Symphony No. 5

Album by Anton Bruckner & Jaap van Zweden & Radio Filharmonisch Orkest

Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, completed in 1876. The work is a large-scale Romantic symphony in B-flat major, characterised by dense contrapuntal textures, expansive slow movements and imposing orchestral climaxes, and it represents a late contribution to Bruckner's symphonic output that probes structural breadth and polyphonic complexity within his evolving style.

Symphony No. 5 by Bruckner - album cover

First released: 2nd December 2009

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Disc 1

1.
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat Major, WAB 105 "Tragische": I. Introduction (Adagio) - Allegro. (1878 version, ed. Nowak, 1951)
21:23
2.
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat Major, WAB 105 "Tragische": II. Adagio. Sehr langsam. (1878 version, ed. Nowak, 1951)
19:44

Disc 2

2.
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat Major, WAB 105 "Tragische": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (1878 version, ed. Nowak, 1951)
13:03
3.
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat Major, WAB 105 "Tragische": IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro moderato. (1878 version, ed. Nowak, 1951)
24:50