ANTON BRUCKNER
Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-moll
ANTON BRUCKNER Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-moll | 1873
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien | Markus Poschner
Bruckner revised his Third Symphony more than any other: There are three manuscript versions, two published versions from within his lifetime, a separate manuscript of the Adagio, and surviving revision fragments from 1874, 1875, and 1876. In its first version (here recorded), it is Bruckner’s longest and most overtly Wagnerian symphony. When Brucknerian extraordinaire Robert Simpson got to study Nowak’s edition of this version in 1977, he threw his hitherto held opinions overboard and declared it an “achievement… progressively maimed in successive versions.” As part of this completist cycle, Markus Poschner will present the work in all states of pruning, but this is the obvious point to start at.
#bruckner24 – ein gemeinsamen Projekt von Bruckner Orchester Linz, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien und dem Label Capriccio unter der Leitung von Markus Poschner, das bis 2024 alle Sinfonien Anton Bruckners in allen Fassungen vorlegen wird.
Bruckner Symphony #3 | C8086 – erschienen 09/2022
REVIEWS
Kontrastreicher Bruckner mit Markus Poschner
»Es ist eine kontrastreiche Interpretation, die das Geflecht der Motive klar herausstellt und uns so beeindruckend die Architektur der vieldimensionierten Gedankenwelt des Komponisten vor Ohren führt.«
»It is an interpretation rich in contrasts that clearly brings out the mesh of motifs, impressively presenting us with the architecture of the composer’s multi-dimensional world of thought.«
Remy Franck | Pizzicato | 11.09.2022
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Capriccio)
»This release is obligatory for those who already have the previous discs in this series and the growing number of Bruckner enthusiasts.«
Gregor Tassie | MusicWeb International | 12.2022
Review: BRUCKNER Symphony No 3 (1873 version. Poschner)
»At 57 minutes, Markus Poschner’s performance is a fleet interpretation, the running time barely a minute longer than Dausgaard’s account with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the fastest performance of the 1873 version on record.«
Christian Hoskins | Gramophone | Awards Issue 2022
»Poschner is flexible in phrases and parts of phrases, taking each as it comes.
Another trademark of this series, the treatment of orchestral balances, is more apparent in this symphony than in the other Thirds that I have heard. The Third is not one of Bruckner’s monumental symphonies. It is more line driven; and in this reading, the lines in the middle textures, many of them accompaniment figures, stand out more than usual.«
Roger Hecht | American Record Guide | 01.2023
»For me, this ebullient reading now is the most appealing choice amongst multiple recordings of the first version of Bruckner’s Third… Poschner’s cheeky Bruckner made me fall in love with the symphony all over again.«
Raymond Tuttle | Fanfare | 03.2023
Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Capriccio)
»[Poschner is] sensitive to the varying moods of the music – the lyrical themes blossom – and, unlike many other ›horizontal‹ Bruckner conductors, he never lets the music feel inappropriately light; his deliberate, purposeful shaping of the climaxes invests them with the necessary tonal weight.«
Stephen Francis Vasta | MusicWeb International | 05.2023
ANTON BRUCKNER Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-moll | 1877
& Adagio | 1876
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien | Bruckner Orchester Linz | Markus Poschner
Anton Bruckner began the revision of his Third Symphony after completing the Fifth on 16 May 1876 and continued working on it sporadically until 28 April 1877. Then, after the Vienna Philharmonic rejected the Symphony for a third time, Bruckner’s friend, Hofkapellmeister Johann Herbeck, took matters into his own hands. He arranged to conduct the work himself on the concert series of the Society for the Friends of Music [Gesellschaftskonzerte] on 16 December 1877. After Herbeck passed away unexpectedly, Bruckner was forced to conduct the symphony himself. The performance proved to be one of the worst debacles of his career. The players were rude and unreceptive, and the audience left the concert hall in droves. Despite the public fiasco, Theodor Rättig, one of the few people who stayed, offered to publish the symphony. Two other people who were there at the end, Gustav Mahler and Rudolf Krzyzanowski, prepared a piano four-hand reduction for Rättig’s publication which appeared at the end of 1879. It was the first publication of a Bruckner Symphony.
#bruckner24 – ein gemeinsamen Projekt von Bruckner Orchester Linz, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien und dem Label Capriccio unter der Leitung von Markus Poschner, das bis 2024 alle Sinfonien Anton Bruckners in allen Fassungen vorlegen wird.
Bruckner Symphony #3 | C8095 – erschienen 06/2024
REVIEWS
Poschner mit Bruckners Dritter von 1877
»Markus Poschner gelingt es sehr gut, die verhaltenen, hin und wieder fast ängstlichen Klänge mit sehr dezidierter und erhabener Gestik in einen Fluss zu bringen. Das Gefühl innerer Unsicherheit setzt sich im Adagio fort, dessen motivische Vielfalt Poschner sehr klar herausstellt.«
»Markus Poschner succeeds very well in bringing the restrained, sometimes almost anxious sounds into a flow with very determined and sublime gestures. The feeling of inner uncertainty continues in the Adagio, whose motivic variety Poschner emphasizes very clearly.«
Remy Franck | Pizzicato | 08.06.2024
»The energy that [Poschner] brings to the symphony’s stirring peroration is very welcome… The recording quality of all the items here is very good and Capriccio’s documentation once again includes an illuminating essay.«
Christian Hoskins | Gramophone | 08.2024
»… I find Poschner well matched to this piece. … this is a welcome addition to the Capriccio series.«
Paul L Althouse | American Record Guide | 11.2024
»Listeners will have no trouble discerning that the first movement is punchy and exciting in the racing momentum Poschner imparts. … There’s no slowing down for the lyrical second theme, although the yearning cello line is brought out expressively. …the strings [of the Vienna orchestra] in particular add a lustre to the overall sonority that keeps the performance from sounding brusque.«
Huntley Dent | Fanfare | 11.2024
»… I feel that Poschner’s youthful enthusiasm… is becoming more pronounced as this project draws to a close. …if you are willing to entertain the idea that Bruckner was…something of a young buck, Poschner’s Brucknerian gallop might be exactly what you are looking for.«
Raymond Tuttle | Fanfare | 01.2025
ANTON BRUCKNER Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-moll | 1889
Bruckner Orchester Linz | Markus Poschner
Bruckner’s Third Symphony had always been something of a problem child among Bruckner’s symphonies, from its disastrous first reception (an enthused youthful Gustav Mahler notwithstanding) until well into the 20th century. In its original form, it is the longest, most Wagnerian of his symphonies – and often considered, rightly or not, the first truly Brucknerian symphony. While some cherish the uncompromising originality of the first version, Bruckner himself wanted the third, much tightened Edition performed, finding it “incomparably better”. It is that final version that is here recorded – and listeners can now easily decide for themselves.
#bruckner24 – ein gemeinsamen Projekt von Bruckner Orchester Linz, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien und dem Label Capriccio unter der Leitung von Markus Poschner, das bis 2024 alle Sinfonien Anton Bruckners in allen Fassungen vorlegen wird.
Bruckner Symphony #3 | C8088 – erschienen 03/2024
REVIEWS
Die Dritte Bruckner in der Fassung letzter Hand
»Alle Beteiligten haben die Noten und die Gestaltung sicher in den Händen. So lassen sie nonchalant eine gut geölte Interpretation erklingen, die mit gutem Fluss zu hören ist. Dabei werden das Farbspiel und die Strukturen beschienen, als dass es zu aufgetürmten Ballungen orchestraler Massen kommt. Dabei lassen sie keine Wünsche hinsichtlich Durchhörbarkeit und instrumentalem Können offen und Markus Poschner lotst die Musiker sicher durch die Tücken der Partitur.«
»All those involved [Poschner and the Bruckner Orchestra Linz] have the notes and the arrangement securely in their hands. They nonchalantly give a well-oiled interpretation that can be heard with a good flow. The play of colours and the structures are illuminated rather than piling up orchestral masses. They leave nothing to be desired in terms of audibility and instrumental skill and Markus Poschner guides the musicians safely through the pitfalls of the score.«
Uwe Krusch | Pizzicato | 04.03.2024
ANTON BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 3 (1889 Version)
»The finale, often the most difficult movement for Bruckner (and others) is handled with grace. … Poschner’s tempos aid that process and lead the symphony to a triumphant and thrilling conclusion.«
Ian Orbell | Classical Music Sentinel | 03.2024
»Poschner’s performance has the distinction of being the fastest on any official label and is enlivened by some notably vigorous playing, especially from the timpani…«
Christian Hoskins | Gramophone | 04.2024
»This symphony… is one of the least monumental in Bruckner. It is more linear and rhythmic and seems to suit Poschner better – and I am happy to recommend it.«
Paul L Althouse | American Record Guide | 07.2024
»Poschner and his orchestra seem to be telling us that we can never know [the Third Symphony] well enough, and they are correct.«
Raymond Tuttle | Fanfare | 11.2024
Foto: Reinhard Winkler | Grafik: Capriccio