Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, WAB 105 (1877)

Описание: Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 – 11 October 1896) was an Austrian composer known for his symphonies, masses, and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies.

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Symphony No.5 in B-flat major, WAB 105
Version I (1877)

I. Introduktion: Adagio – Allegro (0:00)
II. Adagio: Sehr langsam (18:57)
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace (schnell) – Trio: Im gleichen Tempo (37:34)
IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro moderato (49:54)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink

The Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major (WAB 105) of Anton Bruckner was written in 1875–1876, with a few minor changes over the next few years. It was first performed in public on two pianos by Joseph Schalk and Franz Zottmann on 20 April 1887 at the Bösendorfersaal in Vienna.The first orchestral performance - in a non-authenticated version ('Schalk-version'), a.o. with a changed orchestration in a Wagnerian fashion and with omitting 122 bars of the finale - was conducted by Franz Schalk in Graz on 8 April 1894 (Bruckner was sick and unable to attend: he never heard this symphony performed by an orchestra). It was dedicated to Karl von Stremayr, minister of education in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The symphony is sometimes referred to as the "Tragic", "Pausen", "Church of Faith", or "Pizzicato" symphony.

The symphony was written at a time of much trouble and disillusionment during the composer's life, a court suit (from which he was exonerated), and a reduction in salary. It is not outwardly a work of storm and stress, but it is a piece of "working out", one of his most contrapuntally intricate works.