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Post Subject: 12th annual Bruckner Marathon, CaliforniaPosted by Romy the Cat on: 8/5/2010

Join us on Saturday, September 4, 2010, to celebrate Bruckner's 186th birthday in Carlsbad, California. This year marks our 12th annual Bruckner Marathon and we'd like to share some good music with Bruckner lovers.

As in previous years, we'll play the numbered symphonies (incl. the "Nullte") and two shorter works in an informal setting, with intermissions between works and plenty of food and drinks to keep us going.

As in previous years, we offer a combination of noteworthy live and studio recordings. Special features include a DVD of Sawallisch's performance of the Second symphony, a live Van Beinum performance of the Fourth, a nice remastering of Furtwängler's incandescent wartime performance of the Fifth by Opus Kura, a live performance of the Sixth with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under Ingo Metzmacher, a wonderful remastering of Matacic's classic Seventh with the Czech Philharmonic and a live Ninth with the VPO from the orchestra's tour last year under Mehta.

As before, a pamphlet with notes on each recording will be provided to attendees. In addition, we will continue the tradition of the annual Bruckner Quiz, whose winner will be the proud owner of a surprise gift.

Here's the playlist in the sequence we will play it:

- Overture in G minor: Skrowaczewski/Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra (Oehms Classics, 2001)
- Symphony No. 0: Inbal/Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (Teldec, 1990)
- Symphony No. 1: Solti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Decca, 1995)
- Symphony No. 2: Sawallisch/Bavarian State Orchestra (live, Private Label DVD, 1985)
- Symphony No. 3: Young/Hamburg Philharmonic (live, Oehms Classics, 2006)
- Symphony No. 4: Van Beinum/Concertgebouw Orchestra (live, Private Label CD, 1950s)
- Symphony No. 5: Furtwängler/Berlin Philharmonic (live, Opus Kura CD, 1942)
- Adagio from String Quintet: Blomstedt/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Decca, 1997)
- Symphony No. 6: Metzmacher/Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra (live, Ludwigsburg, Private Label CD, 2005)
- Symphony No. 7: Matacic/Czech Philharmonic (Supraphon, 1967, Japanese XRCD)
- Symphony No. 8: Asahina/Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (live, Fontec, 1998)
- Symphony No. 9: Mehta/Vienna Philharmonic (live Musikverein, Private Label CD, Feb. 2009)

When: Saturday, September 4th, 2010
Where: 3267 Madison Street, Carls
bad, California, 92008
Starting time: 9 AM

Please feel free to bring your favorite food and drinks (especially Bruckner's favorite beverage) to share. Contributions will be taken towards lunch and/or dinner. For directions and more information, contact Ramón Khalona at RKhalona@hotmail.com or Dave Griegel at DavidGriege@FairIsaac.com.

We look forward to seeing you.
Ramon Khalona and Dave Griegel

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