Hodgson, Antony: An Essay on the Symphony No. 9 - Anton.
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Bruckner’s 8 th has no programme but I have occasionally come across the soubriquet Apocalyptic (for example in the 9 th edition of the Oxford Companion to Music). I do not know where this comes from and suspect it could be exclusive to the English-speaking world (as for Beethoven’s Emperor concerto).Bruckner's 8th Symphony Essay 705 Words 3 Pages With a sense of mystery, highly acclaimed New York Philharmonic conductor Lorin Maazel opened Bruckner’s 8th symphony with a tremolo on the strings and then repeats this tremolando in forte while the brass gloriously brought in the first major theme.
In addition to the symphonies numbered 1-9 there are four extra works to be mentioned, making this the most complete Bruckner box available. The early symphonies, now usually known as 00 and 0, have been recorded a few times and the latter is part of some complete cycles (e.g. Haitink's). Their inclusion here is useful and Skrowaczewski almost convinces one that the earlier work, in F minor.
