Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra presents Bruckner’s symphonies Nos. 1 to 9 on CD
CD box featuring selected recordings under the direction of seven leading conductors anticipates orchestra’s new Bruckner cycle
On 8 September, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra released a CD box on its own RCO Live label, featuring previous radio recordings of Anton Bruckner’s Symphonies Nos. 1 to 9 under the direction of such conductors as Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Eugen Jochum and Mariss Jansons. The oldest recording dates from 1972 (Bruckner's Symphony No. 1 under Haitink), the most recent one is from 2012 (Jansons conducting No. 6). The Bruckner box, containing a booklet with a text by Dirk Luijmes, is available at all well-known CD dealers and webshops for 50 euros.
The Concertgebouw Orchestra is world famous for its Bruckner tradition since the 1930s. The new CD release anticipates a new symphonic cycle, kicking off in December 2023. To mark the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth in September 2024, the orchestra will perform all nine numbered symphonies within a year and a half under the direction of nine expert conductors, each one bringing his or her own unique perspective. Honorary guest conductor Iván Fischer will set the ball rolling in December 2023 with the Third Symphony.
CD box: conductors and recording dates
No. 1 Bernard Haitink (10 Feb 1972)
No. 2 Riccardo Chailly (29 Apr 1990)
No. 3 Kurt Sanderling (8 Nov 1996)
No. 4 Klaus Tennstedt (28 Oct 1982)
No. 5 Eugen Jochum (4 Dec 1986)
No. 6 Mariss Jansons (9 Mar 2012)
No. 7 Bernard Haitink (2 Apr 2006)
No. 8 Zubin Mehta (2 Dec 2005)
No. 9 Riccardo Chailly (6 June 1996)
Bruckner Cycle 2023-2025: conductors and concert dates
No. 1 Vladimir Jurowski (8 Dec 2024)
No. 2 Andrew Manze (27 Sep 2024)
No. 3 Iván Fischer (17 Dec 2023)
No. 4 Jaap van Zweden (3 Oct 2024)
No. 5 Klaus Mäkelä (2 May 2024)
No. 6 Simone Young (17 Jan 2025)
No. 7 Myung-whun Chung (19 Jan 2024)
No. 8 Christian Thielemann (20 June 2024)
No. 9 Riccardo Chailly (5 Feb 2025)