Symphony no. 8 in C minor

Album by Anton Bruckner & Carl Schuricht & Wiener Philharmoniker

Symphony No. 8 in C minor is the eighth symphony by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, completed in 1887. The work is a large-scale late-Romantic orchestral composition characterised by expansive structures, dense brass sonorities, complex contrapuntal writing and dramatic climaxes, representing the culmination of Bruckner's late symphonic output and a key example of late-Romantic symphonic practice.
First released: 27th September 2001

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor: I. Allegro moderato
    15:37
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor: II. Scherzo (Allegro moderato) & Trio (Langsam)
    14:03
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor: III. Adagio (Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend)
    21:47
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor: IV. Finale (Feierlich, nicht schnell)
    19:49

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