Symphony No. 8 in C minor
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Symphony No. 8 in C minor is Anton Bruckner’s monumental late-Romantic symphony, renowned for its vast scale, complex structure, and profound spiritual intensity.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 80–90 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | WAB 108 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Bruckner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Leopold Nowak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1892-12-18 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Symphony No. 9 in D minor (unfinished) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | symphony ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
1887 original version
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1890–1892 revised version ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beethoven’s symphonic tradition
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Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
brass
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harp ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro moderato
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II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato – Trio: Langsam ⓘ III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend ⓘ IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex structure
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cyclical thematic relationships ⓘ extensive use of brass ⓘ profound spiritual character ⓘ vast scale ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Carlo Maria Giulini (Vienna Philharmonic)
NERFINISHED
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Günter Wand (Cologne Radio Symphony, NDR Symphony) NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert von Karajan (Berlin Philharmonic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Furtwängler (various live recordings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| period | Late Romantic ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | last completed symphony by Anton Bruckner ⓘ |
| precededBy | Symphony No. 7 in E major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception |
considered one of Bruckner’s greatest works
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regarded as a pinnacle of the late-Romantic symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| revisedInYear |
1890
ⓘ
1892 ⓘ |
| style | Austro-German symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| typicalEdition |
Haas edition
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Nowak edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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