Bruckner's Overture in G minor features a device that became one of his formal signatures: an exposition including a main theme, a lyrical second theme, and a dynamic closing theme.
Performer Biography
Dean Dixon, who conducts the Overture in G minor on this album, was a pioneering Black conductor born in New York who found success internationally and was a passionate advocate of Bruckner's music.
Album & Artwork
This six-volume series, "Bruckner From the Archives," was conceived and designed by SOMM Executive Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer Lani Spahr.
Critical Reception
Bruckner's First Symphony had a poorly attended premiere in Linz and received mixed reviews, with one critic admiring its 'great beauties' but complaining of Bruckner's 'striving for effect'.
Composition History
In the 1860s, Bruckner undertook long and intense studies in harmony, counterpoint, orchestration, and musical form with Viennese pedagogue Simon Sechter and Theater Kapellmeister Otto Kitzler.
Composer Biography
Anton Bruckner, the composer, only began his career as a symphonist composing for the concert hall after he was 40 years old.
Recording & Production
The recordings for this series come from the monumental Archive of John F. Berky, Executive Secretary of the Bruckner Society of America, which contains over 11,000 recorded Bruckner performances.
Mozart, Cherubini, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Verdi
Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Swans - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - Verdi: Aida, Marcia trionfale - Vivaldi: Tempesta di mare - Mozart: Dies irae - Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
