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West Coast Brucknerthon announced

West Coast Brucknerthon announced

West Coast Brucknerthon announced
Ramón Khalona and Dave Griegel have sent me the following announcement:

Join us on Saturday, September 5, 2026 for the 28th annual San Diego County Bruckner Marathon. We'll play all eleven symphonies this year. As always, the setting will be informal, with plenty of food and drinks to keep us going. We’ll also have our usual CD exchange; those unwanted CDs of yours could be someone else’s treasure.

This year’s line-up includes a combination of live and studio recordings, ranging from recent to historic. Highlights include historic recordings of Symphonies 3 and 4, conducted by Jascha Horenstein and Bruno Walter, and near-historic recordings of Symphonies 1 and 7, conducted by Bernard Haitink and Paul Kletzki. We also celebrate the life of Christoph von Dohnányi with his recording of Symphony 6 with the Cleveland Orchestra.


Here are the selected recordings in the order in which they'll be played:
- Symphony in F minor: Davies/MDR Symphony Orchestra (Genuin Download, 2023)
- Symphony 0: Otaka/Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra (Fontec CD, 2024)
- Symphony 1 (1877): Haitink/Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO Live CD, 1972)
- Symphony 2 (1877): Paavo Järvi/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO Blu-Ray Audio, 2019)
- Symphony 3 (1877): Horenstein/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (BBC Legends CD, 1963)
- Symphony 4 (1888): Walter/NBC Symphony Orchestra (Grand Slam CD, 1940)
- Symphony 5: Jochum/Staatskapelle Dresden (Tower Records Warner SACD, 1980)
- Symphony 6: Dohnányi/Cleveland Orchestra (Decca CD, 1991)
- Symphony 7: Kletzki/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Janus CD, 1973)
- Symphony 8 (1890): Schaller/Philharmonie Festiva (Profil CD, 2024)
- Symphony 9: Skrowaczewski/Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra (Denon Blu-Ray, 2009)

When: Saturday, September 5, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM
Where: 9863 Fox Valley Way, San Diego, CA 92127

Please feel free to bring your favorite food and drinks (especially Bruckner's favorite beverage) to share. Contributions will be taken towards lunch and/or dinner. For more information, contact Ramón Khalona at rkhalona@hotmail.com or Dave Griegel at dkgriegel@cox.net. Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested. RSVPs are appreciated!

Be sure to brush up on your Bruckner trivia before the event, as the winner of the annual Bruckner quiz will walk away with a special prize. We look forward to seeing you!