This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s unfinished Symphony No. 9 in D Minor WAB 109 (dedicated “to the beloved God”) is Kurt Masur (1927-2015), another person about whom I knew nothing and of whom I had never heard until I started this project. Maestro Masur was born in Germany and died in December, 2015, at … [Read more…]
My “office” this morning, the local grocery store with a cafeteria and free wifi. Time is 8:04am. I’ve been here since 7am. One of the things I love to do is watch the sun come up. When I do so, I feel all conspiratorial and industrious, like I’m doing something sly by being out here … [Read more…]
Today starts a new leg in my 144-day journey. And not a moment too soon. I was so done with Symphony 5…and so really looking forward to starting No. 6. And so I am. This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 in A Major (WAB 106) is Argentine-born pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim … [Read more…]
This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (WAB 102) is Kurt Masur (1927-2015), another person about whom I knew nothing and of whom I had never heard until I started this project. He was born in Germany and died just last year at the age of 88 in Greenwich, Connecticut, … [Read more…]
This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1 in C Minor (WAB 101) is, once again, German-born Eugen Jochum (1902-1987), unarguably one of the most highly respected interpreters of Anton Bruckner’s music who ever lived. I have two CD box sets of Bruckner symphonies that were conducted by Jochum – this one, on the … [Read more…]