ANTON BRUCKNER's 200th Birthday 2024: revised Coda for the Finale of Symphony No. 9; arr. A. Kirsch
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- A MIDI recording of the revised Coda (arranged by the author - version February 2024) to end the incomplete Finale of Anton Bruckner's great last masterpiece: the Symphony No. 9 in D minor.
There are some minor alterations to the first version of this "curated" * Coda (2019), plus at 04:54 the insertion of 10 bars into the final section, during the return of the "Te Deum" motive.
* "curated" by means of containing almost exclusively Bruckner's own material originating from all the four movements.
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This extended version is in my opinion better than the previous one, because now the final bars sound triumphant and optimistic like a soul which has found salvation. In the previous iteration the ultimate triumph was somehow modest (although elegant) and short compared to the collapse section which was quite elaborate. How wonderful it must sound played by a real orchestra!
I found one more proof suggesting that this coda might be a good approximation of composer's intentions: in an early version of his third symphony, also written in D minor, Bruckner already recalled all four symphony themes in finale's coda. This can be heard on following recording, conducted by Eliahu Inbal: ruclips.net/video/9_l0MAidnQw/видео.html : (01:02:12 first movement), (01:02:37 second movement), (01:03:00 scherzo), (01:03:44 finale). So Beethoven's ninth symphony could be a source of inspiration for both Bruckner's symphonies in the same key! The third symphony concludes with long triumphant melody, which I think justifies extending this version of coda by additional 10 bars.
A good and valid offering ... but I fail to be convinced by the verbatim usage of the Te Deum motif. I feel that if Bruckner were to have used that as his inspiration he would have used a development based on it, rather than the motif itself. But good work nonetheless .... :)
Many thanks for your constructive criticism. I feel that the conundrum of the final "Hallelujah" may never be resolved.