Did anyone else listen to this concert from last April broadcast last night? Expected to see some comment to be honest.
My principal reason for listening was to hear Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Bruckner's 6th Symphony. Before that, however, we had the Brahms Tragic Overture and the Scherzo from Hans Rott's Symphony,
I'm aware of the story of Hans Rott but not heard any of his music so I was prepared for 'spot the bits that Mahler pinched'. Rattle's interview comment that this scherzo was like every one that Mahler and Bruckner had ever written and it was indeed astonishing to hear the strong influence of Rott in the scherzo movements of, especially, Mahler 1, 2 and even the Cooke completed 10th. I'm now eager to hear the full symphony.
Bruckner 6 proved to be pretty difficult for me to 'tune in' to. For one thing the OAE period instruments are not the Vienna Philharmonic or the full tone and burnished brass of the Concertgebouw. Moreover, I could still hear Barenboim's Staatskapelle Berlin Prom performance in my head so it wasn't until the slow movement that I started to feel more attuned to the sound of the OAE in this performance and things settled down somewhat. Others may have had the same difficulty or none at all.
Good playing throughout and wonderful rustic horns in the trio of Bruckner's scherzo. The finale was fully convincing, not always the case as it's not easy to bring off but Rattle brought it to a satisfying conclusion.
Any more thoughts from our resident Bruckner fans?
My principal reason for listening was to hear Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Bruckner's 6th Symphony. Before that, however, we had the Brahms Tragic Overture and the Scherzo from Hans Rott's Symphony,
I'm aware of the story of Hans Rott but not heard any of his music so I was prepared for 'spot the bits that Mahler pinched'. Rattle's interview comment that this scherzo was like every one that Mahler and Bruckner had ever written and it was indeed astonishing to hear the strong influence of Rott in the scherzo movements of, especially, Mahler 1, 2 and even the Cooke completed 10th. I'm now eager to hear the full symphony.
Bruckner 6 proved to be pretty difficult for me to 'tune in' to. For one thing the OAE period instruments are not the Vienna Philharmonic or the full tone and burnished brass of the Concertgebouw. Moreover, I could still hear Barenboim's Staatskapelle Berlin Prom performance in my head so it wasn't until the slow movement that I started to feel more attuned to the sound of the OAE in this performance and things settled down somewhat. Others may have had the same difficulty or none at all.
Good playing throughout and wonderful rustic horns in the trio of Bruckner's scherzo. The finale was fully convincing, not always the case as it's not easy to bring off but Rattle brought it to a satisfying conclusion.
Any more thoughts from our resident Bruckner fans?
The resemblance to the scherzo from Mahler's first was quite remarkable, and was to anyone with ears to hear it. A fascinating piece which offered at the same time a tantalising glimpse at a lost talent, and also a clear indication of why Brahms should have been so dismissive.
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