Both Haas and Nowak sought, in very different ways, to present as far as possible what the composer really intended, and it would be gratifying indeed to feel sure that the text of this symphony, one of the greatest ever written, was truly Bruckner's own symphony, and his alone but assembling an edition from the manuscript sources is by no means straightforward, so that the editors, Haas, Nowak and now Hawkshaw, must also, alongside Levi and the young Schalk brothers, become party to the creation of a performable version of this work. In stating their preference for one edition or another, many commentators seek to suggest, as with the example above of the 7th symphony cymbal clash, that they have the composer's advocacy on their side, either through special intuition or some evaluation of documentary or circumstantial evidence. Come the 1890 version, we know its very existence was due to Hermann Levi's rejection of the first version, that to some extent Bruckner involved Josef and Franz Schalk in its extensive revision and re-composition, and that the published edition that gave it its overwhelming success in 1892 had been subject to further interventions without Bruckner's consent. If one is after 'pure' Bruckner in this symphony, this is the only place to find it. In the case of the 8th symphony, we are sure that Bruckner alone wrote the first version of 1887. On the basis of the inconclusive evidence we have, there is no probability: we just do not know. Karajan is my Wagnerian of choice, but I would like to hear how Boulez fares in this music as I know he does have an attachment to the Austro-Germanic repertoire or at least that line of composers from Wagner, Mahler, the Second Viennese School, etc.Who wrote Bruckner's 8th symphony…? A RECENT comment on a concert review web-site was anxious to assert that the cymbal clash in the 7th symphony "probably" did not originate with Bruckner and was not approved of by him. I’ll still listen to his recordings as there have been terrible things that a lot of musicians have done through the years, but this has never hindered my own enjoyment of their performances. Anyway, Levine is a great conductor regardless of what he did. I just like the whole aural experience and hearing how the music progresses. Also, I don’t really need to know what is being sung, but I do like reading of a synopsis of an opera before I start listening. I never cared about watching opera of any kind and I know this is important to the whole experience of opera, but I’ve always preferred listening without the visual aspect of it. Quote from: Mirror Image on December 13, 2020, 08:52:07 AM Thanks for the feedback.
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