Bruckner: Symphony in D Minor, WAB 100 "Die Nullte"
2/4/2022, 4 Tracks, 44:39
Featuring
Markus Poschner
Bruckner Orchester Linz
Anton Bruckner
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Recording & Production
This 'Complete Versions Edition' aims to present Bruckner's symphonies based on the definition of 'version' formulated by the New Anton Bruckner Collected Works Edition, avoiding earlier editions printed without the composer's involvement.
Composition History
Bruckner's Symphony No. 0 was initially titled 'Symphony No. 2', indicating it was written after his First Symphony.
Historical Context
Bruckner's first encounter with Wagner's music was in 1862 when his teacher, Otto Kitzler, conducted Tannhäuser in Linz, for which Bruckner prepared the chorus.
Composition History
Bruckner marked the score of his Symphony No. 0 with annotations like 'invalid', 'completely void', and 'annulled', leading to its common designation.
Compositional Technique
The Symphony No. 0 includes citations from Bruckner's Masses in E minor and F minor, leading Leopold Nowak to describe his symphonies as 'Sacred Symphonies'.
Critical Reception
Hofkapellmeister Otto Dessoff, a conductor, reportedly dismissed Bruckner's Symphony No. 0 by asking, 'Where is the principle theme?'.
Performer Biography
Markus Poschner, the conductor, was influenced early in his career by assisting Sir Colin Davis and Sir Roger Norrington.
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