Symphony No.3 in D minor, WAB 103 (Bruckner, Anton)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1873-74..
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Misc. Notes 1873 1st version; includes revisions made in 1874.
Bruckner completed the Third Symphony on 31 December 1873 and had two copy scores made: (a) the Wagner dedication score in D-BHna IICo2 and (b) Mus.Hs. 6033 in the Austrian National Library. The 1873 version was rehearsed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in June or July 1874, but not accepted for performance. The 1873 version was lost in Leipzig during World War II. Mus.Hs. 6033 contains the 1874 version and includes revisions made in 1874. See Griegel.
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1873-74).
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Misc. Notes Dedication copy for Richard Wagner (D-BHna IICo2), containing the unrevised 1873 version.
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Editor Leopold Nowak (1904-1991)
Publisher. Info. Neue Gesamtausgabe, Band III/III. Symphonie D-moll (Version 1) (pp.1-280)
Vienna: Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag, 1977.
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Editor Leopold Nowak (1904-1991)
Publisher. Info. Neue Gesamtausgabe, Band III/1/III. Symphonie d-moll. Adagio 1876
Vienna: Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag, 1980.
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2nd Version (1877-78)

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Misc. Notes Bruckner revised the symphony again from January through April 1877. Based on dates in the score, we know that Bruckner revised the Finale during this time; he may or may not have revised the other movements also. Bruckner revised the Adagio in October 1877, then revised the Scherzo in January 1878, which included the addition of a 41-bar coda, and this represents the final form of the autograph manuscript, now Mus.Hs.19475 in the Austrian National Library, which is one source for the score published in 1878. See Griegel
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1877-78).
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Misc. Notes "Stichvorlage" of the second version (1877-1878), which probably served as the basis for both the first published edition and the Oeser edition. Austrian National Library - item Mus.Hs.6058 for the third movement and Mus.Hs.34611 for the others. According to Bruckner Online, these were originally stored as a single record.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Theodor Rättig, n.d.(ca.1878).
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Misc. Notes Second version (1877-1878). Plate number possibly missing on title page.
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Publisher. Info. Neue Gesamtausgabe, Band III/III. Symphonie D-moll (Version 2) (pp.1-262)
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Misc. Notes Score copy of the third version (1889-1890). Austrian National Library: Mus.Hs.6056, Mus.Hs.6028, Mus.Hs.6057 and Mus.Hs.6029 for movements 1-4, respectively.
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Editor Franz Schalk (1863-1931)
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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Theodor Rättig, n.d.[1890]. Plate T. R. 165a.
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Editor Franz Schalk (1863-1931)
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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Theodor Rättig, n.d.[1890].
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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag, n.d. Plate U.E. 3595 (W.Ph.V. 196).
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2nd Version (1878)

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Editor Franz Schalk (1863-1931)
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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Theodor Rättig, n.d.(ca.1890).
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For 2 Pianos (Grunsky)

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Arranger Karl Grunsky (1871-1943)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, 1927. Plate 10566.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Mahler/Krzyzanowski)

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Arranger Gustav Mahler
Rudolf Krzyzanowski (1859-1911), not credited
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Publisher. Info. Vienna: A. Bösendorfer, n.d.[1880]. Plate B. & R. 165.
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Franz Schalk (1863-1931)
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For Piano 4 hands (Singer)

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See: Symphonie-Sätze (Nos.3-4)

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3rd Version (1889-90)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1888.
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Bruckner
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Work Title Symphony No.3 in D minor
Alternative. Title Dritte Symphonie
Name Translations Симфония № 3; Symphonie nº 3 de Bruckner; Symphony No. 3; Symfonie nr. 3; Sinfonia n.º 3 (Bruckner); III Simfonija (Brukner); Simfonia núm. 3 (Bruckner); 3. Sinfonie; 교향곡 3번 (브루크너); 3-a simfonio (Bruckner); Sinfonia n. 3; 交響曲第3番; Sinfonía n.º 3; Symfonie č. 3; 第三號交響曲(布魯克納); Symffoni Rhif 3 (Bruckner); 第3號交響曲; 第3号交响曲; السيمفونيه رقم 3; Symfoni nr. 3; Symfoni nr. 3 (Bruckner); Simfonia nr. 3; Siansa Uimh. 3
Name Aliases Sinfonie No. 3 in d-Moll; Symfonie nr. 3 (Bruckner); 第三号交响曲; Sinfonía n.º 3 en re menor, WAB 103; Sinfonía Wagner
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 301789689; LCCN: n82010147; BNF: 139207265; NLA: 35803924
Composer Bruckner, Anton
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WAB 103
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IAB 110
Key D minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  • 1st Version, 1873 (revised 1874, 1876)
1. Gemäßigt, misterioso
2. Adagio. Feierlich
3. Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell
4. Finale. Allegro
  • 2nd Version, 1877-1878
1. Gemäßigt, mehr bewegt, misterioso (also Sehr langsam, misterioso)
2. Adagio. Bewegt, quasi Andante (E-flat major)
3. Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell (also Sehr schnell)
4. Finale: Allegro (also Ziemlich schnell)
  • 3rd Version, 1889
1. Mehr langsam, Misterioso (Nowak); Mäßig bewegt (Schalk)
2. Adagio (etwas bewegt), quasi Andante
3. Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell
4. Finale. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1873-1889
1873 (1st version), rev. 1874; 1876 Adagio
1877-78 (2nd version)
1889 (3rd version)
First Performance. 1877-12-16 in Vienna
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Anton Bruckner (conductor)
First Publication. 1879 – Vienna: Theodore Rättig
Score
Dedication Richard Wagner
Average DurationAvg. Duration 60-65 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings
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