Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (Live)
4/28/2017, 4 Tracks, 1:09:10
Featuring
Rémy Ballot
Oberösterreichisches Jugendsinfonieorchester
Anton Bruckner
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Recording & Production
This recording features the Upper Austrian Youth Symphony Orchestra, which consists of the best young musicians from the region, with an average age of 18.
Compositional Technique
Bruckner's Sixth Symphony is notable for its experimental nature, where the composer abstained from his usual thematic development and strict logic, playing with musical elements and redefining tension and resolution.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Unlike many of his other works, Bruckner's Sixth Symphony deliberately does not place the divine at its center, instead focusing on the search for human greatness and mundane experiences.
Composer Biography
During the period of composing his Sixth Symphony, Anton Bruckner experienced possibly the happiest time of his life, being freed from financial worries and gaining social recognition.
Performer Biography
Rémy Ballot, the conductor of this recording, studied violin, conducting, music theory, and music education in Paris, and at 18, founded his own orchestra, the Ensemble FAE.
Critical Reception
The Sixth Symphony is often difficult for 'Bruckner aficionados' to appreciate due to its departure from his established symphonic model, leading to rare performances and a need for 'love at second sight'.
Compositional Technique
The Sixth Symphony, while shorter than his other great symphonies, is characterized by a density of ideas, daring harmony that sometimes approaches atonality, and a playful use of rhythmic contrasts.
