Symphony No. 7 | |
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by Anton Bruckner | |
Key | E major |
Catalogue | WAB 107 |
Composed | 1881–1883 |
Dedication | Ludwig II of Bavaria |
Published | 1885 |
Recorded | 1924Oskar Fried, Staatskapelle Berlin |
Movements | 4 |
Premiere | |
Date | 30 December 1884 |
Location | Stadttheater, Leipzig |
Conductor | Arthur 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]