West Coast Bruckner Marathon announced (August 31st in San Diego)
To celebrate Bruckner’s 200th birthday, we will play all 11 of his symphonies. As always, the setting will be informal, with plenty of food and drinks to keep us going. We’ll also have our usual CD exchange; those unwanted CDs of yours could be someone else’s treasure. As in previous years, we offer a combination of live and studio recordings. In this year’s line-up, we celebrate the lives of conductor Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024) and musicologist, physicist, and friend William Carragan (1937-2024). We also recognize the final release of the ultra-complete Bruckner cycle conducted by Markus Poschner as well as the 97th birthday of Herbert Blomstedt. Finally, we dedicate this marathon to our dear friends and former Brucknerthon attendees Chris TeWinkel and Jim Rosenfield, who passed away earlier this year. Here are the selected recordings in the order in which they'll be played: - Symphony in F-minor: Poschner/Bruckner Orchestra Linz (Capriccio CD, 2022) - Symphony No. 1 (1877): Young/Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Oehms SACD, 2010) - Symphony in D-minor: Nelsons/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (DG CD, 2020) - Symphony No. 2 (1872): Eichhorn/Bruckner Orchestra Linz (Camerata CD, 1991) - Symphony No. 3 (1877): Kubelik/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Audite CD, 1970) - Symphony No. 4 (1881): Blomstedt/Staatskapelle Dresden (Denon CD, 1981) - Symphony No. 5: Jochum/Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO Live CD, 1986) - Symphony No. 6: Leitner/SWF Symphony Orchestra (Hänssler Classic CD, 1982) - Symphony No. 7: Ozawa/Saito Kinen Orchestra (Decca CD, 2003) - Symphony No. 8 (Haas): TO BE ANNOUNCED!!! - Symphony No. 9: Naito/Tokyo New City Orchestra (Delta CD, 2006) When: Saturday, August 31, 2024, beginning at 9:00 AM Where: 9863 Fox Valley Way, San Diego, CA 92127 Please feel free to bring your favorite snacks and drinks (especially Bruckner's favorite beverage) to share. Monetary contributions for lunch and dinner are appreciated. Be sure to brush up on your Bruckner trivia before the event, as the winner of the annual Bruckner quiz will walk away with a special prize. If you know others who might want to join us, then feel free to forward this invitation to them. We particularly encourage extending this invitation to members of the younger (<= 60) generation. If you have received this invitation and you would like to attend, then please let us know by August 24. We look forward to seeing you. Ramón Khalona and Dave Griegel rkhalona@hotmail.com, dkgriegel@cox.net |
