Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1 / Mahler: Blumine / Bruckner: Symphonisches Präludium Bamberger Symphoniker & Jakub Hrůša

• Hans Rott (1858 - 1884): Symphony No. 1 in E Major:
• 1 Rott: Symphony No. 1 in E Major: I. Alla breve 09:57
• 2 Rott: Symphony No. 1 in E Major: II. (Adagio) Sehr langsam 10:53
• 3 Rott: Symphony No. 1 in E Major: III. Frisch und lebhaft 12:39
• 4 Rott: Symphony No. 1 in E Major: IV. Sehr langsam - Belebt 23:02
• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No. 1 in D Major / Pt. 1:
• 5 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major / Pt. 1: II. Andante allegretto "Blumine" 07:21
• Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Symphonisches Präludium in C Minor, WAB 297:
• 6 Bruckner: Symphonisches Präludium in C Minor, WAB 297 06:19
• Total Runtime 01:10:11

Info for Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1 / Mahler: Blumine / Bruckner: Symphonisches Präludium

"Who is Hans Rott?" Gustav Mahler gives the meaningful answer: the "founder of the new symphony as I understand it." Deutsche Grammophon now presents a new recording of Hans Rott's Symphony No. 1. Full of energy and depth and with a breathtakingly velvety sound, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra plays under its chief conductor Jakub Hrůša. This is an impressive recording of a composer whose rediscovery in recent years has continued to thrill audiences and enrich our knowledge of late Romantic music.

Hans Rott wrote his first symphony, his most important work - full of groundbreaking musical ideas and a unique vision of how the symphony might develop - from 1878-1880, at a time when his younger classmate Mahler was just getting started and his mentor Bruckner was struggling through his middle period. Jakub Hrůša places this masterpiece alongside works by Mahler and Bruckner, shedding new light on a work that deserves to be at the center of the symphonic repertoire.

"Once again, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra inspires with its noble symphonic sound and fabulous sound culture. Here, too, the music seems multi-layered and narratively performed. Jakub Hrůša conducts this little gem for orchestra with verve and great tonal gesture. An important release in a sonically and interpretatively inspiring realisation. Especially in the case of Hans Rott, this new recording should have reference status." (Dirk Schauss, onlinemerker.com)

Bamberger Symphoniker
Jakub Hruša, conductor

Jakub Hrůša
In September 2016, Jakub Hrůša assumed musical direction of the Bamberg Symphony. »I am very happy that in Jakub Hrůša we have been able to secure a musical director for the Bavarian State Philharmonic in Bamberg who is young and also enjoys a high profile«, says Bavaria's Minister for the Arts, Dr. Ludwig Spaenle. »The position of Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony is extremely demanding; more than any other musician, he is responsible for the artistic standards of this exceptional orchestra. In view of the Bamberg Symphony’s history, which saw its members move from Prague to Bamberg after the war, the new Chief Conductor bridges once more, 70 years after the foundation of the Orchestra, its past and its present.«

The Bamberg Symphony
is the only orchestra of world renown that is not based in a vibrant metropolis. Almost 10% of the local population subscribe to one of the orchestra's five concert series, in many cases for decades. However, the "magnetic effect" of the orchestra goes above all outward: the traveling orchestra has been carrying its characteristically dark, somber and warm sound and the musical echo of its hometown into the world since 1946. With almost 7,500 concerts in over 500 cities and 63 countries, they have become a cultural ambassador for Bavaria and the whole of Germany. They regularly tour the USA, South America, Japan and China, for example, and are invited by renowned concert halls and festivals worldwide. The Bamberg Symphony therefore describe their mission in short words as Resonating worldwide.

Booklet for Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1 / Mahler: Blumine / Bruckner: Symphonisches Präludium