ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 5 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Among Bruckner's Symphonies, the Fifth is his contrapuntal masterpiece; the grandest until the Eighth. The tour-de-force of a finale gives us an idea of what the finale of the Ninth might have been like. It's magnificent dark and halting opening with the descending bass line - so effectively recalled in the finale - is inimitable. Although long available only in a disfigured version by Franz Schalk, it is also distinct for never having been the subject to revision or, perhaps, even doubt on the part of Bruckner - who never heard it performed with an orchestra. And yet, when Bruckner wrote this masterpiece, he was still far from establishing himself as a composer in Vienna and his spirits were as low as ever, writing a friend that Inchmy life has lost all joy and delight - in vain and for nothing.Inch A radiant pinnacle from amid darkness. Album Tracks 1. Adagio - Allegro [18 09] 2. Adagio [15 38] 3. Scherzo Molto Vivace [13 28] 4. Finale Adagio - Allegro Moderato [23 40