A concert given in December last year at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. "I have done my duty of earth and only wish to be allowed to finish my ninth symphony. I trust death will not deprive me of my pen."
Bruckner's wish was not granted, yet even in its unfinished three-movement shape, his final symphony was clearly the magnum opus of a creative giant. And
Beethoven's first piano concerto, which caused a huge stir when the composer himself gave the premiere, is performed by leading Beethoven interpreter John Lill. John Lill (piano),
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Walter Weller Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1 in C
Bruckner Symphony No 9 in D minor