Description
Sound and space are mutually dependant. Which works sound best in which environment? Where can the spirit and character of the music most clearly be expressed? These questions are what inspired the conductor Gerd SchaIIer to embark on an ambitious major project in 2007: in the impressive environment of the abbey church that once formed part of Ebrach's Cistercian monastery in Franconia, he directed his festival orchestra, the Philharmonie Festiva, in recordings of all of Anton Bruckner's symphonies. Nearly all the recordings were made during concerts in the cathedral acoustics of Ebrach's abbey church. The Iocati on SchalIer chose for the recordings of the F minor Symphony, the early D minor Symphony and the Fourth Symphony with its 'Volksfest' (fair) finale is the Regentenbau building in Bad Kissingen,