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Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108
00:00 I. Allegro moderato
15:46 II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato, Trio: Langsam
30:05 III. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
55:00 IV. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell

Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded in 1949, at Berlin
New mastering in 2023 by AB for CMRR

Contrary to his previous symphonies, Bruckner composed the Eighth joyfully, even in euphoria. Indeed, the Seventh had just experienced an unprecedented triumph, the first of his career; even his most ardent detractors (with Hanslick at the forefront) had to admit that it was a masterpiece. So, in 1884, Anton got to work, but his bliss would be short-lived: completed in 1887, it was presented to the conductor Herman Levi, who refused to perform it because he didn't understand it. Yet, it was this same Levi who had conducted the Seventh to Viennese fame. This rejection was so catastrophic for Bruckner that he even considered suicide, he, the man of great faith. Revising it relentlessly, spending days and sleepless nights, finally, he completed his exhausting labor in 1892 (five years after his first draft!).

On December 18, 1892, all of Vienna witnessed in amazement this gigantic, disproportionate, indescribable monument, according to witnesses of the time, performed by a Philharmonic Orchestra at the peak of its art (it was not yet called the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra). The conductor Hans Richter revealed himself as sublime and inspired, as if in a trance. In the audience, endless ovations followed shivers, and the critics, unanimous, described this work as the "Symphony of Symphonies". Let us quote the testimony of Hugo Wolf present in the audience: "[...] a complete victory of light over darkness. With primitive force, a storm of applause broke out after each movement. In short, it was a triumph more beautiful than any Roman general ever dared to dream of." A Chinese shadow drawing also shows the master's consecration with a crown of laurels...

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