{"product_id":"orf-vienna-radio-symphony-orchestra-symphony-no-5-cd","title":"ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 5 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eAmong Bruckner's Symphonies, the Fifth is his contrapuntal masterpiece; the grandest until the Eighth. The tour-de-force of a finale gives us an idea of what the finale of the Ninth might have been like. It's magnificent dark and halting opening with the descending bass line - so effectively recalled in the finale - is inimitable. Although long available only in a disfigured version by Franz Schalk, it is also distinct for never having been the subject to revision or, perhaps, even doubt on the part of Bruckner - who never heard it performed with an orchestra. And yet, when Bruckner wrote this masterpiece, he was still far from establishing himself as a composer in Vienna and his spirits were as low as ever, writing a friend that \"my life has lost all joy and delight - in vain and for nothing.\" A radiant pinnacle from amid darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49685968879916,"sku":"845221080901","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0863\/2257\/7708\/files\/4253163-3144786.jpg?v=1724686574","url":"https:\/\/joseyrecords.com\/products\/orf-vienna-radio-symphony-orchestra-symphony-no-5-cd","provider":"Josey Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}