Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - review

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Symphony No. 9

Staatskapelle Berlin

(Accentus Music)

As Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin are packing their bags for this week's concerts in London, here is a DVD of them playing Bruckner at home in Berlin.

This recording of Bruckner's last, unfinished symphony completes their cycle on DVD of what they term the "mature" symphonies numbered four to nine.

The performance is grand without being portentous, impassioned but never febrile, and is distinguished by a poised musicianship in the finest classical tradition.

The DVD filming, like the playing, is devoid of tricksy effects.

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