Osanpo Suisougaku - Seasonal Japanese Wind Band Radio
Oct 10, 2026 · 2 min · 3 segments
October 11th is the anniversary of Bruckner's death. We bring you the first movement of his Symphony No. 4, "Romantic," the only symphony he nicknamed himself, for wind band. ▼ Today's piece Anton…
It was 1896.
A church organist himself, he wrote symphonies as vast as cathedrals, ringing on and on without end.
Of his nine symphonies, it is the only one to which Bruckner himself gave a nickname.
In its first movement, over a faint shimmer in the strings, a single horn calls out from far away.
It is a mysterious opening, like a medieval forest or an old castle slowly waking in the clear light of morning.
The brass join in, and the music grows into a great swell, resounding like a hall with a soaring ceiling.
a horn ringing through the morning forest.
Today, on the anniversary of Bruckner's death, we bring you the first movement of Symphony No. 4, The Romantic, for Windband.
You'll find a link to listen in the show notes.
It was 1896.
A church organist himself, he wrote symphonies as vast as cathedrals, ringing on and on without end.
Of his nine symphonies, it is the only one to which Bruckner himself gave a nickname.
In its first movement, over a faint shimmer in the strings, a single horn calls out from far away.
It is a mysterious opening, like a medieval forest or an old castle slowly waking in the clear light of morning.
The brass join in, and the music grows into a great swell, resounding like a hall with a soaring ceiling.
a horn ringing through the morning forest.
Today, on the anniversary of Bruckner's death, we bring you the first movement of Symphony No. 4, The Romantic, for Windband.
You'll find a link to listen in the show notes.
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