Bruckner: Symphonies No. 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9

Orchestra, choir:

Cleveland Orchestra

Conductor:

Franz Welser-Möst

Venue:

Stiftsbasilika St. Florian, Austria (Nos. 4, 5) / Severance Hall, Cleveland

This concert collection features five symphonies by Anton Bruckner, performed by renowned Bruckner specialist Franz Welser-Möst and his Cleveland Orchestra. The concerts were held at Cleveland's Severance Hall, still considered one of the world's most beautiful concert halls, Vienna's magnificent Musikverein Golden Hall, and Stiftsbasilika St. Florian, where the composer is buried. Franz Welser-Möst's intense and calm conducting and the Cleveland Orchestra's inimitable intonation have set new standards for the interpretation of Bruckner. DVD 1 Live from St. Florian Abbey Basilica, September 2012 Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 in E major, WAB 104 (arrangement by Benjamin Korstvedt, 1888 version) DVD 2 Live from Stiftsbasilika St. Florian, September 2006 Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Bonus: Interview with Franz Welser-Möst DVD 3 Live from Severance Hall, Cleveland, September 2008 Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 7 in E major Bonus: Introduction by Franz Welser-Möst DVD 4 Live from Severance Hall, Cleveland, August 2010 Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1887 version, edited by Leopold Nowak) Bonus: Pre-concert discussion with Dee Perry, Franz Welser-Möst, and William Cosel DVD 5 Live from Vienna's Musikverein, October 2007 Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 9 in D minor