* Description

Christian Thielemann, one of the world's most popular masters of German music, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra have completed "Bruckner: The Complete Symphonies".

This is the first Bruckner cycle to be completed by the Vienna Philharmonic under a single conductor in a project commemorating the bicentennial of the composer's birth in 2024.

Five of the eleven pieces are being released for the first time.

Starting with No. 2 in 2019 and continuing through No. 9 in 2022, all 11 pieces, including F minor and No. 0, were recorded at the Musikverein in Vienna and the Salzburg Festival over four years (No. 3, No. 1, F minor, and No. 0 were performed without audience under corona).

The F minor and No. 0 are the first performances by the Vienna Philharmonic, and No. 1 is based on a late Vienna manuscript.

Thielemann, in keeping with the Vienna Philharmonic's tradition of Bruckner playing, presents a fluid interpretation that makes the most of a rich and dense sound.

The opposing arrangements, which highlight the structure of the work, are also very effective.

Only the Japanese version is available as a hybrid disc.

This is the VPO's second complete cycle with the BPO and the VPO's first complete cycle with a single conductor.

It is a recording that was available for sale by the minute, plus five previously unreleased pieces.