Anton Bruckner, Herbert Von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker – Symphonie No. 7
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Karajan's final recording of Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, captured with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1990, represents a lifetime of contemplation distilled into sound. This E-major work, composed in the 1880s, stands as one of Bruckner's most architecturally ambitious creations—a sprawling meditation on faith and the sublime that demands both patience and surrender from its listeners. Karajan approaches it with the unhurried confidence of a conductor who had returned to this symphony countless times, drawing out its vast harmonic landscapes and moments of transcendent quiet with the orchestra responding in kind. The Vienna Philharmonic's warmth and clarity in the upper strings, their weight in the brass passages, and the whole ensemble's ability to sustain Bruckner's seemingly infinite paragraphs make this a deeply introspective interpretation. This Deutsche Grammophon pressing preserves that late-career understanding—the sound of a master conductor at peace with a masterpiece that had long occupied his artistic consciousness.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Style | Romantic, Orchestra, Symphony |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Description | NM copy all around - Perfect collectors item! Sleeve has bigger sticker bottom left and#34;Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wienand#34;. Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Year | 1990 |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | LP |
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Symphonie No. 7 E-Dur
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