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Mahler, Bruckner and Strauss
The late Romantic orchestra at its largest: Bruckner's and Mahler's symphonies and Strauss's tone poems, 1880 to 1945.
Bruckner → Mahler → Strauss
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (1890 version, ed. Haas)
This guide follows Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 (1890 version, ed. Haas) (1890) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Scherzo: Allegro moderato - Trio (minuet and trio), Adagio: Feierlich langsam and Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell (sonata form).
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The symphony begins in near darkness: a long-held note for strings and horn, then a sombre double-dotted low in the strings. The climbs in rising scales, and the third is a idea whose falling cascades turn the upside down. The builds to a huge where the first and second themes sound together. The is rare for a Bruckner outer : it dies away quietly, and he likened it to a 'death clock'.
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III: 32:15–57:59
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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