Haitink's new Bruckner 9

[Barbirollians]

Haitink's Bruckner 9 has arrived from the tax dodgers . I shall be giving it a spin tonight .

[Alison]

Pretty glowing review from David Gutman in Gramophone. He's by no means a Haitink man so I'd say this was praise indeed. 'Great music making' is his conclusion, shared by an orchestral player he met in the lift after the Barbican concert.

[Barbirollians]

Well I am impressed it is slow but it packs a real cumulative impact. I was so wrapped up in it listening on my iPOd on the train yesterday I nearly missed my stop !

[Barbirollians]

Pretty glowing review from David Gutman in Gramophone. He's by no means a Haitink man so I'd say this was praise indeed. 'Great music making' is his conclusion, shared by an orchestral player he met in the lift after the Barbican concert.

Is that in the Feb Gramophone Alison ? No sign of it in the March .

I am very much convinced by it - a truly epic performance and wonderful playing by the LSO .

[Alison]

Is that in the Feb Gramophone Alison ? No sign of it in the March .

I am very much convinced by it - a truly epic performance and wonderful playing by the LSO .

April issue.

A tremendously gripping account which pretty much sets a new standard for Bruckner playing in London.

An American review said that if this disc carried the Klemperer name it would be hailed as the greatest of all time.

It is what it is: an old man's account of the symphony and it sounds very much like that. The younger Haitink had

faster tempi and more sheer temperament. This is a rather special meeting of (probably) final thoughts about final things.

[Barbirollians]

Thanks Alison - I am holding off renewing Gramophone as I fear I would spend far too much time in that archive !

[Richard Tarleton]

Thanks to this thread I'm now awaiting two Haitink Bruckner 9s in the post! I have had his RCO one on LP since 1972....There are very few works of which I have multiple versions (well, 5 in this case, about to be 7, not exactly up to Petrushka standards ) but this is one of them. I've just realised I have an LSO Live 9 by Sir Colin Davis but don't think I've played it more than once. (The others are Wand, Giulini and Walter - and there'll be 3 Haitinks!).

I've given your Amazon review a Helpful vote, Pet!

My first live 9 in was conducted by Zubin Mehta in February 1973, and was also Jacqueline du Pré's last London concert.

[Petrushka]

Thanks to this thread I'm now awaiting two Haitink Bruckner 9s in the post! I have had his RCO one on LP since 1972....There are very few works of which I have multiple versions (well, 5 in this case, about to be 7, not exactly up to Petrushka standards ) but this is one of them. I've just realised I have an LSO Live 9 by Sir Colin Davis but don't think I've played it more than once. (The others are Wand, Giulini and Walter - and there'll be 3 Haitinks!).

I've given your Amazon review a Helpful vote, Pet!

My first live 9 in was conducted by Zubin Mehta in February 1973, and was also Jacqueline du Pré's last London concert.

Thanks for the Helpful vote, Richard! Presumably you are awaiting the 1981 Haitink as well? That one is my favourite Haitink recording of the 9th, probably because it reminds me so much of that 1983 Prom performance which was the most shattering I've ever heard anywhere.

[Barbirollians]

It is a triumph and joins the very top table of Bruckner Ninths . Do not hesitate would be my advice.

[Richard Tarleton]

It is a triumph and joins the very top table of Bruckner Ninths . Do not hesitate would be my advice.

Superb.

[richardfinegold]

I listened to it last night on Spotify. I had just listened to the Klemperer recording the previous day. There are a lot of similarities in approach here. They are both moving experiences. I will listen to the Haitink a few more times to get my bearings.



oops, got my bearings. On listening again just now , I realize that this is an older recording. I guess this kind of thing can happen when Artists issue multiple recordings of the same piece.

[Barbirollians]

I returned to this recording today after buying the Arte Nova Wakasugi ( another charity shop bargain £1 ) the other week having long been a fan of the latter's Brukner 2 on the same label .

The Wakasugi is a performance which if one got to know the symphony from it is a sound guide and would lead to a love of the piece but it seemed a bit lightweight to me .

Returning to this Haitink Bruckner 9 has been a revelation in response. Granite hewn it is and reaches into the heart of the music in a way that appears to be miles away from the Wakasugi pleasurable listen as that is .

I wonder if there is any more LSO Bruckner to come from Haitink ?

[Petrushka]

I returned to this recording today after buying the Arte Nova Wakasugi ( another charity shop bargain £1 ) the other week having long been a fan of the latter's Brukner 2 on the same label .

The Wakasugi is a performance which if one got to know the symphony from it is a sound guide and would lead to a love of the piece but it seemed a bit lightweight to me .

Returning to this Haitink Bruckner 9 has been a revelation in response. Granite hewn it is and reaches into the heart of the music in a way that appears to be miles away from the Wakasugi pleasurable listen as that is .

I wonder if there is any more LSO Bruckner to come from Haitink ?

Haitink and the LSO are performing the Bruckner 9 at the Barbican on May 28 and June 1. I already have my ticket for the latter performance.