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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4.(Sound recording review)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4. Karl Bohm, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Decca Originals 475 8403.
In his booklet note, musician and writer Andrew Huth takes Bruckner to task for labeling his Fourth Symphony "Romantic," preferring that the composer had allowed it to stand on its own rather than impose any kind of program on it. I'm just the opposite; I enjoy listening to the music with visions of knights, castles, hunts, and merrymaking dancing in my head. In any case, Karl Bohm's 1973 recording of the work is among the best, and most complete, renderings of the Fourth on disc, and Decca apparently think the public likes it so well that they have reissued it yet again, this time in their "Originals" series.
Bohm's interpretation ranks high on my list of all-time favorite Bruckner Fourths. I still consider Klemperer's performance (EMI) foremost for its greater majesty and stronger symphonic weight, and maybe Jochum's older recording (DG) next for its greater mystery and atmosphere in the opening movement, but there is no denying Bohm's complete mastery of the score. The whole thing moves implacably forward with strength, grace, and style. In fact, the second movement ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Bruckner: Symphony No. 4.(Sound recording review)