Only one day left in this leg of my journey! This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s unfinished Symphony No. 9 in D Minor WAB 109 (dedicated “to the beloved God”) is Georg Tintner (1917-1999), the Austrian-born composer/conductor with whom I was already familiar prior to starting my 144-day exploration of Bruckner’s music. Tinter’s orchestra is … [Read more…]
This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 in E Major (WAB 107) is Georg Tintner (1917-1999), the Austrian-born composer/conductor with whom I was already familiar prior to starting my 144-day exploration of Bruckner’s music. Tinter’s orchestra is the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. I first encountered Georg Tintner (in this project) on Day 15, … [Read more…]
My “office” this morning. I’m back to Baker Book House. Because of the time (a little after 7am) I’m the only one here, the first customer of the day. I love that. Just me, my Brown Sugar Pecan scone, my laptop and books, my Hawaii Kona coffee, and an empty room. This morning’s conductor of … [Read more…]
My “office” this morning. I command the entire upper deck at a local Panera Restaurant. But it’s 6:05am, so not many people are out and about. Especially to buy Panera food. But the setting is perfect for listening, reflecting, and re-filling my ceramic mug with Light Roast coffee. This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony … [Read more…]
This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s “Symphony of Pauses” (Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102) is Vienna-born Roberto Paternostro (1957?-), another person about whom I knew nothing and of whom I had never heard until I started this project. Here’s what I wrote the about him on Day 11: Given how little there … [Read more…]