David Harbin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The series does seem like an opportunity to have a Tintner recording of
>Bruckner's 8th in the Haas or Nowak editions.  The Naxos/Tintner 8 is
>the ineteresting but flawed orgininal version and the Irish orchestra,
>as recorded, lacks weight of tone.
>
>Perhaps there is a good live version?  Tintner must have performed this
>with the NZSO (an orchestra noted for its Germanic, dark & layered sound)
>and Radio NZ recordings are usually very good.  Or perhaps there is a
>radio recording with the RSNO?

The original 1887 version was edited by Nowak! (Nowak also edited the
revised 1890 version).  As far as I know, Tintner only made two recordings,
both of the 1887 version.  In addition to the Naxos recording, he made
a recording with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, which was
released on a Jubal LP

Tintner        Nat'l Youth Orch Canada 31/8/82
Jubal LP 50034 ................. 84:47 - 16:25 14:11 31:15 22:56

(see the Bruckner discography at
http://home.attbi.com/~jberky/BSVD.htm)

I do not know if a live recording with New Zealand or with the RSNO
exists.  In fact, he probably did not perform it with those orchestras.

The non-existence of a Haas B8 (1890) with Tintner (the edition he
preferred) is very sad indeed.

Ramon Khalona