Brucknerthon 2010

[rkhalona]

Join us on Saturday, September 4, 2010, to celebrate Bruckner's 186th
birthday in Carlsbad, California. This year marks our 12th annual
Bruckner Marathon and we'd like to share some good music with Bruckner
lovers.

As in previous years, we'll play the numbered symphonies (incl. the
"Nullte") and two shorter works in an informal setting, with
intermissions between works and plenty of food and drinks to keep us
going.
As in previous years, we offer a combination of noteworthy live and
studio recordings. Special features include a DVD of Sawallisch's
performance of the Second symphony, a live Van Beinum performance of
the Fourth, a nice remastering of Furtwängler's incandescent wartime
performance of the Fifth by Opus Kura, a live performance of the Sixth
with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under Ingo Metzmacher, a
wonderful remastering of Matacic's classic Seventh with the Czech
Philharmonic and a live Ninth with the VPO from the orchestra's tour
last year under Mehta.

As before, a pamphlet with notes on each recording will be provided to
attendees. In addition, we will continue the tradition of the annual
Bruckner Quiz, whose winner will be the proud owner of a surprise
gift.

Here's the playlist in the sequence we will play it:

- Overture in G minor: Skrowaczewski/Saarbrücken Radio Symphony
Orchestra (Oehms Classics, 2001)
- Symphony No. 0: Inbal/Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (Teldec,
1990)
- Symphony No. 1: Solti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Decca, 1995)
- Symphony No. 2: Sawallisch/Bavarian State Orchestra (live, Private
Label DVD, 1985)
- Symphony No. 3: Young/Hamburg Philharmonic (live, Oehms Classics,
2006)
- Symphony No. 4: Van Beinum/Concertgebouw Orchestra (live, Private
Label CD, 1950s)
- Symphony No. 5: Furtwängler/Berlin Philharmonic (live, Opus Kura CD,
1942)
- Adagio from String Quintet: Blomstedt/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
(Decca, 1997)
- Symphony No. 6: Metzmacher/Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra (live,
Ludwigsburg, Private Label CD, 2005)
- Symphony No. 7: Matacic/Czech Philharmonic (Supraphon, 1967,
Japanese XRCD)
- Symphony No. 8: Asahina/Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (live,
Fontec, 1998)
- Symphony No. 9: Mehta/Vienna Philharmonic (live Musikverein, Private
Label CD, Feb. 2009)

When: Saturday, September 4th, 2010
Where: 3267 Madison Street, Carlsbad, California, 92008
Starting time: 9 AM

Please feel free to bring your favorite food and drinks (especially
Bruckner's favorite beverage) to share. Contributions will be taken
towards lunch and/or dinner. For directions and more information,
contact
Ramón Khalona at rkha...@hotmail.com or Dave Griegel at
DavidG...@FairIsaac.com.

We look forward to seeing you.

Ramon Khalona and Dave Griegel