A. Bruckner: Symphony nº 4 - Skrowaczewski - Sinfónica de Galicia

Anton Bruckner: Sinfonía nº 4, en mi bemol mayor, "Romántica"
Bewegt, nicht zu schnell (0:39)
Andante quasi allegretto (20:24)
Scherzo. Bewegt (37:04)
Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (48:15)
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, director
Grabación realizada el 21 de marzo de 2014 en el Palacio de la Ópera de A Coruña.
Realización de Antonio Cid/RDC Producciones
Audio: Pablo Barreiro/RTVG
www.sinfonicadegalicia.com / osggalicia
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[@shin-i-chikozima]

Bruckner‘s symphonies are the stronghold of my soul All of Bruckner‘s　symphony is the cry of the soul, and the depth is immeasurable, and beyond description

[@leestamm3187]

One of the best Bruckner 4 performances on KZbin. Excellent.

[@greenemonger]

Proof that you don’t have to be in Chicago, New York, Amsterdam, Berlin, etc. to have a world-class orchestra. A Coruña? I never even heard of it until I discovered this orchestra a few years ago. Now I want to live there so I can go to every concert of this wonderful group! (David Bushnell reigns!)

[@joaovitorribeiroalves1932]

Skrowaczewski is 90 years old here. His renditions of Bruckner are some of the greatest.

[@AJNorth]

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, October 3, 1923 - February 21, 2017 It was my great privilege -- and unforgettable experience -- to have been in the audience at Symphony Hall in San Diego in the mid-eighties to hear Skrowaczewski conduct a concert that included a stunning performance of Anton Bruckner's 7th (with the cymbal crash). Afterward in the Green Room, I thanked him for a glorious performance, and also for one of my cherished recordings, the one he had made with Artur Rubinstein of the Chopin 1st Concerto. He lit up with a smile from ear to ear and said, "Ah, Artur; we had so much fun making that record," then clasped my hand. Rest In Peace, Maestro. And again, thank you.

[@user-xb4pu5kc5n]

New Symphony Orchestra of London Conductor ~ Stanislav Scrowaczewski Piano ~ Arthur Rubinstein Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 I have one of discography

[@AJNorth]

@@user-xb4pu5kc5n The recording was originally released as RCA Victor Red Seal Living Stereo LSC-2575 in 1961 (Indianapolis Pressing, Shaded Dog). The recording engineer was Kenneth E. Wilkinson; the producer, Max Wilcox. Sol Hurok wrote the liner notes.

[@geschiedschrijver]

Apart from this great performance, it is a joy to see the sponteneity of the orchestra when Skrowaczewski calls out the several group of players, horns.. all smiles the violinists ticking their bows in unisom and raising them as if raising the flags. Pure joy and FUN to watch, never seen anything like it; all expressing "Thank You Maestro !!"

[@billrisbeck9856]

Praise to the maestro, the players and the sound engineer! Wonderful performance!

[@hedahedoh4488]

Simply glorious! Stan at 90 shows how it's done. And the Sinfonica de Galicia, meanwhile a world class orchestra, executes brilliantly in all sections. One of the Bruckner cornerstones.

[@Specialtrai]

Excelente versión, con poderoso sonido, de esta gran sinfonía de Bruckner, una de mis preferidas, junto con la Séptima y la Octava. Sin duda, estamos ante una de las mejores orquestas españolas, por no decir la mejor. De todas las versiones escuchadas de esta sinfonía, pienso que ésta es la mejor. Gran maestro, Skrowaczewski, ya hace cinco años que nos dejó.

[@waynelutton4634]

I just watched this performance again, after enjoying the recent posting of the Schumann 4th under Juanjo Mena. As I have said before, I think this is the World Best performance of the Bruckner 4th on YT. Arguably, the World Best period. And this time I thought how sad that Bruckner didn't get to hear his 4th Symphony played here. I suspect he never got to hear it played this well by people who loved his work. Thanks, again and again, for saving this great performance and sharing it with the rest of us. Best Wishes from Washington,DC.

[@waynelutton4634]

I have been viewing the Bruckner concert videos from all over YT.Including great performances posted by the North German Radio (NDR Elbphilharmonia) conducted by Gunter Wand. But for Bruckner's 4th I keep coming back to this performance by the Sinfonica de Galicia and Maestro Skrowaczewski. Outstanding! Simply the best! This may be the 50th or even the 100th time I have watched this performance. Thanks for posting, SinfonicadeGalicia!

[@waynelutton4634]

@@claudiaochoacruz Super! Thanks for the notice!!! Hasta pronto!!!

[@waynelutton4634]

@@claudiaochoacruz Are you in Hamburg now? I see that the Mozart #34-Bruckner # 7 concert conducted by Herbert Blomstedt for 17 Jun is Sold Out! It doesn't look like they are going to stream it on the 17th. Hope they do in the future. I will watch the stream of the St. Matthew Passion on DW Classical from the Leipzig Bach Fest. Best Wishes to COC!!!

[@waynelutton4634]

@@claudiaochoacruz June 21, 1:45 EasternTimeUS, Gurzenich Orchester Koln streaming final concert of the season, including Schubert Unfinished, Ligeti Cello concerto, Bruckner 9th!

[@waynelutton4634]

@@claudiaochoacruz How did you know my b-day? I'll be getting together w/ some friends at the Village BrauHaus in Old Town Alexandria. Cheers!

[@waynelutton4634]

@@claudiaochoacruz: in less than 20 minutes on YT, live performance of the Bruckner 8th. Final concert of the season by the NSO of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Their YT Channel misidentifies them as the National Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus [we need to find a more convenient way to communicate].

[@carloslaguensbermejo9812]

Genial interpretación de la maravillosa cuarta sinfonía del compositor A. Bruckner por esta afamada orquesta gallega bajo la batuta del legendario y longevo maestro polaco Stanislaw Skrowaczewski fallecido en el reciente año 2017. BRAVO !!!!

[@juampisolermilanesio3626]

Its impact is incredibly exciting. The first time I heard this symphony I fell in love with it immediately, especially with its first movement. This orchestra transmits the great emotion of Bruckner´s score. Congratulations.

[@waynelutton4634]

Thanks for posting this great performance! I have attended only one concert conducted by Maestro Skrowaczewski, when he led the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, opening with the Overture in G by Bruckner. But I have many of his recordings. Oh, to have been in the audience for this concert. I've enjoyed so many of the other performances by this fine orchestra posted on KZbin.

[@mauriciosanchez1081]

El mejor director, sublime ejecución musical, de un gran autor:. A. Bruckner

[@TheJamesalden]

The applause is the best part...the highlight of any performance....but this conductor usually gets more than most; that I'm also most grateful for those uploads which can include as of much of this as possible...Thank You!!...

[@Henning_S]

1:05:55 These amazing bass-waves...wow! It's a so well done Finale - Bravo.

[@shawnhampton8503]

I treasure my recording of this symphony with Skrowaczewski and the Halle Orchestra. He really has a very gorgeous vision of what this piece can be.

[@pedromariarivera]

Excelente versión de la Sinfónica de Galicía y muy buena grabación de 2014. Gran orquesta y director, Skrowaczewski, que nos dejó este año (D.E.P.).

[@anonymoussource701]

Great performance. Superb orchestra too!

[@sergiocontreras8372]

I had the luck of listening to this conductor back in Chile in the 1960s. He conducted one of his own works too. This helped me to understand and like modern composers, which made it easier for me to like Mahler. Shostakovich, and so many others. Thanks for posting this. I am in love with the Sinfonica de Galicia. Terrific orchestra!

[@tescherman3048]

Even though the Minnesota (Minneapolis Symphony) Orchestra was shaped early on by such luminaries as Eugene Ormandy, Antal Dorati and Dimitri Mitropoulos, it was Skrowaczewski who brought that orchestra (over the course of two + decades) into a new age. RIP Stan. You are sorely missed! I'm sure even the brilliant current conductor, Osmo Vaanska, would agree that Stan had an extraordinary legacy with that great orchestra. And to see Stanislav conduct equally great orchestras - even at his advanced age - is truly wonderful. We will miss you, maestro!

[@PaulSebastien]

🙏💯

[@franciscolopezus]

Magnifica orquesta.

[@thiagolemos9]

Perfeita interpretação! Deixou um gosto de quero mais! Perfect! Great perfomance!

[@ricardonascimento6020]

Skrowaczewski escolheu o melhor das versões de Hass e Nowak. O resultado é uma interpretação única, esplêndida!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!

[@waynelutton4634]

Fabulous conductor, orchestra, audio-visual team. Thanks again, for the 10th time or more, for sharing! And Merry Christmas from a grateful online audience member from Washington,DC!

[@atselikas78]

Just wonderful... Thank you all so much for this magnificent interpretation!

[@notaire2]

Großartige Aufführung dieses romantischen Meisterwerks mit seidigen Töne aller Streicher, milden Töne aller Holzbläser und, vor allem, brillanten Töne aller Metallbläser. Der erfahrene Maestro dirigiert das funktionelle Orchester im gut phrasierten Tempo mit effektiv kontrollierter Dynamik ohne überflüssige Leidenschaft. Echt bewundernswert!

[@ryam4632]

How wonderful to come across this live recording. I have been listening to many recordings of Bruckner's symphonies on KZbin and it seems that subconsciously I always tend to prefer maestro's Skrowaczewski's interpretations. Long may he live.

[@paulybarr]

I love the conductor's 4 grunts ( I can't tell which language the grunts are in - Polish?) as he conducts 4 beats in the penultimate bar of the first movement ( at 19.56), to ensure the orchestra all plays the last chord together-" hunh hunh hunh hunh" WAM!

[@pedromariarivera]

Extraordinaria versión. Qué gran director Skrowaczewski. Matizando las intervenciones de solistas y grupos, todo un ejemplo y modelo.

[@alanmunro5068]

I was fortunate enough to meet this lovely man about eight years before he died. He invited me to chat in the green room and I suggested we use the elevator. He smiled and insisted we took the stairs. A lovely lesson..

[@PaulSebastien]

🙏

[@gerritmvisser]

beautiful! beautiful this 1th movement

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This is the cry of the soul

[@GustavoMedinaSerrano]

Does anyone else feel chills running down the spine at 50:33? This work is absolutely magnificent and intimidating, yet beautiful enough to be described as magical.

[@josemanuelbreafeijoo1156]

Este apoteósico clímax no lo había escuchado así desde la clásica grabación de Jochum con la Filarmónica de Berlín. En ambas interpretaciones entran los platillos, ausentes en otras.

[@conw_y]

They kept the cymbal clash! Yes!!!

[@pauloamaral6069]

Brucker always sounds like Gods background music while He was creating the world in the oficine, its incredible, in every symphony i get that excatic feeling!

[@steveegallo3384]

@@conw_y -- .....yes....and more important....emphasized the VIOLINS at the Finale.....BRAVISSIMO from Acapulco!

[@mr-wx3lv]

The horn solo of doom. What responsibility lies on that poor guy to set the scene for the whole symphony.

[@hellekarlsson6758]

Practise the solo from when you turn 14 until just after death😅

[@padin6604]

He is the first horn player in a great orchestra. Who are you?

[@hellekarlsson6758]

@@padin6604 l am the horn soloist in this recording. It is tough and rewarding to play the first horn part of Bruckner's 4th. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to perform this epic symphony with such a fantastic conductor.

[@BritinIsrael]

@@hellekarlsson6758 You were indeed so lucky. The 1st horn part of Bruckner's 4th must be the greatest part a horn player could wish for. Congratulations on your performance and the deserved ovation you and all the horn players received. ( i must add that i prefer the 1878-1880 revision of this work)

[@cosminrentea]

Great playing! And the conductor noticed it

[@edwardnah6739]

He was 91 years old and could memorize entire notes and governed full orchestra. Was'n it amazing? I am 70 years old and non-professional conductor and still I can not conduct any without score.

[@kennethdower7425]

He was actually 90 at the time, but your point is well taken. I think memorizing scores keeps the mind more active and perhaps led to his longevity of conducting thus, other health concerns aside.

[@Nobilangelo]

Bruckner! The brass, the strings, the shattering climaxes! A great master of the orchestra.

[@xwillnotbetelevisedx]

Triste pérdida para la buena música. Descanse señor Skrowaczewski, se lo merece.

[@carlosgpuente]

As interpretaçons de Skrowaczewski aperfeiçoabam-se ao passar dos anos. Tornabam-se mais sutís e complexas. Acho que atingiu o topo do seu magistério sendo já oitogenário. Bravo!

[@christopherdandeker6122]

Inspiring and breathtaking

[@joselobao9490]

Simplesmente maravilhoso... Interpretação perfeita

[@ivanbeshkov1718]

There is Wagner in Bruckner, but also Schubert, particularly the eighth and ninth. Similar processional quality, grand yet not heavy, evocative of nature rather than inner turmoil.

[@rodneylacret1092]

El primer movimiento en sí mismo tiene una narrativa musical completa y definida. Es como una gran obertura romántica, tipo 1812 o Las Hébridas. Esta sinfonía es un viaje sensorial. La Orquesta Sinfónica de la Galicia es un gran conjunto musical, emocionan por su maestría y el sonido.

[@EvandroSchulz]

Waw!!! One of the best record of this symphony that I've heard. Great sound. Congratulations!!!!

[@Nobilangelo]

Bravo! Played with passion and commitment.

[@vaughanosgan8766]

Perfection in performance and conducting....incredible...How does the maestro do it???? Live too... as a bonus...

[@hopetopeople]

정말 좋은 영상이네요 고맙습니다.. Thank you~

[@lionsloin7869]

Like Bruckner himself,. Skrowaczewski seems to have been a genuinely nice person. He does the whole rather problematic last movement as well as any conductor I've heard, but at 01:05:50 we enter Paradise. What a coda. Also, kudos for this wonderful orchestra.

[@mr-wx3lv]

I've heard many interpretations of that amazing coda, and this is one of the most translucent performances. If you want blatant triumphalism, then VPO /Bohm takes some beating,

[@hellekarlsson6758]

Yes, but what gets me is the doubt at 1:05:30 .... Will you be allowed into heaven? The horns pray to be allowed in.....and..... YES!

[@hellekarlsson6758]

1:08:06 the gates open.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

It's the French horns that get to me most (done really well here)--so damn sad and exhausted after what has been such a hard battle.

[@Nobilangelo]

In the shots of the conductor, on the right (our right) there is a woman sitting above a man and below a woman wearing a white scarf, who listens in rapt enjoyment the whole time. That is how Bruckner should be listened to.

[@ricardoallendw292]

Genial virtuoso...

[@Nobilangelo]

Excellent, sensitive television direction.

[@muslit]

Bruckner did not indicate cymbals in this symphony. Aside from that, beautiful horn playing from the first horn, and Skrowaczewski's tempos seem spot on.

[@puccininesko]

It depends on the version...

[@SalvorHardin42]

Also in the First movement, in the corale before the coda. In the orchestration of Bruckner (in both versions) there are only Viola but the director added Violoncelli for balance with horns, trombones and trumpets

[@user-xb4pu5kc5n]

Stanislav Scrowaczewski(1923~2017) RIP 🎗⚘🙏

[@PaulSebastien]

🙏

[@ernestomaceira6380]

Y la Sinfónica de Galicia es una joya

[@jorgemarz6737]

Espetacular!!!

[@dbFPV]

Rest In Peace, Maestro.... :-(

[@PaulSebastien]

🙏

[@eyesandears6341]

Stanisław Paweł Stefan Jan Sebastian Skrowaczewski was one of a handful of conductors whose mastery was the equal of that of Josef Anton Bruckner. This performance really sings.

[@PaulSebastien]

💯🙏

[@pauloamaral6069]

Esta sinfonia es una bendicion.

[@user-ro6jr2mu8o]

素晴らしい演奏 素晴らしい指揮者 素晴らしいオーケストラ

[@StanleyJasonZappa]

wow! Is there a better way to spend 1 hour and 13 minutes?

[@olegkrylov380]

Yes ! With Bruckner´s 7th Symphonie :) Regards

[@AJNorth]

Of course, though just a tad longer longer than the 4th (and 7th), we really must also include Bruckner's mighty 8th, "The Apocalyptic" (and, while we are at it, what he referred to as "My contrapuntal masterpiece," the 5th). Oh heck, for we Brucknerians, there really isn't a dud in his symphonic canon, from the Study Symphony in F-minor (the so-called double-zero) and Symphony 0 "Die Nulte" in D-minor on through to his farewell to life, the 9th. As one wag once remarked, Bruckner was God's thank-you note to humanity. In lesser hands, listening to a Bruckner symphony can be an interminable ordeal, but when conductor and orchestra make that spiritual connection and tread in the master's footsteps, life takes on new meaning.

2:54 John Towner Williams: It would be a shame if, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....

[@muslit]

Not like the newcomers, the old-timers didn't wait an eternity to drop their hands to indicate to the audience when to applause.

[@wandahelenagorecka-fichten9258]

Symfonia ta nazwana Romantyczną pięknie delikatnie poprowadzona tym razem przez nieżyjącego już polskiego dyrygenta Stanisława Skrobaczewskiego

[@HSHwang-kd6dr]

old giant, bravo!

[@hansrichardnohrer2834]

Ein gutes orchester gut dirigent video danke des wegen

[@asjadsiddiqui6611]

Cymbals in a Bruckner symphony? Which version is this? Is it the Lowe/Schalk version?

[@paulybarr]

No, this is the Haas edition, which does not have a cymbal crash in it. I have no idea where the conductor got the idea from but it adds nothing to the great build up of the last movement! Apart from that, it's a terrific performance!

[@jameschavez6400]

This Conductor Is How God Meant Aging To Be

[@PaulSebastien]

🙏

[@BritinIsrael]

A really terrific performance of such a magnificent work. Which revision is this? I am used to the 1878-1880 revision with no cymbals and an even more majestic finale with totally different string background to the wind and brass. ( listen to the HR Frankfurt recording conducted by Inbal. You will not hear a finer performance of this great work anywhere).

[@vaughanosgan8766]

God's music

[@jacpan]

Dzielny, piękny i wspaniały wciąż nasz Mistrz Skrowaczewski! A ten utwór - przewodni na dziś!!

[@stefanprost6901]

Wonderful! But the two cympal hits in the coda.... What the hell?

[@johnrondeau220]

WOW

[@MrJapanese25]

50:37 conductor's idea? :)

[@jakehouston3377]

I was wondering were the cymbals came from ;)

[@andreloop5929]

Fassung von 1888. Gehört so.

[@daisuke6072]

beta plus - for me too loud and fast leaves scrappy feel, the composer's marking in movement 1 is "nicht zu schnell"

[@navnaveed]

Is this the Haas edition?

[@joachimsaxer4812]

Cymbals???? Bloody hell!

[@joachimsaxer4812]

oops, there is a version of 1888 that has been dismissed for long as unauthentic but is taken more seriously today. It adds cymbals and a third flute.

[@LeonardoManiscalco]

Può essere considerata una esecuzione storica per il suo potere coinvolgente. Notevole la bravura del 1.o corno. Peccato che in alcuni punti tematici importanti ci sia stata una differenza di articolazione o di pronunzia nello staccato fra trombe e tromboni nel primo movimento: mi dispiace, ma queste differenze arbitrarie di stile in una stessa frase non si addicono ad un'orchestra di questo livello

[@couvezm76]

10.00 Star Wars theme 😃

2:54, too.

[@ernestomaceira6380]

Me encantó como director, pero no me entró como compositor. A Mahler también le pasó en su día

[@darrellmoore1743]

Q

[@richardgrassia5225]

Not a fan of the cymbals

[@tropicalstrings]

next time a better camera man this is always missing and knows nothing about the music.