Bruckner - Symphony No. 9 in D minor - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Manfred Honeck - Reference Recordings REF 733 (2019) 
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The 1st sketches of Bruckner’s 9th Symphony date back to 1887, shortly after Bruckner had completed his 8th Symphony, though his work on the 9th dragged on and was often interrupted. It was during this same time that Bruckner would return to several of his previous symphonies for revisions (the 2nd and 3rd in 1889, and later the 1st and 4th Symphonies). He also set about revising his 8th Symphony after the conductor Hermann Levi rejected the 1st score.
Throughout, Bruckner suffered ongoing health issues. As a result, the 1st movement of the 9th was not completed until the end of 1893, with the 2nd and 3rd movements following in 1894. Bruckner would then devote the remaining time, until his death, on the 4th movement. Of this well-documented movement, 172 measures are fully orchestrated, while the remaining measures up to the coda (which is entirely missing) are incomplete. Bruckner therefore asked that his Te Deum, finished in 1884, be performed instead of the unfinished 4th movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEPUxNNDaU

AllMusic:
In 2019, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra released their 2nd Bruckner recording as a hybrid SACD on Reference Recordings, a powerful interpretation of the unfinished Symphony No. 9 in D minor that shows these musicians' remarkable affinity for the composer. In choosing the unfinished, 2-movement version of the work, thereby avoiding any controversy over the various completions of Bruckner's intended finale, Honeck adheres to the long-established 1951 edition by Leopold Nowak, so there are no textual surprises. What is somewhat unexpected for a performance of the 9th is Honeck's careful analysis of the material Bruckner incorporated, such as the "Miserere" from the "Gloria" of his Mass in D minor, the "Annunciation of Death" motive from the 8th Symphony, and references to the Latin text of the Agnus Dei which influenced the design of the Adagio, among other internal evidence that sheds light on Bruckner's religious motivation in composing this symphony. Many conductors recognize the significance of Bruckner's dedication of the work to God, yet Honeck has identified the particular instances in the symphony that, like the structure of the 5th Symphony, clearly reveal Bruckner's faith, and that the 9th is far from being absolute music without programmatic content. This no doubt adds power to the music and clarifies its somewhat mystifying content. The wide-open sound of this audiophile recording goes far in conveying the expressive depth and sweep of the performance, capturing the orchestra in a spacious acoustic that adds true grandeur to Bruckner's most personal paean to God.

Amazon reviews: https://www.amazon.com/Bruckner-Symphony-Minor-Pittsburgh-Orchestra/dp/B07TPYX1S5

    Tracks:

Bruckner - Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1896; unfinished) ed. Nowak

I Feierlich – Sehr ruhig 25:04
II Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft – Trio: Schnell 10:20
III Adagio: Sehr langsam, feierlich 27:46

    Time: 63:12

    Musicians:

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck

Recording:
Recorded Live: February 23-25, 2018, Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

Soundmirror, Boston:
Producer: Dirk Sobotka
Balance Engineer: Mark Donahue
Recording Engineer: Mark Donahue
Editing: Dirk Sobotka
Mixing and Mastering: Mark Donahue

This recording was made & post-produced in DSD256 on a Pyramix workstation.

Digital Converters: Horus, Merging Technologies
Microphones: DPA 4006


Manfred Honeck has served as Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since the 2008-2009 season. After 2 extensions his contract will run until the end of the 2019-2020 season. His successful work in Pittsburgh is captured on CD by the Japanese label Exton. So far, Mahler’s Symphonies 1, 3, 4 & 5, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony 5 & Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben have been released to critical acclaim. The recording of Mahler’s Symphony 4 has won an ICMA 2012 Award. Manfred Honeck & his orchestra present themselves regularly to the European audience. Since 2010, annual tour performances have led them to numerous European music capitals & major music festivals, amongst them Rheingau Musik Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Musikfest Berlin, Grafenegg Festival, Lucerne Festival & the BBC Proms. The 2012 tour focused on a week-long residency at the Vienna Musikverein. In August & September 2013, concerts took place in Grafenegg, Berlin, Bucharest, Paris, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Lucerne & Bonn. From 2007 to 2011, Manfred Honeck was Music Director of the Staatsoper Stuttgart where he conducted premieres including Berlioz’s Les Troyens, Mozart’s Idomeneo, Verdi’s Aida, Richard Strauss’s Rosenkavalier, Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites & Wagner’s Lohengrin & Parsifal as well as numerous symphonic concerts. His operatic guest appearances include Semperoper Dresden, Komische Oper Berlin, Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, Royal Opera of Copenhagen, the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg & the Salzburg Festival.