Bruckner: Symphony No.9 in D major | Bernard Haitink / Orchestre national de France

Typically speaking, Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony in 3 movements is an "unfinished" work, given that the composer didn't live long enough to complete the 4th movement. However, by listening to the symphony one is not left with any sense of incompleteness! Indeed, the Adagio, as a final movement, is by no means less conclusive than, say, the closing Adagio in Mahler's own 9th...

I. Feierlich, misterioso

II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell - Scherzo

III. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich