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First is the Symphony No. 3, also known as "Wagner" because it was dedicated to Richard Wagner. The first draft was completed in 1872, but the first performance was not given until 1877. The reason for the long delay was that the Vienna Philharmonic, which had already had a dispute over the premiere of No. 2, hesitated to premiere No. 3 as well, and deemed the work unplayable. The premiere, conducted by Bruckner himself on December 16, 1877, was a disaster, and the experience was one of the greatest setbacks of his life. Thielemann uses the second draft (1877/Novak edition) in this performance. Thielemann says of his choice of editions: "The most frequently performed version is the third. The third manuscript (1889), which is the one most often performed, is very simplified. I decided to use the second version because it omits many valuable elements and is very short. (omission) I myself like the first draft, but Bruckner may have been a bit out of himself by dedicating it to him while being greatly influenced by Wagner. But by the end of the second draft, it is clear that he has found his own style again, and it is the most complete version." And then there is Symphony No. 6, which, contrary to No. 3, has hardly been revised at all. Bruckner was encouraged by the success of his Fourth Symphony, but the Viennese audience reacted coldly, and the entire work was not performed during Bruckner's lifetime (the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra gave a partial premiere of the second and third movements). However, this No. 6 was not performed until two years after Bruckner's death. Nevertheless, this No. 6 is a bold and brilliant work with some of the most inspired and engaging moments in Bruckner's entire oeuvre.However, compared to Nos. 4, 7, 8, and 9, which many conductors have taken up, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 6 are still relatively unknown to most people. Thielemann, too, did not have the opportunity to see Bruckner in performance when he was young, and it was with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Muti that he first heard No. 6 performed. Thielemann, who is now considered a "Bruckner conductor," has not had many performances of the Sixth Symphony, and he says that this time, delving into the work with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra was also a journey of discovery for him. (2/2) King International