Romantic Discoveries Recordings

Bruckner: Symphony no. 7 transcribed for solo piano by Cyrill Hynais
(first complete recording)
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD148

Total time: 65 minutes 41 seconds.

Anton Bruckner (1824-96) Symphony no. 7 in E major, WAB 107 transcribed for solo piano by Cyrill Hynais (1862-1913)

1. Allegro moderato (00:00)
2. Adagio: Sehr feierlich, aber nicht schleppend (In memoriam +Richard Wagner, 13 February 1883.) (18:28)
3. Scherzo: Sehr schnell (42:42)
4. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (52:59)

John Kersey, piano

Artwork: Max Brückner and Otto Henning – Final scene of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung

Cyrill Hynais was a pupil and friend of Bruckner. He transcribed three of Bruckner’s symphonies for solo piano. This is the first complete recording of his transcription of the Seventh.