Christian Thielemann
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Christian Thielemann is a German conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden, and the designated Generalmusikdirektor of the Berlin State Opera.
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Sony Classical releases the second installment of Christian Thielemann's complete cycle of Anton Bruckner's symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic - the orchestra's first Bruckner cycle under a single conductor. The Vienna Philharmonic premiered four of Anton Bruckner's nine symphonies, including No 3.
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Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor is the last symphony the composer completed. It exists in two major versions of 1887 and 1890. It was premiered under conductor Hans Richter in 1892 in Vienna. It is dedicated to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.This symphony is sometimes nicknamed The Apocalyptic, but this was not a name Bruckner gave to the work himself.
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