Artist: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena
Album: Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2021
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24bit, 48 kHz
Duration: 59:50
Total Tracks: 4
Total Size: 551 MB

Tracklist:

01. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Juanjo Mena – Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106: I. Majestoso – Bedeutend langsamer (17:16)
02. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Juanjo Mena – Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106: II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich (20:28)
03. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Juanjo Mena – Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106: III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell (08:04)
04. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Juanjo Mena – Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106: IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (14:01)

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Considered by some to be the ‘Cinderella’ of his symphonies, the Sixth Symphony of Anton Bruckner was composed in 1879 — 81. It may well demonstrate a reaction to the severe criticism of the first Viennese performance, in 1877, of his Third Symphony, which Eduard Hanslick described as a vision of how Beethoven’s Ninth befriends Wagner’s Walkre and ends up being trampled under her horses’ hoofs’. Much the shortest of his mature symphonies, the Sixth also reverts to a more classical form than its predecessors. This recording was made in 2012, during the first season of Juanjo Mena as Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, and just a month before their acclaimed performance of the work at the BBC Proms. Classical Source commented: ‘Mena didn’t miss a trick and the result for the whole symphony was a revelation, and you don’t get many of those. This was a thrilling, delightful performance.’