PHILIP BARFORD BRUCKNER Symphonies BBC MUSIC GUIDES ARIEL MUS BBC PUBLICATIONS —<——For Gwynneth, Jonathan and Adrian, in memory of a journey we have made togetherContents Anton Bruckner and his Symphonies 7 The Textual Problem 13 The Early Years 17 Symphony ‘0’ 19 The Overture in G minor 20 Symphony No. 1 in G minor 22 Symphony No. 2 in G minor 26 Hanslick’s hostility 31 Symphony No. 3 in D minor 31 Symphony No. 4 in E flat 37 The Later Symphonies 42 Symphony No. 5 in B flat 44 Symphony No. 6 in A 50 Symphony No. 7 in E 52 Symphony No. 8 in C minor 55 Symphony No. 9 in D minor 60 Understanding Bruckner: A personal view 65 N.B.—Bar numberings refer to the miniature study scores of the International Bruckner Society, ed. Leopold Nowak.