Symphony No. 6

Album by Anton Bruckner & Staatskapelle Dresden & Bernard Haitink

Symphony No. 6 is the sixth symphony by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, completed in 1881. The work, written in a late-Romantic idiom for large orchestra, is characterised by expansive formal structures, rich harmonic language and contrasts between lyrical string passages and assertive brass textures, and it occupies a transitional place in Bruckner's symphonic development between his earlier experiments and his later symphonies.
First released: 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No.6 in A major, WAB 106 - I. Majestoso
    15:56
  2. 2.
    Symphony No.6 in A major, WAB 106 - II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich
    17:19
  3. 3.
    Symphony No.6 in A major, WAB 106 - III. Scherzo - Trio
    8:36
  4. 4.
    Symphony No.6 in A major, WAB 106 - IV. Finale
    15:06

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