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The “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB. 109”, is the last symphony on which Anton Bruckner worked. The last movement remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1896; Bruckner dedicated it to “the dear Lord”. The work of the Austrian composer represents an important link, especially structurally, between late Romanticism and Modernism. To mark the 200th anniversary of Bruckner's birth, the German star conductor Herbert von Karajan recorded Bruckner's 9th Symphony twice with the Berlin Philharmonic: the first recording took place in March 1966 in the Church of Jesus Christ in Berlin and is now being released for the first time by Universal Music Japan and Deutsche Grammophon as a strictly limited, high-resolution SHM-SACD (non-hybrid).
The almost mystical acoustics of the location audibly benefit from Karajan's confident performance. Although this is an unfinished work, the degree of completion is remarkable: the solemn rendering of a devout prayer full of resignation and the sublime sound, which seems to reach great heights, make this a highly emotional event, thanks to the Berlin Philharmonic and Karajan. For the exclusive SHM-SACD version of “Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 D Minor”, the DSD master was created from the original tapes in 2024 at the Emil Berliner Studios.
Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896):- Symphony No. 9 D Minor, WAB. 109
Conductor: Herbert von KarajanOrchestra: Berlin PhilharmonicRecording: March 1966, The Church of Jesus Christ, Berlin (Germany
1. 1. Satz (Feierlich. Misterioso)2. 2. Satz (Scherzo. Bewegt lebhaft)3. 3. Satz (Adagio. Langsam, feierlich)