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.

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Symphony No. 8 in C minor canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alsoKnownAs Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony
approximateDuration 80–90 minutes
catalogNumber WAB 108
composer Anton Bruckner
compositionEndYear 1887
compositionStartYear 1884
conductorAtPremiere Hans Richter
countryOfOrigin Austria
dedicatedTo Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
editor Leopold Nowak
Robert Haas
firstPerformanceCountry Austria
firstPerformanceDate 1892-12-18
firstPerformancePlace Vienna
followedBy Symphony No. 9 in D minor (unfinished)
genre symphony
hasVersion 1887 original version
1890–1892 revised version
influencedBy Beethoven’s symphonic tradition
Richard Wagner
instrumentation brass
harp
percussion
strings
woodwinds
key C minor
language none (instrumental)
movement I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato – Trio: Langsam
III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
notableFeature complex structure
cyclical thematic relationships
extensive use of brass
profound spiritual character
vast scale
notableRecording Carlo Maria Giulini (Vienna Philharmonic)
linked to: Carlo Maria Giulini

Günter Wand (Cologne Radio Symphony, NDR Symphony)
Herbert von Karajan (Berlin Philharmonic)
linked to: Herbert von Karajan

Wilhelm Furtwängler (various live recordings)
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
reception considered one of Bruckner’s greatest works
regarded as a pinnacle of the late-Romantic symphonic repertoire
revisedInYear 1890
1892
style Austro-German symphonic tradition
typicalEdition Haas edition
Nowak edition
linked to: Nowak

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Anton Bruckner notableWork Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Symphony No. 7 in E major precededByWork Symphony No. 8 in C minor