SERGIU CELIBIDACHE
MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER
The Munich Philharmonic’s own label is celebrating Bruckner’s 200th birthday on 4 September with two previously unreleased recordings: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 from 1984 and 1985, from the Herkulessaal of the Residenz Munich. These two rarities have been unearthed from the orchestra’s archive and remastered. The releases are available exclusively on Apple Music Classical until early 2025.
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108
1. I. Allegro moderato (19:27)
2. II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato – Trio. Langsam (15:22)
3. III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend (31:18)
4. IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell (33:32)
RECORDING DATES
4 April 1985, Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich
Transfer from analogue tapes in 48 kHz / 24 bit, converted to 96 kHz / 24 bit for remastering
RECORDING PRODUCER Michael Kempff
RECORDING ENGINEER Martin Wöhr
REMASTERING PRODUCER & ENGINEER Johannes Müller
MASTERING ENGINEER Christoph Stickel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Münchner Philharmoniker/Bayerischer Rundfunk
DESIGN Anja Hoppe | Design
BOOKLET PHOTO Werner Neumeister
BOOKLET EDITORS texthouse