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Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major, WAB 105

I. Adagio – Allegro

Anton Bruckner · 1875–78 · B♭ major · 511 bars · 481 chords analysed

Bruckner's Fifth is a cathedral of a symphony: it begins with a slow pizzicato introduction and ends with a huge double fugue that brings back the first movement's themes. Bruckner, a devout organist, never heard it played by an orchestra.

Keys visited: B♭ major, G♭ major, D major, D minor, A major, B♭ minor, A♭ major, D♭ major, B major, F minor, C major, F major, E major, C minor, E♭ major, A♭ minor, A minor, E♭ minor, G minor, E minor, F♯ minor.