Bruckner: Symphony in D minor, WAB 100, The Nullified

Featuring

Rémy Ballot
Altomonte Orchester St. Florian
Anton Bruckner

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Critical Reception

Despite being 'annulled' by Bruckner, the 'Nullified' Symphony is now considered a masterpiece, with one biographer noting in 1925 that Bruckner would have been better understood with this work than with any other.

Composer Biography

Anton Bruckner, already an internationally famous organist and church musician, decided at age 45 to become a symphonist, believing it was his true purpose in life.

Performer Biography

Rémy Ballot, the conductor, is the last student of Sergiù Celibidache and has established himself internationally through his interpretations of Bruckner's symphonies, with his live recordings considered reference recordings.

Compositional Technique

Many parts of the 'Nullified' Symphony were radically new, featuring sound surfaces instead of a defined main theme, a characteristic also found in Bruckner's later III and IX Symphonies.

Composition History

Bruckner's 'Nullified' Symphony was presented to the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Felix Otto Dessoff in 1870, but a single criticism led Bruckner to 'annul' the work.

Recording & Production

This recording is a concert recording from the St. Florian Bruckner Days, representing the worldwide premiere of the critical new edition of the 'Nullified' Symphony by David N. Chapman.