Günter Wand: Beethoven, Bruckner

This concert begins with a stunning account of Leonore III, and Bruckner’s most accessible symphony is here given an ideal performance by an orchestra and conductor who love every note. Michael Tanner

 

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Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:30 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Bruckner
LABELS: Arthaus
WORKS: Beethoven: Leonore III Overture; Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Romantic)
PERFORMER: NDR SO/Günter Wand
CATALOGUE NO: 107 121

This concert begins with a stunning account of Leonore III, and Bruckner’s most accessible symphony is here given an ideal performance by an orchestra and conductor who love every note. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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