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Bruckner: Symphony No 9 [DVD] [1969]

DVD ~ Anton Bruckner
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  • Format: Classical, Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Opus Arte
  • DVD Release Date: 2 April 2007
  • Run Time: 62 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000OCZ806
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,904 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Performance of Bruckner's Symphony No.9 by the Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della RAI conducted by one of music's most celebrated figures, Sergiu Celibidache.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Overwhelming Experience, 29 May 2007
By J Scott Morrison (Middlebury VT, USA) - See all my reviews
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I have had little exposure to the recordings of Celibidache. I've never heard the only two recordings he willingly made in a studio, nor have I heard very many of the flood of recordings -- mostly from radio broadcasts -- that entered full spate after his death. (He had famously said that he didn't trust recordings to convey the acoustic experience of a performance as experienced in the hall, and he was exceedingly concerned about fitting a performance to the acoustic of the particular hall in which it took place.) But we have been inundated with the legend of Celi and I must admit that one could be a bit put off by that, as many speak of him as if he were godlike. Further, I recently saw a DVD that showed him rehearsing an orchestra and I was startled and offended by his condescending manner toward the orchestral musicians.

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However I have found this DVD of a 1967 performance of Bruckner's Ninth Symphony -- with a second-tier orchestra, filmed in black-and-white, and with less than wonderful mono sound -- to be an uplifting experience. And that's not just because that is often the effect of ANY halfway decent performance of this symphony. This performance is something special. It's hard to put my finger on why it is. Tempi are broad -- paradoxically so in the second movement Scherzo -- and within that lingering approach one hears the most amazing but natural-sounding adjustments of pulse and phrasing. One can sense that the orchestra of Radio Turin is playing above itself. There are the occasional raucous, even out-of-tune chords from the brass and some lack of ensemble among the strings, but generally the blending and suavity of tone is quite something to hear. As for the wrenching Adagio finale one can hardly find words to describe it: it simply must be heard to be appreciated. I was not surprised to find that tears were coursing down my face at its conclusion, and while I admit that I am perhaps more emotional about musical experiences than some, I am willing to wager that others will have the same experience as I. This is towering and yet human Bruckner.

Another reviewer (at the US Amazon site) has mentioned a hope that more modern Celi DVDs of the Bruckner Ninth will surface and I join him in that hope. I have no knowledge of the existence of other such films, however, and bow to his implied knowledge in that area.

One note: OpusArte have, on their box cover, conveyed the technical aspects of this DVD in tiny print, very difficult to read, and I can easily imagine someone buying this DVD not realizing that it was made forty years ago. To repeat, then: this is a black-and-white film (not color as indicated here at Amazon) made in 1967. Sound is LPCM mono that has been remastered onto two tracks, running time is 62 minutes. It is in 'all-regions' format, meaning that it can be played worldwide.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bruckner's great aural edifice, 5 Dec 2007
By Nicholas Casley (Plymouth, Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
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The notes to this DVD state that Celibidache enjoyed good relationships with radio orchestras because they allowed him greater time for rehearsals. That captured on this DVD is Celibidache's 1969 performance with the RAI's Turin Symphony Orchestra.

Here he takes only 62 minutes to construct Bruckner's great aural edifice and not the 77 minutes that can be experienced on CD (see my review elsewhere on Amazon). Nevertheless, it is interesting to see the man in action, but a shame that the audience started to applaud before he laid down his arms at the end. The obligatory ovation follows, but do we also hear `boos'?

The sound is two-track mono. It's not brilliant and can sound fragile in upper registers, but it's very clear all the same and should not put you off buying this DVD. The picture is black and white and in 4:3 dimensions. The camerawork can be haphazard on occasions.

He conducts with no score, and the notes that accompany the disc tell us that he amazingly rarely used the score in rehearsals either. Indeed, the booklet is of immense value in providing background information about Celibidache's history as well as about Bruckner's ninth. Written by Misha Donat, the articles together cover 8½ closely-spaced pages and can be heartily recommended.

Alas, this DVD has no extras.

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