The present version of the Finale of Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony establishes the diverse cyclical relationships to the preceding first and third movements, as Bruckner had already done in his 8th Symphony. In terms of the orchestra, this completion adheres strictly to Bruckners own concept of orchestral color; The composer had finished the orchestration of the entire exposition and in the following sections, the development and the recapitulation, he also completed the string parts, whereas th...