Title: Exhilarating
Review: If you have never been introduced to the music of Anton Bruckner - start with this recording. I was amazed. Bruckner's brass section stampedes out of the speakers. I have to admit that the stirring opening movement reminds me of a caravan moving across the sand dunes in search of Egyptian treasure. The relaxed Adagio is delicate like a breeze and is interrupted perfectly by the following Scherzo rather like someone stepped on a fire-ant hill. The final movement is a typical Bruckner cavalry charge. Telarc gives the orchestra the space to expand exponentially but can capture the intimacy of the softest phrase. If you can appreciate the visceral thrill of being trampled by hordes of explosive brass instruments you will not be disappointed by this recording.
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