Keilberth's approach to Bruckner is manifest at the first climax in the opening movement – conducted with great power and with an energy that carries over into the pizzicato bridge passage. Throughout the movement the lyricism comes out clearly – as do the lilting rhythms – even though each climactic section seems carved out of granite. The tempo of the scherzo and trio seem exactly right, and the movement displays very forceful brass playing. The brass continue to impress in the finale, still forceful but at the same time strikingly in balance with the woodwind, which Bruckner typically charges with the finer points of detail in this wonderful movement. The concluding dissonance before the coda is very draining, certainly the most powerful that I have heard for a while. The coda is a fitting epitaph and the audience is silent before bursting into enthusiastic applause. Copyright © 2012, José Luis Bermúdez https://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/o/orf38112a.php