- Main Hall
- from 20,00

LISTEN: Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in c minor
Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Bruckner's Symphony No. 8
Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Bruckner's Symphony No. 8
Musicians
- Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Manfred Honeck conductor
Works
Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in c minor
This concert has no intermission
About the concert
In the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Bruckner Cycle, Manfred Honeck conducts the Eighth Symphony.
Bruckner's Symphony No. 8
Anton Bruckner, who was deeply religious, built great musical cathedrals to honour God. The monumental Eighth Symphony is a perfect example. Using simple motifs and themes as building blocks, he creates awe-inspiring forms. Bruckner’s Eighth is a mighty fortress and a thrilling ride from darkness into light. Its world is, by turns, complex, gracious, peaceful, and turbulent – Bruckner invites you in, takes you along, and never lets you go. The long opening theme of the first movement also contains the seeds for the other two themes. In the Finale, Bruckner ultimately achieves a grand climax of the symphony by juxtaposing four themes from different movements. The composer called his Eighth Symphony ‘a mystery.’
Bruckner Orchestra
On October 2, 1920, the Concertgebouw Orchestra gave the Dutch premiere. In one of the newspapers, the performance was called ‘most splendid’; in another, the reviewer noted ‘that many attendees’ left the hall before the finale. The time was not yet ripe for Bruckner. Not until the 1950s did the Concertgebouw Orchestra truly become a Bruckner Orchestra.
Genre
Orchestra
Organizer
Concertgebouworkest
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Tickets
Category 1+ | Category 1 | Category 2 | ||
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Standard | €64.90 | €53.90 | €20.00 |
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