Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major

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Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major is a large-scale, architecturally complex symphony by Anton Bruckner, renowned for its contrapuntal mastery and monumental finale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alsoKnownAs Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony NERFINISHED
approximateDurationMinutes 70
catalogNumber WAB 105
composer Anton Bruckner NERFINISHED
compositionEndYear 1876
compositionStartYear 1875
countryOfOrigin Austria
criticalReputation considered one of Bruckner’s most intellectually rigorous symphonies
renowned for contrapuntal mastery
dedication Karl von Stremayr NERFINISHED
editorOfEarlyPerformingVersion Franz Schalk NERFINISHED
hasGenreCharacteristic chorale-based writing
symphonic fugue
influencedBy Austro-German symphonic tradition
Baroque contrapuntal techniques
key B-flat major
languageOfTitle German
movement I. Introduction. Adagio – Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro moderato
movementCount 4
notableEdition Leopold Nowak edition
Robert Haas edition NERFINISHED
notableFeature architecturally complex structure
complex thematic development
extensive contrapuntal writing
large-scale formal design
monumental finale
prominent brass chorales
use of double fugue in the finale
orchestration brass
strings
timpani
woodwinds
ordinalNumber 5
originalTitle Symphonie Nr. 5 B-Dur NERFINISHED
period Romantic era
positionInComposerOutput central work in Bruckner’s symphonic cycle
premiereCity Graz NERFINISHED
premiereConductor Franz Schalk NERFINISHED
premiereCountry Austria NERFINISHED
premiereStatus posthumous premiere for the composer as conductor
premiereYear 1894
revisionsYear 1877
workNumberInBrucknerSymphonies fifth completed numbered symphony

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Anton Bruckner notableWork Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major