Symphonies Nos. 1-9

Album by Anton Bruckner & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Kurt Masur

Symphonies Nos. 1–9 is the complete symphonic cycle by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, composed and revised between 1866 and 1896. Spanning the late-Romantic repertoire, the works are characterised by expansive formal structures, dense contrapuntal writing, prominent brass sonorities and bold harmonic shifts, and they represent the culmination of Bruckner's symphonic output and a significant strand in late nineteenth-century orchestral music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor: I. Allegro
    14:31
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor: II. Adagio
    11:37
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor: III. Scherzo: Schnell - Trio: Langsamer
    9:04
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor: IV. Finale: Bewegt, feurig
    15:23

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: I. Ziemlich schnell
    19:50
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: II. Adagio
    15:21
  3. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: III. Scherzo: Schnell - Trio: Im gleichen Tempo
    11:27
  4. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 in C minor: IV. Finale: Sehr schnell
    18:31

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony No. 3 in D minor: I. Sehr langsam, misterioso
    21:44
  2. 4.
    Symphony No. 3 in D minor: II. Adagio bewegt, quasi andante
    14:37
  3. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 in D minor: III. Ziemlich schnell - Trio
    7:20
  4. 6.
    Symphony No. 3 in D minor: IV. Allegro
    14:15

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major "Romantic": I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
    18:27
  2. 5.
    Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major "Romantic": II. Andante, quasi allegretto
    14:03
  3. 6.
    Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major "Romantic": III. Scherzo: Bewegt
    10:45
  4. 7.
    Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major "Romantic": IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    21:00

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major: I. Introduktion: Adagio - Allegro
    21:18
  2. 6.
    Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major: II. Adagio: Sehr langsam
    17:06
  3. 7.
    Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major: III. Scherzo: Molto vivace - Trio: Im gleichen Tempo
    14:27
  4. 8.
    Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major: IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto
    25:52

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Symphony No. 6 in A major: I. Maestoso
    14:49
  2. 7.
    Symphony No. 6 in A major: II. Adagio: Sehr feierlich
    15:06
  3. 8.
    Symphony No. 6 in A major: III. Scherzo: Nicht schnell
    8:34
  4. 9.
    Symphony No. 6 in A major: IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    15:07

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Symphony No. 7 in E major: I. Allegro moderato
    19:52
  2. 8.
    Symphony No. 7 in E major: II. Adagio: Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
    21:33
  3. 9.
    Symphony No. 7 in E major: III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell
    9:54
  4. 10.
    Symphony No. 7 in E major: IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    13:03

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Symphony No. 8 in C minor: I. Allegro moderato
    17:03
  2. 9.
    Symphony No. 8 in C minor: II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
    14:24
  3. 10.
    Symphony No. 8 in C minor: III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
    26:26

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Symphony No. 8 in C minor: IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
    24:20
  2. 10.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor: I. Feierlich - misterioso
    21:49
  3. 11.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor: II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio: Schnell
    10:27
  4. 12.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor: III. Adagio: Langsam, feierlich
    21:44

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