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Contents: [High-Quality SHM-CD Specification] The fourth installment in the complete Bruckner symphony recording series by the Gewandhaus Orchestra, a stronghold of German musical tradition, and a talented Kapellmeister, features the unfinished masterpieces, Symphony No. 9 and No. 6, coupled with Wagner's Parsifal Prelude and Siegfried Idyll. Conductor Nelsons, who is currently on a roll, is also working on a complete Shostakovich symphony recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, three of which have won Grammy Awards. Nelsons is also recording a complete Beethoven symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 2020, and is currently one of Deutsche Grammophon's most important conductors. Track Listing Disc 1 Wagner: 1. Siegfried Idyll WWV103 Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major WAB106 2. Movement 1: Maestoso 3. Movement 2: Adagio. Sehr feierlich 4. Movement 3: Scherzo. Nicht schnell - Trio. Langsam 5. Movement 4: Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell Disc 2 Wagner: Parsifal WWV 111 1. Prelude to Act 1 Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor WAB109 2. Movement 1: Feierlich. Misterioso 3. Movement 2: Scherzo (Bewegt lebhaft) - Trio (Schnell) 4. Movement 3: Adagio (Langsam, feierlich) Media Reviews and More: The fourth installment in the complete Bruckner symphony recording series by the Gewandhaus Orchestra, a stronghold of German musical tradition, and a talented Kapellmeister, features the unfinished masterpieces, Symphony No. 9 and No. 6, coupled with Wagner's Parsifal Prelude and Siegfried Idyll. (C)RS
