In Reply to: Home sick, so I did a mini Bruckner fest... posted by John N on September 18, 2009 at 10:10:58:
There have been only a few other recordings of what I suppose is now considered a curiosity.
"it is generally agreed that most of the changes were unapproved by Bruckner and inauthentic. Schalk generally made Bruckner's music sound more Wagnerian, mainly by means of reorchestration. The most obvious differences occur in the coda of the Finale. In the last few pages, Schalk adds triangle and cymbals, and an offstage brass band. Schalk also made several cuts, mostly in the Finale."
I do like the Knappertsbusch recording of this on Decca, though.
There's a live Klemperer 8th without cuts and in good mono on the Medici Masters label.
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Follow Ups
- Knappertsbusch always conducted the inauthentic Schalk edition. - Daverz 09/18/0918:12:41 09/18/09 (2)
- Absolutely right on all counts - Chris from Lafayette 22:39:57 09/18/09 (0)
- RE: Knappertsbusch always conducted the inauthentic Schalk edition. - John N 19:05:19 09/18/09 (0)