Favorite Moments in a Bruckner Symphony

[Joe Barron]

The opening to final movement of the Sixth --- the short bursts of brass followed by the descending forte figure in the strings.

The adagio of the seventh, second theme. The second theme in the scherzo of the Third, and, in the same symphony, the return of the main theme of first movement in the final movement.

[karlhenning]

. . . and, ni the same symphony . . . .

Oh, that I have lived to see the day when someone said Ni to a Bruckner symphony!

[Sean]

Certainly the magical re-entry of the theme on high strings in the first mov of the Ninth after the big tuttis.

(A little like in the Shostakovich first mov of his Fifth actually.)

[not edward]

The final coda to the 5th. In a performance like Sinopoli's, it comes as the inevitable result of the 70 minutes before it.
The rotating horn figures at the climax of the Scherzo of the 9th. Absolutely marvelous when you get a conductor (such as Mehta) who lets you hear it.
The codas to the slow movements of the last two symphonies. Utterly cathartic.

[Brian]

The Seventh Symphony, second movement - the biggest, last climax (with NO percussion please!), and even more so: the movement's final note.

Oh, that I have lived to see the day when someone said Ni to a Bruckner symphony!

[Joe Barron]

Oh, that I have lived to see the day when someone said Ni to a Bruckner symphony!

We shall say NI! again to you, if you do not appease us.

[Daverz]

End on the first movement of the 6th.

[marvinbrown]

Symphony No. 5, in the 2nd movement, approx. 3 minutes in, the beautiful theme by the strings.

  Yes the adagio of the 5th is superb  0:).
 
  The opening movement of the Nullte Symphony No.0 is a high point for me as well.

  marvin

[vandermolen]

Scherzo of Symphony 8, Slow movement of Symphony 9 (infact all of Symphony 9!)

[eyeresist]

The opening movement of the Nullte Symphony No.0 is a high point for me as well.

marvin

Marvin, could you recommend a recording of the Zero for me? Thanks.

[marvinbrown]

Marvin, could you recommend a recording of the Zero for me? Thanks.

  eyeresist I have this recording and it is wonderfull:

  Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (WOW what a surname  )  with the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

  The nullte is coupled with an orchestral version of the adagio from Bruckner's String Quintet in F major.

  marvin

 

 

[eyeresist]

Thanks!

[Brahmsian]

Bump!   

[Sergeant Rock]

Bump!   

I mentioned this elsewhere recently but worth repeating. I love the end of the first movement of the First (the Linz version). And it contains one of the best examples of Brucknerian OCD. In the last nine measures he has the trumpets repeat C 97 times....97!  Insane and thrilling 

Sarge

[Brahmsian]

I mentioned this elsewhere recently but worth repeating. I love the end of the first movement of the First (the Linz version). And it contains one of the best examples of Brucknerian OCD. In the last nine measures he has the trumpets repeat C 97 times....97!  Insane and thrilling 

Sarge

I'll have to have a listen for this!   

[Sergeant Rock]

I'll have to have a listen for this!   

Make sure you're listening to the Linz version. He changed it when he revised the symphony in 1991 1891 in Vienna.

Sarge

[Brahmsian]

Make sure you're listening to the Linz version. He changed it when he revised the symphony in 1991 in Vienna.

Sarge

I have the Linz version, so I'm set. 

[TheGSMoeller]

6th mvt 1, coda

You beat me to it! IMO the best two minutes of music Bruckner composed.

[Brahmsian]

The glorious cello theme which opens the 7th Symphony.

[MishaK]

Favorite moments:

Climax and coda of 9th 3rd movement

Coda of 8th 3rd movement with those beautiful brass chorales

Recapitulation of 4th 1st movement where the flute solo plays slow broken chords over the horn solo

Climax of 7th 1st movement