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In the Thread: If you are in Bruckner: Lovro von Matacic

Post Subject: Tough questionPosted by steverino on: 4/12/2014

You raise an interesting question. Of course I don't know which performances you have heard other than the Solti. I think the 3 I mentioned give coherent performances. But there is something about the material in the B7 such that I think I know what you are talking about. Of his last 4 symphonies the 7th is the only one that has an objective perspective dominate whereas the 6th, 8th and 9th seem highly subjective in their musical content. Even the famous B7 Adagio has the ethos of a public elegy or funeral procession rather than a private grief. The Scherzo and Finale which follow the first two expansive movements are beautifully constructed with fine musical content. However, do they really add anything new to the discussion or simply a more spirited reiteration? The similarly objective B5 solved the Finale problem with a massive expansion of the music almost like a tremendous dome put on a building. In the B7 though the Finale is briefer than the first 2 movements so it does not provide any kind of monumentality to them, only a more buoyant affirmation. Does that address your question or am I missing it completely?

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