Essential Media Group / Point Classics / Symphony No. 2
From the appearances of these two recordings, Hans Zanotelli's interpretation of the Bruckner Symphony No. 2 is well represented on disc - especially when you consider that these are two different performances. The problem here is that NEITHER of these performances are actually by Zanotelli. The Essential Media Group recording (available as a download and as a custom CD) is actually a recording by Carl Melles and the Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Point Classics CD is a performance by Eric Schmid and the SW German Radio Symphony Orchestra. But before we relegate Hans Zanotelli to the Pseudonym dust bin, let's consider the fact that Maestro Zanotelli (1927-1993) actually has a recording of Bruckner motets on the Profil label and the Bruckner archive has a Zanotelli recording of the Bruckner Symphony No. 6 produced for broadcast by the North German Radio (NDR). |
