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The following is a CD list of the symphony No.2 in C Minor by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896).
Composed during 1871-1872. Revised in 1873, 1875-1876, 1877, 1878-1879 and 1891. Premiere of the symphony conducted by Bruckner in 1873.
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: Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
R: Live 09/11/86 Tokyo Bunkakaikan Hall
N: VICC 40190 ~ 99
Victor, Japan
V: Robert Haas
Asahina Notes: 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. For a summary of the complete Bruckner symphony recordings, see the following publication: Asahina Takashi Eiko no Kiseki (In Japanese). 1997 Tokyo, Japan: Ongaku no Tomo sha.

*C: Adolph, Henry
O: Philharmonica Slavonica
N: ZYX Classic CLS 4122 Bar Code 9020400911, B000BTEQN2

*C: Barenboim, Daniel (1942-)
O: CSO
R: 1981
N: DG 429 025-2
Barenboim Notes: There are two complete Bruckner symphonies (0-9) recordings by Barenboim. This is part of the first with CSO under DG label. Recorded between 1973 to 1981. #4 (73), #9 (76), #6 (78), #5 (79), #7 (80), #0, #1, #2, #3 and #8 (81). The second is live recordings with BPO of the 1990s under Warner Classics label (Warner Classics 2564 61891-2, Bar Code 0825646189120). The Symphony #2 with BPO was recorded on December 1997 at Philharmonic Berlin. The version is 1887 Nowak Revised by Bornhoft and Carragan 1965/1997.

C: Chailly, Riccardo (1953-)
O: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
N: 2003 Decca 475 331-2 DC10
Chailly Notes: Part of complete Bruckner symphony recordings (0-9).

C: Eschenbach, Christoph
O: Houston Symphony Orchestra
N: Koch International B000001SJX

C: Giulini, Carlo Maria(1914-)
O: Vienna Symphony Orchestra
N: Testament B00005K3PZ

C: Haitink, Bernard (1929-)
O: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
N: 2005 Decca 002894756740
Haitink Notes: Part of complete (0-9) Bruckner symphony recordings by Haitink.

**C: Inbal, Eliahu (1936- )
O: Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
R: June 1988 Alte Oper Frankfurt/Main
N: Teldec B00000E8QH
V: Revised Version 1877
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.

**C: Jochum, Eugen (1902-1987)
O: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
N: 2002 DG 469 8102
V: Nowak 1877
Jochum Notes: Part of the Bruckner symphony 1-9 recordings by Jochum. There are two complete Bruckner symphonies recording by Jochum. This is part of the first and was recorded with BPO and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Symphonies 1, 4, 7, 8 and 9 with BPO and symphonies 2, 3, 5 and 6 with Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra). The second is with Staatskapelle Dresden under EMI.

**C: Karajan, Herbert von (1908-1989)
O: BPO
R: 1980 and 1981
N: Polygram B00000E33Z
Karajan Notes: Part of the Bruckner symphonies 1 to 9 recordings made with BPO under the DG label created between 75-81. Only Bruckner symphony #2 recording of Karajan.

*C: Masur, Kurt (1927-)
O: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
N: 2004 BMG 82876 60395-2, B0001TSWQE
Masur Notes: Part of the complete (1-9) Bruckner symphony recordings made in the 70s with Gewandhaus.

**C: Rahbari, Alexander (1948-)
O: Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (BRTN)
R: 02/16-02/18 1994 Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television
N: 1994? Koch Discover International DICD 920210, Bar Code 0 7108320210, B0000060D5
Rahbari Notes: 1st Mov. 18:27 2nd Mov. 17:04 3rd Mov. 5:50 4th Mov. 17:11

C: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw (1923-)
O: Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
N: Oehms classic OC211
V: 1871-72, rev. 1877
Skrowaczewski Notes: 1st Mov. 17:32 2nd Mov. 18:16 3rd Mov. 6:13 4th Mov. 17:00

*C: Tintner, Georg (1917-1999)
O: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
R: 09/16 and 09/17/1996 National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
N: Naxos 8.554006 Bar Code # 0636943400623, B0000060D5
V: 1872 ed. Carrigan
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.

*C: Wakasugi, Hiroshi (1935- )
O: Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
R: 04/23 and 04/27 1992
N: 1995 Arte Nova 74321 27770 2, B00000515Q
V: 1871/72, rev. 1877
Wakasugi Notes: 1st Mov. 19:13 2nd Mov. 16:43 3rd Mov. 7:40 4th Mov. 16:47
Arte Nova Notes: The other Bruckner recording by Wakasugi is Bruckner 9th. The webpage above includes Stanislaw Skrowaczewski's Complete Bruckner symphony recordings (0 to 9).

**C: Young, Simone (1961-)
O: Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
R: 03/12 & 03/13 2006 Laeiszhalle, Hamburg
V: 1872 (ed.w. Carragan 2005)
N: 2007 Oehms Classics OC614, Bar Code: 4 260034 866140, B000NJLX0Y
1st Mov. 20:40 2nd Mov. 10:46 3rd Mov. 19:32 4th Mov. 20:22

C: Zanotelli, Hans
O: Suddeutsche Philharmonie
N: Ent. Media Partners B000002XA6

Other Bruckner Conductors

Other Bruckner symphony conductors not listed above include:

Blomstedt, Herbert (1927-)
Bohm, Karl (1894-1981)
Boulez, Pierre(1925- )
Celibidache, Sergiu (1912-1996)
Dohnanyi, Christoph von (1929-)
Eichhorn, Kurt (1908-1994)
Furtwangler, Wilhelm (1886-1954)
Horenstein, Jascha (1898-1973)
Jarvi, Neeme (1937- )
Klemperer, Otto (1885-1973)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (1888-1965)
Lopez-Cobos, Jesus (1940- )
Maazel, Lorin Varencove (1930-)
Matacic, Lovro Von (1899-1985)
Ormandy, Eugene (1899-1985)
Rozhdestvensky, Gennady Nikolajevich (1931-)
Schuricht, Carl (1880-1967)
Sinopoli, Giuseppe (1946-2001)
Solti, George (1912-1997)
Szell, George (1897-1970)
Tennstedt, Klaus (1926-1998)
Walter, Bruno (1876-1962)
Wand, Gunther (1912-2002)
Welser-Most, Franz (1960-)

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Updated 11/10/08