Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5
in B flat major (WAB 105; Nowak edition)
Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
„The orchestra, combining old friends and young talents, radiates a fabulously chamber-musical quality.“ – Financial Times
„… simply buy it, mortgaging the cat if need be. Crystal-clear camera work and perfect sound.“ – Classical Music Magazine
“The sound is excellent, the camerawork sensitive and technically first-rate. Abbado himself is invariably the main focus of attention and he’s wonderful to watch: theatrical posing and outsize gestures are evidently foreign to his nature. What you see is clear cueing, a discernible beat and subtle facial responses. The players vary in age and appearance: no stiffening dress-code clamps down with unwarranted formality, just well-dressed men and women totally into the business of making great music. And boy, do they deliver!” – Gramophone’s Top 10 Bruckner Recordings (click here)