La Stagione Frankfurt - Complete Symphonies, Op. 3 & 4 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

SYMPHONIES NOS. 1-4 JADASSOHN / BRANDENBURG STATE ORCHESTRA FRANKFURT Salomon Jadassohn, once known to generations of music students for his music theory writings, was quickly forgotten as a composer soon after his death. Next to Carl Reinecke, however, Jadassohn was regarded as the leading composer of the so-called Leipzig School. As an instructor at the Leipzig Conservatory, he enjoyed an outstanding reputation as an educator of many famed, future composers. Jadassohn's four symphonies, composed 1860-88, occupying an important though not a central place in his curve, tend toward the academic and craftsman (though in the best sense of the term). Album Tracks 1. I. Allegro Con Brio 5 14 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24 2. II. Scherzo 4 32 3. III. Largo E Mesto 6 06 4. IV. Finale Allegro Molto E Vivace 4 59 5. Cavatine, Op. 699 10 6. Symphony No. 2 in a Major, Op. 28 7. I. Allegro Moderato Vivace E Con Brio 7Inch18 8. II. Andante Non Troppo Lento 8 58 9. III. Molto Vivace Allegro5 18 10. IV. Allegro Grazioso 7 23 1. I. Allegro Appassionato 8 59Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 50 2. II. Andante Un Poco Tenuto 7 01 3. III. Menuetto Allegro Un Poco Vivo 5 15 4. IV. Finale Allegro Fiero, Non Troppo Vivace 7 01 5. Cavatine, Op. 120 9 25 6. I. Allegro Patetico 6 56 Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 101 7. II. Scherzo Vivo 5 57 8. III. Adagio Affetuoso 7 31 9. IV. Finale Allegro Decido 9 50

Alongside Einojuhani Rautavaara, Aulis Sallinen is undoubtedly one of the most important classical figures in contemporary Finnish music. In addition to his symphonic works, it was above all his operas The Horseman and The Red Line that brought him international acclaim. His music is free of modern dogma and speaks directly to the listener through it's honest intensity. A firm grounding in tonality, simple thematic ideas, and clarity of formal design, combined with powerful inner tension, are the keys to his enduring popularity.

Sound and space are mutually dependent. Which works sound best in which environment? Where can the spirit and character of the music most clearly be expressed? These questions are what inspired the conductor Gerd Schaller to embark on an ambitious major project in 2007 in the impressive environment of the abbey church that once formed part of Ebrach's Cistercian monastery in Franconia, he directed his festival orchestra, the Philharmonie Festiva, in recordings of all of Anton Bruckner's symphonies. Nearly all the recordings were made during concerts in the cathedral acoustics of Ebrach's abbey church. The location Schaller chose for the recordings of the F minor Symphony, the early D minor Symphony and the Fourth Symphony with it's InchVolksfestInch (fair) finale is the Regentenbau building in Bad Kissingen, which likewise has outstanding acoustics. To crown the previous Bruckner cycle, the unfinished Ninth has been recorded with Gerd Schaller's own recreation of the final movement. What is special about this Bruckner cycle is that Schaller in some cases selected less well-known, InchinterimInch versions or variants that had previously never been performed but give revealing insights into Bruckner's compositional approach. Featured for the first time ever in this CD edition are Bruckner's Third in it's first revised form of 1874 and his Eighth in the interim version of 1888. The cycle of symphonies is supplemented by the F minor Mass, the rarely performed Psalm 146 and his organ works as well as Gerd Schaller's organ transcription of the 9th symphony, which he recorded on the Eisenbarth organ of the former Ebrach abbey church. Album Tracks 1. CD 1 - Symphonie F-Moll InchStudiensymphonieInch = Symphony in F minor InchStudy SymphonyInch (1863 / Edition Schaller) [43 23] 2. I. Allegro Molto Vivace 3. II. Andante Molto 4. III. Scherzo. Schnell - Trio Langsam