Fourteen programmes exploring the symphonic legacy of Anton Bruckner a century after his death.
8: A Monumental Symphony
"After numbers three and four, the growing pains of Bruckner's new type of symphony were over." (Deryck Cooke )
Stephen Johnson examines
Deryck Cooke 's assertion with contributions from Bruckner scholars.
The programme culminates in a performance of the Symphony No 5 in B flat by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gunter Wand
.