Bruckner's symphonies

English name

Anton Bruckner

Life

1824–1896

Country

Austria

Mainly active in

Linz · Vienna

Symphony

9 symphonies

In a line

Organist and composer known for monumental symphonies

Fun to know

• He wrote the Seventh's Adagio sensing Wagner's death, and it ends in a funeral music in his honor
• The Ninth was dedicated "to the dear Lord," and he died without finishing the fourth movement
• He never heard the Fifth played by an orchestra in his lifetime

9 symphonies

• Symphony No. 1C minor · 1866 · about 50 minThe piece Bruckner called a "saucy little minx"
• Symphony No. 2C minor · 1872 · about 60 minFrom "unplayable" to the "Pause Symphony"
• Symphony No. 3 "Wagner"D minor · 1873 · about 57 minWagner's choice, forgotten over a beer
• Symphony No. 4 "Romantic"E♭ major · 1880 · about 67 minA horn in the dawn mist, and the composer's own title "Romantic"
• Symphony No. 5B♭ major · 1878 · about 75 minThe piece the composer never got to hear played by an orchestra
• Symphony No. 6A major · 1881 · about 57 minThe piece the composer called "the boldest"
• Symphony No. 7E major · 1883 · about 65 minThe Adagio that became a funeral music for Wagner
• Symphony No. 8C minor · 1890 · about 80 minThe "giant's work" born after a rejection
• Symphony No. 9D minor · 1896 · about 60 minAn unfinished symphony dedicated "to the dear Lord"