Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9

In his ninth symphony - his final contribution to the medium - Bruckner took stock of his life, which he was able to do only on the basis of his unshakeable faith. But he could not finish the score and died while working on its final movement. Its three completed movements lead us into a world that constitutes a quest for answers to life's ultimate questions: While the Scherzo introduces us to a scene of demonic terrors, the Adagio to a universe of sound which, after the earlier struggles and doubts, ushers in a mood of peaceful valediction.