February, 2012: Te Deum (excerpts) / Felix Maria Gatz, conductor

This is the first ever recording of Bruckner's Te Deum and is the only existing recording featuring Felix Maria Gatz conducting the music of Bruckner. The recording was made on December 19, 1927. For more information about the life and career of this pioneering Bruckner conductor, go to my essay on Felix Maria Gatz. ======================== BRUCKNER: Te Deum (excerpts) (7'46") -The Deum laudamus -Tu rex gloria, Christie -Felix Maria Gatz -Staatskapelle Berlin -Bruckner Choir -Emmy von Stetten, soprano -Julia-Lotte Stern, alto -Karl Joeken, tenor -Theodor Hess van der Wyk, bass The recording used for this download was taken from a French Odeon pressing 170.059 (Matrix XXB 7901 and XXB 7902)