Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/12

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Subject: Re: Bruckner Edition M6
From: MBell@mail.utexas.edu (Michael Bell)
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 16:06:52 -0600 (CST)

>I'm traveling in Germany on business at the moment and in Stuttgart yesterday
>came across a M6 limited edition that I had not heard about before, at
>Hirrlinger Photo on Gymnasium Strs.  It's called the Anton Bruckner edition and
>consists of an M6 covered with truely ugly blue coloured leatherette.

In case anyone is wondering, Anton Bruckner died one hundred years ago on
September 11, 1896.  Of Austrian decent, he was well known in his time as
an organist and is best known for his huge expansive symphonies.  He was a
reticent and deeply religious man who also wrote a number of sacred choral
works.  I'm sure he is very well regarded in Europe, but he is largely
neglected in most of the U.S.

Suggested listening would include Symphonies 4, 7 and 9.  Klemperer,
Walter, Jochum, and Wand are among the better conductors of Bruckner.
Furtwangler was one of the best with Bruckner.  However, his recordings are
old and not often well recorded, even for the time, so they can be
difficult to listen to.

musically yours

Michael Bell
MBell@mail.utexas.edu