Simone Young was the last conductor, and this is my last post to 63 More Days With Bruckner and Me. Thank you to everyone who spent even a minute reading my blogs. Thank you to the conductors. Thank you to the orchestras. And a very big THANK YOU to Anton Bruckner, a composer who equals … [Read more…]
Today, while a very rare February thunderstorm drenches our fair city, I am listening to Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1 in C Minor (WAB 101), nicknamed “The Saucy Maid,” interpreted by Argentine-born pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim (1942-), whom I saw conduct the Staatskapelle Berlin at Carnegie Hall on January 28th of this year. The symphony … [Read more…]
This leg of my 207-day Bruckner project (144 days + 63 days = 207 days) will begin on or about Friday, February 24th. It depends on if the last CD box set arrives in time. If so, I’ll start Phase Two on that day. (UPDATE: It did arrive on time. All systems go!) If not, … [Read more…]