TRACKLISTING

CD 1
1 Overture in G minor
Symphony No.0 in D minor (Nowak edition)
2 I Allegro
3 II Andante
4 III Scherzo: Presto
5 IV Finale: Moderato

CD 2
Symphony No.1 in C minor (Vienna version, 1890-91)
1 I Allegro
2 II Adagio
3 III Scherzo: Lebhaft — Trio: Langsam
4 IV Finale: Bewegt, feurig

CD 3
Symphony No.2 in C minor (Haas edition)
1 I Ziemlich schnell
2 II Adagio: Feierlich, etwas bewegt
3 III Scherzo: Schnell — Trio
4 IV Finale: Mehr schnell

CD 4
Symphony No.3 in D minor (1889 version)
1 I Mehr langsam, misterioso
2 II Adagio, bewegt, quasi Andante
3 III Ziemlich schnell
4 IV Allegro

CD 5
Symphony No.4 in E flat major (Nowak edition)
1 I Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
2 II Andante quasi allegretto
3 III Scherzo: Bewegt —
Trio: Nicht zu schnell
4 IV Bewegt, dochnicht zu schnell

CD 6
Symphony No.5 in B flat major (Haas edition)
1 I Adagio — Allegro
2 II Adagio: Sehr langsam
3 III Scherzo: Molto vivace — Trio
4 IV Finale: Adagio — Allegro molto

CD 7
Symphony No.6 in A major (Nowak edition)
1 I Maestoso
2 II Adagio: Sehr feierlich
3 III Scherzo: Nicht schnell —
Trio: Langsam
4 IV Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

CD 8
Symphony No.7 in E major
1 I Allegro moderato
2 II Adagio: Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
3 III Scherzo: Sehr schnell —
Trio: Etwas langsamer
4 IV Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zuschnell

CD 9
Symphony No.8 in C minor (Nowak edition)
1 I Allegro moderato
2 II Scherzo: Allegro moderato
3 III Adagio — feierlich langsam;
doch nicht schleppend
4 IV Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell

CD 10
Symphony No.9 in D minor
1 I Feierlich, misterioso
2 II Scherzo: bewegt, lebhaft —
Trio: schnell
3 III Adagio: langsam, feierlich
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
(Overture; Symphonies 0, 1, 3 & 7)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
(Symphonies 2, 4-6, 8 & 9)

RECORDING INFORMATION

Today Riccardo Chailly is acknowledged as one of the finest interpreters of both Bruckner and Mahler.

It was while he held the post of chief conductor of the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin that he began his Bruckner cycle with one of the most popular of the symphonies: No.7 in E major and this was recorded in 1984. Symphonies 0,1 and 3 were also recorded in Berlin and when Chailly moved to the post of chief conductor at the Royal Concertgebouw he continued his Bruckner cycle there.

The Royal Concertgebouw has a long tradition with this music and Haitink also recorded a cycle with the orchestra during his years as chief conductor. Chailly completed his cycle with the monumental Symphony No.8 in 1999.

Bruckner’s symphonies are truly monumental works which reveal their musical structure over long spans of time and during his lifetime the composer revisited the works and carried out revisions — often several times with the result that conductors are faced with difficult choices as to which editions or versions to perform.