Bruckner Symphonies: Wand

[Alf-Prufrock]

Don't forget Wand's set of Bruckner symphonies on DVD - at least, numbers 4 to 9. He did not live to set down 1 to 3. I have got 4 to 8 and they are uniformly impressive even with a church resonance (which some might say suits anyway). I shall be buying 9 very soon.

[Roehre]

Yes, an exemplary review from Richard Osborne. Am51: the only side break is with the first movement of the 8th sharing the penultimate disc with the 9th while the other movements are on the final CD. Again this doesn't bother me.

The original edition wasn't much beter: there the Eighth was split over 2 CDs, and no.9 got its own dedicated CD.
In terms of playing no.8 just as inconvenient as the present release.

[MickyD]

I'm intrigued by this Wand bargain set, having been looking for a good intégrale for a while at a low price. I wanted the Naxos Tintner set originally, but the box seems to have disappeared from the Naxos catalogue - is that due for re-issue, do we think? And if I had the choice of the two, who would be the better bet? Will the Wand set give me No. "0" as well?

[Curalach]

MickyD, the Wand set includes only symphonies 1 to 9. At the current price it is a bargain, despite the lack of booklet notes. I collected the Tintner discs as they were issued and think it is a very worthy traversal. If the boxed set is no longer available it will be interesting to see at what price it is re-issued. In the meantime, the Wand set is well worth having.