an extended introduction to Bruckner and his Eighth Symphony.