Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (Live)

Featuring

Simone Young
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Anton Bruckner

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Performer Biography

Simone Young, the conductor on this album, has made an international name for herself as a Wagner conductor, leading complete cycles of the Ring of the Nibelung at major opera houses.

Compositional Technique

Bruckner used Wagner tubas for the first time in one of his symphonies in the second movement of Symphony No. 7.

Critical Reception

Symphony No. 7 fundamentally changed Bruckner's public recognition, laying the foundation for his international renown despite its Leipzig premiere not being an immediate, uniform success.

Composition History

Bruckner began the second movement of Symphony No. 7 with thoughts of Richard Wagner, and the news of Wagner's death arrived as Bruckner was composing the movement's climax.

Composition History

Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 was composed immediately after his Symphony No. 6, with only a three-week gap between their completion dates.

Notable Performances

The Munich premiere of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 on March 10, 1885, conducted by Hermann Levi, was a sweeping success and a triumph for the composer.

Composition History

The main theme of the first movement of Symphony No. 7 was inspired by a dream, where a musician friend promised Bruckner it would "make you your fortune."