According to the conductor Georg Tintner, this lack of confidence in the work arose from a question by the puzzled conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Felix Otto Dessoff, who asked Bruckner, "Where is the main theme?" The symbol "∅" was later interpreted as the numeral zero and the symphony got the nickname Die Nullte ("No. 0"). In the words of David Griegel, "Like many other composers, I believe Bruckner was merely being too self-critical, and the unnumbered symphonies are also works worthy of our enjoyment".
| Date of composition | 1869 (from 24 January to 12 September 1869) |
| Premiered | 1924, October 12th in Klosterneuburg, Austria |
| First published | 1924, Wöss |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | D Minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 100 |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Symphonie en ré mineur, WAB 100 Anton Bruckner: Sinfonia in re minore, WAB 100 Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie d-moll, WAB 100 |
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