Name: Honorary conductor Herbert Blomstedt conducts Bruckner
Start: 2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Konzerthalle

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Conductor

Herbert Blomstedt

Orchestra

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Honorary conductor Herbert Blomstedt conducts Bruckner

Bamberg

Germany

Konzerthalle

Honorary conductor Herbert Blomstedt conducts Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 Bruckner

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Symphony No. 8 in G Minor Op.26

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It was an ongoing issue for Bruckner to overcome the torment of his soul: the introverted loner suffered because no woman ever wanted to have anything »serious« to do with him – and he was also humiliated by the constant critique of his works. Therefore, his symphonies seem for large parts like epiphanies of a man struggling with himself. Herbert Blomstedt says that they represent »the longing for the eternal« and that Bruckner »takes listeners into a world« that »they otherwise might never reach«: »It is the world of his very own imagination. This is where you meet his soul. And he discovered this world through music, not through religion. He believed in the fugue, in the hymn, in the symphonic way of expressing himself. He overcame his life crises with this confession.« Our honorary conductor guides us through Bruckner‘s deep eighth symphony, which he began right after the tremendous success of his seventh contribution to the genre. The painstakingly gained self-confidence, however, once again collapsed like a house of cards. In 1885, the now sixty-something bachelor hoped to have finally found happiness in love – but his luck ran out again: His young beloved, whom he did not kiss but with whom he exchanged photographs, pulled away – and did not accept the dedication of the symphony. Then the conductor Hermann Levi declined to perform it and recommended a revision, which deeply offended Bruckner. The symphony was ultimately dedicated to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and performed for the first time in Vienna in 1892 – fortunately a triumph for Bruckner. This symphony, described by himself as a »mystery«, captivates with unbridled climaxes and dynamic contrasts – but also with intimate soul paintings such as the Adagio.

English

Die Überwindung von Seelenqualen war für Bruckner ein Dauerthema: Der introvertierte Einzelgänger litt darunter, dass keine Frau etwas »ernsthaftes « von ihm wissen wollte – außerdem demütigte ihn die ständige Kritik an seinen Werken. Seine Symphonien wirken daher häufig wie Offenbarungen eines mit sich ringenden Menschen. Herbert Blomstedt meint, dass sie »die Sehnsucht nach dem Ewigen« repräsentieren und dass Bruckner »den Hörer in eine Welt« führe, »die er sonst nie erreichen würde«: »Es ist die Welt seiner ganz eigenen Vorstellung. Hier trifft man seine Seele. Und er hat diese Welt durch die Musik gefunden, nicht durch die Religion. Er glaubte an die Fuge, an den Hymnus, an die symphonische Art, sich auszudrücken. Mit diesem Bekenntnis bewältigte er seine Lebenskrisen.« Unser Ehrendirigent leitet uns durch Bruckners tiefgründige achte Symphonie, die er kurz nach dem riesigen Erfolg seines siebten Gattungsbeitrages begann. Das mühsam gewonnene Selbstvertrauen stürzte allerdings erneut wie ein Kartenhaus zusammen. 1885 hoffte der mittlerweile über sechzigjährige Junggeselle, das Liebesglück nun endlich gefunden zu haben – doch er sollte wieder Pech haben: Die junge Angebetete, mit der er zwar keine Küsse, aber Fotografien austauschte, zog sich zurück – und nahm zudem die Widmung der Symphonie nicht an. Dann lehnte auch noch der Dirigent Hermann Levi eine Aufführung ab und riet zur Umarbeitung, was Bruckner tief kränkte. Gewidmet wurde das Werk letztlich Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich und 1892 in Wien erstmals gespielt – was glücklicherweise ein Triumph für Bruckner war. Diese von ihm selbst als »Mysterium« bezeichnete Symphonie besticht durch ungezähmte Steigerungen und dynamische Kontraste – aber ebenso durch innige Seelengemälde wie das Adagio.

Deutsch

Honorary conductor Herbert Blomstedt conducts Bruckner by Bruckner, De la (2024/2024), Dirijor Herbert Blomstedt, Konzerthalle, Bamberg, Germany

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