From the distant horn call to the monumental coda, Bruckner’s “Romantic” Symphony transforms forest, distance, and memory into symphonic architecture. i Work information Composer: Anton Bruckner Title: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104, “Romantic” Composition and revision: First version completed in 1874; extensive recomposition in 1878; new finale in 1880; further revisions through 1888 Reference version: Second version, 1878/1880, in the state performed at the 1881 premiere, as reconstructed in Benjamin M. Korstvedt’s new critical edition Premiere: 20 February 1881, Vienna; Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Hans Richter Genre: Symphony Structure: Four movements Duration: Approx. 62–70 minutes Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings A solitary horn rises above the faintest tremolo in the strings and seems to summo...