Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

Contents

• Introduction
• 1. Placing the Eighth Symphony
• 2. The genesis and evolution of the Eighth Symphony
• 3. Symphonic design and musical logic
• 4. The Adagio and the sublime
• 5. The 1887 version and the 1890 version
• 6. The 1892 edition, authorship, and performance practice
• Appendix A. Haas's edition of the Eighth Symphony
• Appendix B. Textual differences between the Finale in the 1890 version and the 1892 version.