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Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

Artist
Paavo Järvi
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
ALPHA987 Cover
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Alpha Classics
Genre(s)
Classical
Code
ALPHA987
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    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: I. Allegro moderato
    Composer(s) Anton Bruckner
    Artist(s) Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich Paavo Järvi

    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: I. Allegro moderato

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    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio. Langsam
    Composer(s) Anton Bruckner
    Artist(s) Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich Paavo Järvi

    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio. Langsam

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    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
    Composer(s) Anton Bruckner
    Artist(s) Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich Paavo Järvi

    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend

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    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell
    Composer(s) Anton Bruckner
    Artist(s) Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich Paavo Järvi

    Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108: IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

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Total running time: 81 minutes.

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Anton Bruckner called his Symphony no.8 in C minor a ‘mystery’; others have seen it as an ‘apocalyptic’ work. For Paavo Järvi, it is the composer’s ‘most unusual symphony’ and the ‘pinnacle’ of his symphonic output.

In the history of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, the Eighth Symphony occupies a special place, since it was the first Bruckner the orchestra performed – in 1905, twelve years after the premiere in Vienna of what was then the longest symphony in the history of music, and Bruckner’s only work to call for harps: ‘A harp has no place in a symphony, but I couldn't do otherwise!’, the composer reportedly said.

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