Staatskapelle Dresden Plays Bruckner Symphony No. 8

The Staatskapelle Dresden accepts the appreciation of the audience at Carnegie Hall following its sweeping performance of the Bruckner Symphony No. 8.

Carnegie Hall. NYC. April 19, 2013. This is the second time I've heard Bruckner's mighty Eighth Symphony, the first time being in Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra lead by Bernard Haiting. In both cases it was the only work on the program, so it attracted only Bruckner fans to its 80-minute length. Bruckner may be an acquired taste, but I can't see how anyone could fail to be moved by this splendid performance under conductor Christian Thielemann. The full-house audience signaled its agreement with a long, loud ovation.