Drawn from the sumptuous Bruckner catalogues of both DG and Decca, Deutsche Grammophon presents the ultimate Bruckner set for the bi-centenary celebrations in 2024. Our dear friend and Bruckner expert Harry Gruber has selected some of the greatest Bruckner recordings of all time: Nine reference recordings in their own right, but all with the Bruckner orchestra par excellence: the Wiener Philharmoniker. Each symphony in the set is led by a different conductor from Abbado, Böhm and Boulez, via Muti and Maazel to Karajan and Stein.
CD 1 Symphony No. 1 in C minor WAB 101 (1877 “Linz” version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
CLAUDIO ABBADO, Live Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 1/1996
CD 2 Symphony No. 2 in C minor WAB 102 (1877 version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
RICCARDO MUTI, Live Recording: Salzburg, Großes Festspielhaus, 15 August 2016
CD 3 Symphony No. 3 in D minor WAB 103 (1877 version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
BERNARD HAITINK, Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 12/1988
CD 4 Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” WAB 104 (1878/80 version, ed. Leopold Nowak)
KARL BÖHM, Live Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 11/1973
CD 5 Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105 (ed. Leopold Nowak)
LORIN MAAZEL, Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 3/1974
CD 6 Symphony No. 6 in A major WAB 106 (ed. Robert Haas)
HORST STEIN, Recording: Vienna, Sofiensaal, 11/1972
CD 7 Symphony No. 7 in E major WAB 107 (ed. Robert Haas)
HERBERT VON KARAJAN, Live Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 4/1989
CD 8 Symphony No. 8 in C minor WAB 108 (1887/90 version, ed. Robert Haas)
PIERRE BOULEZ, Live Recording: St. Florian near Linz, 9/1996
CD 9 Symphony No. 9 in D minor WAB 109 (ed. Leopold Nowak)
CARLO MARIA GIULINI, Live Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, 6/1988
