Work: Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

The Staatskapelle Berlin’s Festtage concert in the Philharmonie proves a feast for brass lovers. 

Semyon Bychkov guides the BBC Symphony Orchestra, on magisterial form, through the hills and valleys of Bruckner's last completed and longest symphony.

Bruckner's Eighth Symphony should never leave you cold. It is almost impossible for any interpreter to satisfy all expectations in such a multi-faceted work, but Paavo Järvi came pretty close.