Anton Bruckner

9 symphonies — cathedrals in sound

The organist who built symphonies like cathedrals. His nine symphonies are the most architecturally ambitious orchestral works between Beethoven and Mahler. Devoutly Catholic, painfully shy, utterly original.

Key works

• Symphony No. 71883— The adagio — elegy for Wagner
• Symphony No. 91896— Unfinished — dedicated 'to the dear God'

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