Anton Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1–9 – Günter Wand Collection (RCA Victor Gold Seal, 10CD Box Set)

UPC: 0035626007522 

MPN: GD 60075 

Brand Name: RCA Victor Gold Seal / deutsche harmonia mundi

Overview

The RCA Victor Gold Seal Günter Wand Collection presents the complete symphonies of Anton Bruckner (Nos. 1–9), performed by the Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester (Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra) under the masterful direction of Günter Wand. This landmark 10-CD box set, originally released in 1989, captures the conductor’s magisterial interpretations, recorded for WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) and produced by deutsche harmonia mundi, distributed worldwide by BMG Classics.

Günter Wand’s Bruckner cycle is widely hailed as one of the definitive renditions of these monumental symphonies—deeply spiritual, architecturally precise, and emotionally profound.

Product Features

• Format: 10 Compact Discs (Digital Stereo)
• Recording Label: RCA Victor Gold Seal / deutsche harmonia mundi
• Recording Location: Cologne, Germany (WDR Studios)
• Recording Years: 1974–1981 (originally issued by harmonia mundi, reissued by RCA/BMG in 1989)
• Genre: Classical – Symphony / Sacred Romanticism
• Style: Late Romantic Austro-German Orchestral Works
• Catalogue Number: GD 60075
• Audio Quality: Digital Master Transfers
• Country of Manufacture: Germany
• Packaging: Deluxe 10-CD box with individual jewel cases and booklet featuring essays in English, German, and French

Disc Contents

• GD 60076 – Symphony No. 1 in C minor
• GD 60077 – Symphony No. 2 in C minor
• GD 60078 – Symphony No. 3 in D minor
• GD 60079 – Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major (Romantic)
• GD 60080 – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
• GD 60081 – Symphony No. 6 in A major
• GD 60082 – Symphony No. 7 in E major
• GD 60083 – Symphony No. 8 in C minor
• GD 80084 – Symphony No. 9 in D minor
• GD 60075 (overview) – Complete Edition Collection Index

Performers:

• Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester (Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra)
• Conductor: Günter Wand

Interesting Facts

• Monumental Achievement: This was the first complete digital edition of Bruckner’s nine symphonies conducted by Günter Wand, long considered the benchmark for interpretive fidelity and spiritual depth.
• Architectural Precision: Wand’s Bruckner is renowned for its clarity of structure, natural pacing, and refusal of sentimentality—qualities that earned him comparisons to Furtwängler and Klemperer.
• WDR Partnership: Recorded in partnership with West German Radio (WDR), ensuring meticulous engineering and archival sound quality.
• Spiritual Legacy: Wand viewed Bruckner’s symphonies as musical cathedrals, each representing an act of faith—his performances embody this reverence through dynamic restraint and monumental sound.
• Collector’s Icon: The RCA Victor Gold Seal release, with its elegant golden livery and Made in Germany pressing, remains a prized item among collectors of Bruckner and Wand aficionados.

Publishers

Produced by: deutsche harmonia mundi (DHM), Freiburg Distributed by: BMG Ariola (Europe) / BMG Records (UK) Published under license from: Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Printed and Made in: Germany / Imprimé en Allemagne

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