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4.0 out of 5 stars
Brucknerian master,
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This review is from: Richard Wetz: Symphony No. 1 (Audio CD)
This was new music for me. Wetz was a true but neglected master. A real Brucknerian.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful piece, Brucknerlike but no clone,
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This review is from: Richard Wetz: Symphony No. 1 (Audio CD)
4 beautiful movements (scherzo in second place)... the first movement is a substantial sonata-form (the structure somewhat unusual, even ambiguous) with moments of exuberance and a surprise at the end... the second movement's main theme is something of a quote from Bruckner 7's scherzo, but the movements aren't similar... the third movement is lyrical, A-flat major with deep and depressing undertones... the finale (shooting out of the blue as Bruckner almost never did, by the way) is dramatic, striking, altogether (to my mind) a masterpiece; a masterpiece of the 2nd order, yes, but this is truly a wonderful work to know, and I can only hope that more works by this composer follow. (It's been a few years now... there are 3 symphonies, the 3rd of which was once on LP, 2 string quartets, a Kleist overture, a sonata for solo violin, and presumably at least 33 other works besides, the 3rd symphony being iirc op. 40!) - Eric Schissel
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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one of the most important "discoveries" of the decade.,
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This review is from: Richard Wetz: Symphony No. 1 (Audio CD)
If you like Bruckner's symphonies and the music of Mahler, this work will be a most pleasant and musical surprise. You will find a hour of huge, dramatic sound, and will be praying for the cpo label to give us some more of this forgotten genius' music.
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Interesting Music,
By Earl G. Bean - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Richard Wetz: Symphony No. 1 (Audio CD)
Richard Wetz (1875-1935) could have been the German late-Romantic to take the reigns from Bruckner. He wrote three symphonies in this vein. Wetz was essentially self taught, leaving formal studies at the Leipzig Conservatory after only six weeks (in 1897). The First Symphony was completed 20 years later in 1917. It is a large, sprawling work for a big orchestra.
The first movement seems a bit unweildy but does have plenty of surging string tunes with only a few hints of Bruckner. I felt I heard a distinct "Wetzian" voice in this movement. The second movement (scherzo) is Bruckner all over. This movement, for lack of a technical term, is FUN. The slow movement (3) is also very Brucknerian without quite scaling the ecstatic spiritual heights of the great symphonist's Adagios. I heard the distinct sound of Wagner Tubas in this movement. It ends with a glorious chorale on these instruments and the lower brasses. The finale is a strange hodgepodge but comes across well enough. I found that I enjoyed this piece the more I listened to it. Like Bruckner, this is not background music! Both outer movements end in C minor...no major key apotheosis here. The major disapointment is the orchestra. The Krakow Philharmonic does not sound like a world class ensemble. The brasses in particular are weak thoughout (despite the fine playing at the end of the third movement). Some of this must be laid at the feet of the conductor, of course. I noticed that the next two releases (Symphonies 2 and 3) feature a better conductor (Werner Andreas Albert, a CPO regular) and an orchestra that has done some fine work for this label in the past (the Staatphilharmonie Rheinland-Pflatz). No complaints about the excellent CPO sound. If you like big, romantic symphonies then you should give this a try. I didn't regret the purchase and discovered a new, and very fine, composer in the process. Best wishes to all. |
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