Daniel Barenboim's Bruckner odyssey, recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1973 to 1981, proved his credentials as a true Brucknerian, with readings "full of youthful impetus and gorgeously wrought sonorities. Power, sensitivity, and sweep, felt from within" (Gramophone). The set also includes the Te Deum, with powerful soloists, the rarely heard Helgoland for men's chorus and orchestra, and Psalm 150 for soprano, chorus and orchestra. With Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Jessye Norman (soprano), Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone), David Rendall (tenor), and Ruth Welting (soprano). The 10-CD set includes a 28-page booklet with liner notes by Christoph Schluren.
