Markus Poschner – Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 “Phantastische” (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Markus Poschner – Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 “Phantastische” (2023)
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Among Bruckner’s Symphonies, the Fifth is his contrapuntal masterpiece; the grandest until the Eighth. The tour-de-force of a finale gives us an idea of what the finale of the Ninth might have been like. Its magnificent dark and halting opening with the descending bass line – so effectively recalled in the finale – is inimitable. Although long available only in a disfigured version by Franz Schalk, it is also distinct for never having been the subject to revision or, perhaps, even doubt on the part of Bruckner – who never heard it performed with an orchestra. And yet, when Bruckner wrote this masterpiece, he was still far from establishing himself as a composer in Vienna and his spirits were as low as ever, writing a friend that “my life has lost all joy and delight – in vain and for nothing.” A radiant pinnacle from amid darkness.

Tracklist:
1-1. Markus Poschner – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 “Phantastische” (1878 Version, L. Nowak Edition): I. Introduction. Adagio (18:07)
1-2. Markus Poschner – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 “Phantastische” (1878 Version, L. Nowak Edition): II. Adagio. Sehr langsam (15:38)
1-3. Markus Poschner – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 “Phantastische” (1878 Version, L. Nowak Edition): III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (13:28)
1-4. Markus Poschner – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105 “Phantastische” (1878 Version, L. Nowak Edition): IV. Finale. Adagio (23:39)

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