Written at the age of only 18, Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 displays a mastery beyond his years. From skipping octaves, a warmly beating serenade, enchanting Rococo ornamentation and jaunty minuet, the symphony is rich with young Mozartian flair. Left incomplete at the time of his death, Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony stands as a three-movement pillar of all he stood for. Quoting his Miserere from the Mass in D, Adagio from his Eighth Symphony and fragments from the opening of his Seventh, Bruckner’s unfailing dedication to his religion – his motivation and raison d’être – along with his artistic dedication are never far from the surface. Maybe this retrospection was in fact the premonition of his end, his last labour of love.