Nice classical vinyl collection you have. This Decca LP looks pristine in its glorious laminated cover.
Hey, would you mind taking a look at that Decca Solti/VPO Bruckner 8 and seeing if it gives the location of the cover shot? It really reminds me of somewhere I've been! Thanks!
It doesn't give the location, it's I presume a detail of a painting by Casper David Friedrich called The Cross on the Crag.
Yes, sorry, just getting to grips with the complexities of these forums. It reminds me strongly of a place I saw to the East of Vienna a couple of years ago. Cheers!
If I'm not mistaken it's the Sankt Florian Monastery in the town of the same name in Austria. Bruckner was sent there to become a choir boy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Bruckner
The town is about 10 miles/16 kilometers from Linz. Forgot to mention that Bruckner worked at the monastery as an organist; he is buried in its crypt, below the organ.
I know that many of Brendel's Philips recordings are too mannered for a lot of people, but I have a soft spot for them and looking at its contents again I find this set very tempting. Unfortunately, its pre-order price is off-putting... Hopefully it'll come down after the box is released.
Have you tried the Kyung Wha Chung with Charles Dutoit? I think it has very good sound for a 1981 digital Decca. My copy of the Kyung Wha Chung is from the box set of her complete Decca recordings.