Symphony No. 7 (Bruckner)

Symphony No. 7
by Anton Bruckner
Portrait of Anton Bruckner (1885)
KeyE major
CatalogueWAB 107
Composed1881–1883
DedicationLudwig II of Bavaria
Published1885 (1885)
Recorded1924 (1924) Oskar Fried, Staatskapelle Berlin
Movements4
Premiere
Date30 December 1884 (1884-12-30)
LocationStadttheater, Leipzig
ConductorArthur Nikisch

Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107, is one of the composer's best-known symphonies. It was written between 1881 and 1883 and was revised in 1885. It is dedicated to Ludwig II of Bavaria. The premiere, given under Arthur Nikisch and the Gewandhaus Orchestra in the opera house at Leipzig on 30 December 1884,[1] brought Bruckner the greatest success he had known in his life. The symphony is sometimes referred to as the "Lyric", though the appellation is not the composer's own, and is seldom used.

In the 2018 article "The 20 Greatest Symphonies of all time" from BBC Music Magazine, this symphony is placed at the 20th position. Bruckner also holds the 13th place with Symphony No. 8.[2]

  1. ^ Sir Georg Solti and Chicago Symphony OrchestraBruckner: Symphony No. 7 – transcription from CD booklet (bar code 0-28941-76312-9), written by William Mann, London Records, 1988
  2. ^ "The 20 Greatest Symphonies of all time | Classical-Music.com". www.classical-music.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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