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I’ll be very sad when this series comes to an end. The Bruckner Te Deum is my favourite one.

A winner, Dave. A little story. I heard Steinberg conduct this with the Pittsburgh Symphony and the University of Pennsylvania Chorus. It was, believe it or not, the opening work. All the parents of the kids were in the audience and were shocked to find out that the program concluded with the Bruckner 8th. LOL

Ooo, a good recommendation to bolster my collection. I have only one recording and it's so meaningful to me that I can't even remember who performed it off the top of my head. Thanks Dave. Will keep in mind that it was the first recording.

"It whacks the gong!" has to be the new way to say that a a recording "blows you away."

Thank you for this; I'll have to look for this. I actually have the same Karajan Verdi Requiem, but unfortunately it's a different edition not coupled with anything. The Te Deum was my gateway drug into Bruckner. Your description of this Karajan recording eerily mirrors my reaction to my first exposure, which was a live performance in Edmonton, Canada.y current favourite is the Corydon singers, mainly for the organ, curiously.

What a thrilling, moving, nuanced performance! on a micro level the clear textures the range of dynamics are wonderful On a macro level it holds together as a whole piece very successfully. Peter Shrier Might be a little weak in the lower and mid portion of hi range (for this piece) but is still quite good . Thanks David

I wasn't at all familiar with this piece (I've been slow to Bruckner, generally). On a first listen, I enjoyed it a lot and it's clear the recording is special even without a point of comparison. Thank you!

As I recall, the original coupling was Mozart's "Coronation" mass, which I think is the best recording of that work, with the possible exception of Karajan's live recording at the Vatican.

@markwoods1951

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Thank you for this. The original couplings are invariably better, and this is certainly the case here.

David's broad brush opinion about people with perfect pitch ignores those of us who, long ago, learned to use it merely as a reference without treating it as some immutable golden rule. It's a shame the perfect pitch people he's encountered (as I have, too) never learned when to use it and when to just ignore it. We do exist.

@DavesClassicalGuide

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Oh please. Perfect pitch people also really need to develop a sense of humor. Relax. It's all good.

Dave, does Jochum's Te Deum compare favorably with Karajan's in your view? This DG Originals CD in question also DOES seem to have more substantial couplings than the Verdi Requiem.

@DavesClassicalGuide

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Yes, it's excellent, but I think Karajan's is special.

Hello Dave, would you, please, give names of those soloists and the year of recording, so that I can identify this recording. Since you state DG analogue, it would be 1976, but the cover picture indicates 1997. Thanks a lot for your help and thanks for the great tip!

@fred6904

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It is the 1976 recording. Originally on LP it was coupled whith Mozart's Coronation mass. The soloists are Tomowa-Sintow, Baltsa, Schreier and van Dam.

@edhanslick5630

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@@fred6904 Thank you so much. I immensely enjoy your channel. I am a musicologist myself and a real music lover. I consider your articles as an excellent postgradual lectures. Great job !!!!!

I am surprised at this choice. You usually hate HvK's choral stuff. I personally love Haitink's Vienna Phil version with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus.... who sing like gods.

This is a great recording :) I have it in the “Karajan 1970s” box and it’s coupled with Mozart’s Coronation Mass which is dreadful. The Singverein, if we’re honest, were never that great a chorus, and combined with Karajan it could be awful (it’s not all his fault!) But the Bruckner rather silences this general criticism

If your life is full of moaning at people's intonation while holding a finger in your ear, GO AND BECOME A CONDUCTOR 😜