Anton Bruckner — Symphony No. 4 In E-flat Major, “romantic”

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Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)

Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104, “Romantic”

Version: 1878/80, incorporating Bruckner’s 1886 revisions — Leopold Nowak edition (1953).

Philharmonia Orchestra

Otto Klemperer — conductor

Recorded: 18–26 September 1963

Label: Columbia / EMI

Total time: approximately 60:59.

Movements:

I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell — 16:06

II. Andante quasi Allegretto — 13:55

III. Scherzo: Bewegt – Trio: Nicht zu schnell. Keinesfalls schleppend — 11:44

IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell — 18:59.

This celebrated studio recording by Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra was made in September 1963 and became one of the conductor’s major Bruckner recordings for EMI. Klemperer uses the Nowak edition based on Bruckner’s 1886 state of the 1878/80 version, rather than the later 1888 revision.