Anton Bruckner's Symphony no. 2 in C minor was completed in 1872, and revised, like most of Bruckner's other symphonies, at various points thereafter. It was composed after the Symphony No. 0 in D minor (which was itself composed after the Symphony No. 1) and it is the only "official" Bruckner symphonywithout a dedication: Franz Liszt tacitly rejected the dedication, and Richard Wagner chose another work instead. The premiere was given with Bruckner himself conducting in 1873. The score calls for a pair each of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.
