In the 1990s, Benjamin Zander achieved a high degree of fame through a series of recordings he made of Gustav Mahler's symphonies for Telarc, which combined elegant performances with bonus discs featuring the conductor's enlightened commentary. This 2009 release of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B flat major follows suit and delivers a remarkably clear and cogent reading of Bruckner's most skillfully wrought symphony, along with a moving account of how Zander came to conduct this work so late in his career. One has to ...
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In the 1990s, Benjamin Zander achieved a high degree of fame through a series of recordings he made of Gustav Mahler's symphonies for Telarc, which combined elegant performances with bonus discs featuring the conductor's enlightened commentary. This 2009 release of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B flat major follows suit and delivers a remarkably clear and cogent reading of Bruckner's most skillfully wrought symphony, along with a moving account of how Zander came to conduct this work so late in his career. One has to respect Zander's intelligence in analyzing the symphony and sincerity of his views on the work's deeper meanings, but it may be a stretch for some listeners to buy the programmatic explication he gives for particular themes, sections, and the overall structure of the work. Included in the package is a diagram of the symphony's form, laid out like the floor plan of a cathedral, obviously tying into the work's unofficial nickname, "Church of Faith," an appellation Bruckner did not give...
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