Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 (3rd Version, 1873)

Description

Bruckner produced this version of the Third Symphony--the version most often played nowadays--at the same time he was occupied with the re-shaping of the Eighth. He took the printed edition of 1878 as the basis for his revision of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd movements; when making his extensive cuts to the Finale, he used a copy made by Franz Schalk. The performance on 21 December 1890, given by the Vienna Philharmonic under Hans Richter, was a complete success.