Skrowaczewski Bruckner

Darryl · Post by **Darryl** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:37 pm

Has anyone heard any of the Bruckner symphonies from Skrowaczewski and the Saarbruecken Radio Orchestra (Arte Nova/Oehms Classics)? I finally had time to break into the boxed set this weekend, and I can't stop listening to them. This orchestra is excellent. So far 8 and 5 are huge winners for me, and movements of 7 and 3 sounded great.

When I was a young man stationed in Germany a friend and I used to drive down to Saarbruecken all the time. On the border of Germany and France, the nightlife there afforded several options. Little did I know their orchestra was so good!

12tone · Post by **12tone** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:42 pm

I have the cycle conducted by Jochum with the Berliner Phil on DG. I stopped listening to them a long time ago due to bordom. Jochum made the symphonies sound way too modern (whereas from Amazon.com, Solti made them sound completely Romantic) and touchy -- the 'feel every note' style. The whole thing was trying to be bigger than it was.

Maybe this box set would be better. I'd be interested in a good Bruckner box because the music definatly sounds promising.

CharmNewton · Post by **CharmNewton** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:58 pm

Darryl wrote:Has anyone heard any of the Bruckner symphonies from Skrowaczewski and the Saarbruecken Radio Orchestra (Arte Nova/Oehms Classics)? I finally had time to break into the boxed set this weekend, and I can't stop listening to them. This orchestra is excellent. So far 8 and 5 are huge winners for me, and movements of 7 and 3 sounded great.

When I was a young man stationed in Germany a friend and I used to drive down to Saarbruecken all the time. On the border of Germany and France, the nightlife there afforded several options. Little did I know their orchestra was so good!

I have the 6th which I feel is one of the few really good recordings of this work I've heard.

John

12tone · Post by **12tone** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:07 pm

Does this conductor make the music sound Romantic or Modern? Or somewhere between?

Darryl · Post by **Darryl** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:47 pm

I say in between. You can get individuals from MDT if you don't want to spend $80 for the set. The set had excellent reviews everywhere I looked.

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:59 pm

We've discussed the Arte Nova set a few times here and most of us seem to like it. I do.

I am also a fan of the NAXOS Tintner cycle which makes up in interpretation what it arguably lacks in profound, top tier playing.

pizza · Post by **pizza** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:43 pm

I have the complete Arte Nova set and there isn't a dud in it. Skrowaczewski is an eminent Brucknerian; the orchestra's playing is consistently excellent; the recordings are competitive both interpretively and soundwise and the price can't be beat.

springrite · Post by **springrite** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:11 am

So what do you all think of the Bruckner symphonies on Arte Nova by the Japanese conductor? (Sorry, forgot his name. I have some by the Japanese conductor as well as a few by Skrowaczewski).

Darryl · Post by **Darryl** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:28 pm

It is amazing to pop in symphony after symphony and hear such consistently excellent playing.

The only negative is hardly worth mentioning, but in the Oehms Classics box the CDs are in paper sleeves with glued flaps. This makes little sense even if you manage to get them open in one piece to begin with, so I'd recommend ordering some new sleeves at the same time (I like the Tyvek w/o flap).

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