Symphonies nos. 8 & 9

Album by Anton Bruckner & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Günter Wand

Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 are the eighth and ninth symphonies by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, completed in 1887 (No. 8) and 1896 (No. 9). Both works exemplify Bruckner's late-Romantic style with expansive, cathedral-like structures, dense brass and string writing, and an emphasis on large-scale thematic development, with the Ninth left unfinished at his death and representing the culmination of his late-period symphonic thought.
First released: 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 9: I. Feierlich, misterioso
    24:06
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 8: II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
    15:09
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 9: II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell
    10:31
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 8: III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam; doch nicht schleppend
    26:15
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 8: IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell
    24:23
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 9: III. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich
    23:50
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 8: I. Allegro moderato
    15:42

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