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The following is a CD list of the symphony No.8 in C Minor by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). These are some of my favorite Bruckner recordings. The coda of the 4th movement of the 8th evokes the feeling of flying and ascending up and up into the sky. It is the epitomy of the beauty in his music!! The flow, subtlety, detail and structural consistency are crucial for the performance of his symphonies. The depth of his music can only be revealed via insight and intuition. Mere technical brilliance will not communicate the underlying message. Overtly aiming for the dramatic effect in the fashion of Beethoven or Wagner by the drastic change in the tempo will destroy the structure of Bruckner symphonies. Performances listed below show remarkable structural stability and consistency throughout the performance.

The discography description is based on the following key:

C = conductor, O = orchestra, R = recorded date and place, N = CD number and Label, VPO = Vienna Philharmonic, BPO = Berlin Philharmonic, CSO = Chicago Symphony Orchestra, DG = Deutsche Grammophon, V = version, * = Yutaka recommends, ** = Yutaka highly recommends
**C: Asahina, Takashi (1908-2001)
O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
R: Live 07/23/01 and 07/25/01 Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
N: OVCL-0061 Octavia Records Inc., Japan
V: Robert Haas
Asahina Notes: You can order this from HMV Japan http://www.hmv.co.jp/index.asp?lang=en. Check this HMV Japan site for other Asahina Bruckner recordings.

DVD of the above Asahina performance
**C: Asahina, Takashi (1908-2001)
O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
R: Live 07/23/01 and 07/25/01 Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
N: OVBC-00005 Octavia Records Inc. and Fuji TV, Japan
V: Robert Haas

**C: Asahina, Takashi (1908-2001)
O: NHK Symphony Orchestra
R: Live 03/06/97
N: Fontec 2003 FOCD9184

**C: Asahina, Takashi (1908-2001)
O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
R: Live 09/14/83 St. Mary's Cathedral Tokyo
N: VICC 40197 VICC 40198
Victor, Japan
V: Robert Haas
Asahina Notes: 1st 16:00 2nd 16:34 3rd 27:55 4th 24:53.
One of the greatest Bruckner conductors and one of the very few non-European to make the extensive Bruckner recordings. According to the Asahina biographical publication, as of June 1997, there were three versions of the complete Bruckner symphony live recordings conducted by Asahina and 7 versions of Asahina's Bruckner 8th. For a summary of the complete Bruckner symphony recordings by Asahina and various versions of 8th, see the following publication:
Asahina Takashi Eiko no Kiseki (In Japanese). 1997 Tokyo, Japan: Ongaku no Tomo sha.
For the summary of the seven versions of the 8th see "Asahina Notes" below.

**C: Blomstedt, Herbert (1927-)
O: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
R: Live 06/01-06/02/2005
N: Querstand VKJK-0604, Bar Code 4025 796 006049
Blomstedt Notes: 1st Mov. 16:39 2nd Mov. 15:00 3rd Mov. 29:52 4th Mov. 23:14
His other Bruckner symphony recordings include 3 (with Gewandhaus, Querstand VKJK 0507), 4 (with San Francisco, 95 London 443 327-2), 6 (with San Francisco, 1990 London CD 436 129-2), 7 (with Gewandhaus, Querstand VKJK 0708 and with Staatskapelle Dresden, Denon COCO-70489, 38C37-7286, 1993 B00000DTOK) and 9 (with Gewandhaus, 1995 London CD 458 964-2).

*C: Boulez, Pierre(1925- )
O: VPO
R: St. Florian, near Linz, Austria at International Bruckner Festival 1996
N: DG 459678-2, B00004TL2N
Polydor International, Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg, Germany
V: Robert Haas
Webpage: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com

**C: Davies, Dennis Russell (1944-)
O: Bruckner Orchester Linz
R: Live 03/10/04 in the Brucknerhaus, Linz, Austria.
N: BMG 7 23721 12135 Arte Nova Classics
V: Original 1884-1887
Davies Note: 1st Mov. 15:00 2nd Mov. 13:20 3rd Mov. 25:55 4th Mov. 25:47

**C: Giulini, Carlo Maria(1914-)
O: VPO
N: DG 4151242 (1985) DG 4455292 (1994), B000001GNS
Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg, Germany
V: 1890 Leopold Nowak
Webpage: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com
Giulini Notes: Other Giulini Bruckner recordings are 7 and 9

*C: Haitink, Bernard (1929- )
O: VPO
N: Rco Live B0009POOOY
Haitink Notes: Haitink's Complete Bruckner symphony recording is with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Philips 422 342-2. ASIN # is B0009A41VU.

C: Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-)
O: BPO
N: Elektra / Wea B000059QWH

**C: Horenstein, Jascha (1898-1973)
O: Pro Musica Orchestra Vienna
R: 1955
N: Vox (Classical) B000001KC0
Horenstein Notes: Monoral recording. This double CD set also includes Liszt's "Faust Symphony" and Wagner's "Faust Overture." The other Horenstein's performance of #8 is with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Performed on 09/10/1970 at Royal Albert Hall, London. CD numbers and labels are; BBCL 4017-2 BBC Legends BBC Music. This BBC double CD set also includes Bruckner symphony 9 with London Symphony Orchestra which was performed on 12/2/1970 at the Royal Festival Hall.

**C: Inbal, Eliahu (1936- )
O: Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
R: 08/82
N: Elektra / Wea B00000E8R0
Warner Classics International NY
V: Original 1887
Inbal Notes: Part of the Complete (0-9) Bruckner symphony recordings. Like Georg Tintner, Inbal is one of the very few conductors that created the Bruckner recording based on the original. The Original version of the eighth is very different from the more frequently played Haas and Nowak versions. For example, in the first movement, brilliant extra 30 bars of Fortissimo is added in the Coda of the original and the ending of the fourth movement unison is missing in the original. Compare Titner, Inbal with others.

**C: Jarvi, Neeme (1937- )
O: London Philharmonic
R: 11/17-11/19/86 All Saints Church Tooting London
N: Chandos CHAN 6623, B00004W3JD
M: Chandos Records, Colchester, England
Webpage: Chandos Records
http://www.chandos-records.com
Jarvi Notes: This double CD set includes Max Reger's "Variation and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven."

*C: Jochum, Eugen (1902-1987)
O: Staatskapelle Dresden
R: 1978
N: EMI Classics 0724357390521, B00004SRG7
V: 1890 Leopold Nowak
Jochum Notes: Bruckner's 9th symphony by Dresden is included in this two CD set (recorded 1976). This is part of Jochum's second complete Bruckner symphonies recording. The first complete Bruckner symphonies are performed by BPO and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the DG label.
EMI Notes: Other EMI Bruckner releases include titles by Celibidache, Furtwangler, Klemperer, Maazel, Tennstedt and Welster-Most.

*C: Karajan, Herbert von (1908-1989)
O: VPO
N: 1989 DG 4276112, SVD46403 (2005 Sony), B000001GAX
Sony Classical
V: Robert Haas
Webpage: Sony Classical
http://www.sonyclassical.com
Karajan Notes: The Karajan VPO 8th under DG label is very popular. Recorded in 1988. The CD number is DG 427 611-2. Bruckner symphonies 1 to 9 recordings were made with BPO under the DG label.

*Klemperer, Otto (1885-1973)
O: Philharmonia Orchestra
N: Capitol B000005GPG

**C: Knappertsbusch, Hans (1888-1965)
O: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
R: 01/63
N: 2001 DG 471 2112, B00005LMWH
Knappertsbusch Notes: For other Knappertsbusch Bruckner recordings see the following page;
Music and Arts
http://www.musicandarts.com
Go to Historical Classical: Conductors and type Knappertsbusch

**C: Lopez-Cobos, Jesus (1940- )
O: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
N: Telarc CD-80343, 1993 Telarc, B000003CZI
V: 1890 Leopold Nowak
Webpage: Telarc
http://www.telarc.com/classical
Lopez-Cobos Notes: Lopez-Cobos' other Bruckner symphony recordings include symphony 4 (1990 Telarc B000003CWU), 7 (1989 Telarc B000003CVE) and 9 (1992 Telarc B000003CYB). All with Cincinnati.

**C: Masur, Kurt (1927-)
O: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
N: BMG 8287660395-2
R: 07/19-07/23/76 Paul-Gerhardt Kirche, Leipzig
V: Robert Haas
Masur Notes: 1st mov. (17:03), 2nd mov. (14:24), 3rd mov. (26:26) and 4th mov. (24:20). Part of the complete (1-9) Bruckner symphony recordings made in the 70s with Gewandhaus.

*C: Matacic, Lovro Von (1899-1985)
O: NHK Symphony Orchestra
R: Live 03/07/84 Japan
N: Japanese label: Co Co 78551 Nippon Columbia Japan, B000M1EZYY
Matacic Notes: One of the greatest Bruckner conductors besides Asahina, Knappertsbusch and Schuricht. Other Matacic Bruckner symphony recordings are: 3 (Philharmonic Orchestra of London 2001 BBC Legends B00005QLO), 4 (Philharmonic Orchestra of London 1995 Testament B000003XIW), 5 (with Orchestr Ceská Filharmonie 2007 Supraphon B000N6UGOQ and with Orchestre National de France Valois B0007DDR14), 7 (Czech PO 2004 Supraphon B0002JP5A4) and 9 (VPO Tower Records / Universal Japan B000V8WQOV and Czech PO 2006 Supraphon B000F11Q8M). I strongly recommend the 5th with Orchestre National de France.

**C: Schuricht, Carl (1880-1967)
O: VPO
R: 12/09-12/12/63 Wien Musikvereinssaal
N: Angel Records B000002SBO
P: 1964
V: 1890 Nowak
Schuricht Notes:
His VPO Symphony #8 (1st 15:32 2nd 14:00 3rd 21:44 4th 19:43). The last/fourth movement tempo is the fastest comparable to Horenstein. Other Schuricht Bruckner symphony recordings are 3, 5, 7 and 9
In addition to Asahina, Knappertsbusch and Matacic, he is one of the greatest Bruckner conductors. I highly recommend his 7th recorded in September, 1964 with Hague Symphony Orchestra. This recording is part of the 10 disc stereo Schuricht collection (also includes Wagner, Robert Schuman, Schubert, Handel, Mozart, Bach, Johann Strauss II, Brahms, Weber, Nicolai and Mendelssohn) entitled "The Concert Hall Recordings" Scribendum CDs. The set is produced in 2003 by SilverOak Music Entertainment Ltd. The number is SC011. The set is available from SilverOak Music Entertainment http://www.silveroakmusic.com or HMV Japan http://www.hmv.co.jp/index.asp?lang=en

**C: Szell, George (1897-1970)
O: Cleveland Orchestra
R: 10/03, 06, 10, 13 1969 Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
N: 1994 Sony Classical SB2K 53519 Bar Code 0 7464-53519-2, B00000291L
Webpage: Sony Classical
http://www.sonyclassical.com
Szell Notes: 1st 14:31 2nd 16:14 3rd 29:04 4th 22:04 Other Szell Bruckner symphony included in this package is 3.

C: Thielemann, Christian (1959-)
O: Staatskapelle Dresden
N: PH 10031 (UPC 881488100310)
Webpage: Profil - G Haenssler

**C: Tintner, Georg (1917-1999)
O: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
R: 09/23-09/25/96 National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
N: Naxos Catalog #8.554215-16, Naxos Bar Code 0636943421529, B000009OMA
V: Original 1887
Webpage: Naxos
http://www.naxos.com
Tintner Notes: Part of Complete (0-9) Bruckner symphony recordings . Like Eliahu Inbal, Tintner is one of only a few conductors who created the Bruckner recording based on the original. The Original version of the eighth is very different from the more frequently played Haas and Nowak versions. For example, in the first movement, brilliant extra 30 bars of Fortissimo is added in the Coda of the original and the ending of the fourth movement unison is missing in the original. Compare Titner, Inbal with others.

**C: Wand, Gunther (1912-2002)
O: BPO
R: Live 01/19/01-01/22/01 at Philharmonie, Berlin
N: BMG Classics 74321 82866 2
Wand Notes: 1st 17:03 2nd 16:07 3rd 27:36 4th 26:21

C: Young, Simone (1961-)
O: Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra
N: Oehms Classics
V: Original 1887

Other Bruckner Conductors

Other Bruckner Conductors not listed above include;

Barenboim, Daniel (1942- )
Bohm, Karl (1894-1981)
Celibidache, Sergiu (1912-1996)
Chailly, Riccardo (1953-)
Eichhorn, Kurt (1908-1994)
Dohnanyi, Christoph von (1929-)
Furtwangler, Wilhelm (1886-1954)
Maazel, Lorin Varencove (1930-)
Ormandy, Eugene (1899-1985)
Rahbari, Alexander (Ali) (1948-)
Rozhdestvensky, Gennady Nikolajevich (1931-)
Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw (1923-)
Solti, George (1912-1997)
Sinopoli, Giuseppe (1946-2001)
Tennstedt, Klaus (1926-1998)
Walter, Bruno (1876-1962)
Welser-Most, Franz (1960-)

Asahina Notes

Symphony no.8 in C Minor
All performances use 1890 Haas
1976 v1 O: Nagoya Daigaku Kokyo Gakudan R: 01/20/1976 Nagoya Shimin Kaikan
1976 v2 O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra R: 08/23/1976 Kobe Bunka Hall Jan Jan JJ 008 - 019
1980 O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra R: 10/24/1980 St Mary's Cathedral Tokyo Victor SJX 1151 - 9
1983 O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra R: 09/14/1983 St Mary's Cathedral Tokyo Victor VIC 2401 - 2
1993 v1 O: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Shin Nihon Philharmonic Orchestra R: 02/16/1993 Suntory Hall Tokyo Fontec FOCD 9050 - 5
1993 v2 O: Tokyo Kokyo Gakudan R: 11/13/1993 Suntory Hall Tokyo Pony Canyon PCCL 00230
1994 Select 1st and 3rd Movement O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra R: 07/24/1994 Suntory Hall Tokyo Pony Canyon PCCL 00253
1994 O: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra R: 07/24/1994 Suntory Hall Tokyo Pony Canyon PCCL 00253

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