Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 - Wolf: Lieder

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The Dresden Staatskapelle has a living Bruckner tradition, stretching back a century and more, which is lovingly curated by its new music director, Christian Thielemann, who is himself a powerful advocate for the composer's symphonies as the pinnacle of the Austro-German tradition; and in particular for the Wagnerian resonances of the Seventh, whose Adagio was shaped by news of Wagner's death in Venice. Hugo Wolf was also deeply affected by that news; his songs, like Bruckner's symphonies, can be seen as oblique reflections on the influence of Wagner, especially when sung, as they are here by Renée Fleming, with the utmost delicacy and intimacy.

Hugo Wolf:
Verbogenheit
Er ist’s
Elfenlied
Anakreons Grab
Mignon (2nd version)

Richard Strauss: Befreit, Op. 39, No. 4

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Renée Fleming, soprano
Dresden Staatskapelle
Christian Thielemann, conductor

Recorded live at Semperoper Dresden, September 2012

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 106 mins
No. of DVDs: 1