May, 2019: Symphony No. 8 / Lan Shui / China Philharmonic Orchestra / DR Classics Set

In 2012, the DR Classics Cultural Development Company in Bejing released a boxed set of recordings by the China Philharmonic Orchestra. The set was entitled "CPO Live 100 CDs." This nine-pound monster of a set in fact contains 100 CDs and the repertoire would more than provide a normal music lover with a complete classical music library. Within the boxed set there are three Bruckner symphonies. The set was very expensive (close to $1,000.00!) but as hard as I tried to find a better price, the only information I was getting back was that the set was in limited supply. Thanks to the people who purchase CDs from abruckner.com, I had the funds to purchase a set and include the Bruckner recordings in the Discography and the Archive. This is the second of the three Bruckner recordings. It is the Symphony No. 8 which Lan Shui conducted on June 30, 2012 in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing.