Symphony no. 8

Album by Anton Bruckner & Staatskapelle Dresden & Christian Thielemann

Symphony No. 8 is a symphony by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, completed in 1887. The work is a large-scale late-Romantic symphony characterised by expansive structures, dense orchestration and prominent brass writing, reflecting Bruckner's harmonic language and contrapuntal technique; it represents the culmination of his symphonic output and a key example of Austro-German symphonic writing of the late 19th century.
First released: 26th October 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 8: I. Allegro moderato
    15:44
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 8: IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
    24:53
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 8: II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato - Trio: Langsam
    15:51
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 8: III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
    27:09

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