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During his lifetime, Karl Böhm was a widely appreciated conductor of Bruckner with a thoroughly personal tone of his own to put up for discussion.

The present recording of the Seventh Symphony with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra was made in 1977 and is therefore the latest made by Böhm of this work. One can see especially clearly how Böhm performs Bruckner in the Seventh Symphony, the work which opens the trio of “Adagio Symphonies” but deviates from strictly symphonic writing in its lyrically wandering character. He avoids all semblance of enraptured, otherworldly monumentality with cantabile, long-breathed phrasing, loving attention to sonic and melodic detail and with a well thought-out dramaturgy of tempi. Böhm’s Bruckner shines in luminous colours and is infused with the warmth of an ever-present singing quality. This is no high-priest’s celebration of cool, distant symphonic architecture, but a down-to-earth, accessible Bruckner interpretation.

This CD is the third part of the historical Böhm series by audite.

• Classical Weta 90,9 FM - Classical for Washington | Jens F. Laurson | November 12, 2008

  Best Recordings of 2008
  I don’t know which one of these recordings to nominate: never have I received two such excellent performances of Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony in...

• Diapason | Rémy Louis | January 1, 2008

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  Cette première parution officielle de gravures déjà éditées en CD de façon confidentielle élève toujours plus haut la statue brucknérienne de...

• Fanfare | Jeffrey J. Lipscomb | January 9, 2008

  Recorded in 1966, Solti’s studio Seventh from Vienna originally appeared on a pair of London LPs, where it was coupled with a Siegfried Idyll in the...

• klassik.com | Aron Sayed | September 23, 2007

  Monumentales Schweben
  Den österreichischen Dirigenten Karl Böhm (1894-1981) kennt man eher als...

• Le Monde de la Musique | Patrick Szersnovicz | January 1, 2008

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  S'ouvrant sur un thème initial d'une indicible grandeur, la Septième Symphonie (1881 1883) de Bruckner possede une monumentalité plus directe que...

• levante | A. Gascó | January 10, 2008

  La intimidad de Bruckner
  Karl Böhm siempre tuvo una gran afinidad con la música de Bruckner. De hecho hay registros del sello Vanguard fechados en el inicio de la década de...

• Pizzicato | Rémy Franck | January 1, 2008

  Böhms genialer Bruckner
  Dies ist eine herausragende Deutung Anton Bruckners 7. Symphonie, denn Karl Böhm durchdringt das Werk mit einer ganz außergewöhnlichen geistigen...

• Scherzo | Enrique Pérez Adrián | January 2, 2008

  Fricsay y Böhm (II)
  Cuatro nuevos álbumes Audite (distribuidor: Diverdi) dedicados a Fricsay y Böhm. El director húngaro está representado por Haydn y Bizet. Del...

• www.ClassicsToday.com | Victor Carr Jr | January 10, 2007

  Seven months prior to this April, 1977 live performance Karl Böhm recorded the Bruckner Seventh Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic for Deutsche...

• www.classicstodayfrance.com | Christophe Huss | October 26, 2007

  On ne va pas faire durer le suspense: cet enregistrement est à la discographie Bruckner de Karl Böhm l'exact équivalent de la Huitième à Zürich...