Symphony No. 8 (Bruckner)
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Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108, is the last symphony he completed, and is dedicated to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. It exists in two major versions of 1887 and 1890. It was
Painting of Bruckner (1889)
Franz Joseph I
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Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916. In the early part o
Symphony No. 8 (Bruckner)
…Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108, is the last symphony he completed, and is dedicated to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. It exists in two major versions of 1887 and 1890. It was premiered under conductor Hans Richter in 1892 at the Musikverein, Vienna. This symphony is…
Formal portrait, 1910
Franz Joseph with his mother Archduchess Sophie, by Joseph Karl Stieler
Franz Joseph's family gathered in prayer, 1839
The Battle of Győr on 28 June 1849. Franz Joseph enters Győr leading the Austrian troops.