Kritik zum Konzert am 7.3.1903 mit der f-Moll-Messe in der Wochenschrift für Kunst und Musik (*).

The New York Times Nr. 16595 meldet auf  S. 7 die Uraufführung der 9. Symphonie [11.2.1903] und bringt die Anekdote von Bülows Vorahnung zu einer Neunten Bruckners:
"              IN THE MUSIC WORLD.
[...]
     The posthumous ninth symphony of Anton Bruckner, the Viennese composer whose name is much better known than his music in this country, was performed for the first time recently in Vienna, seven years after the composer's death. It is unfinished, consisting only of three movements. It appears to have made a profound impression, and was played by the Concertverein Orchestra under the direction of Ferdinand Löwe, who was a pupil and intimate friend of Bruckner's. Bruckner is said to have had no intention of emulating Beethoven in his ninth symphony, and was much irritated over the characteristic remark of Hans von Bülow: "If Brückner writes a ninth, it will be in D minor, too, and will have a final choral movement." He replied: "I can't help it that the chief theme came to me in D minor. I would like now to knock it out if I had not grown to love it so, and if D minor were not my favorite key." The last movement is the one that is lacking, but Brückner is said to have had no intention of writing it with a chorus." (**).

Der Bericht in The Cincinnati Enquirer Nr. 74 auf S. 26 kommt ohne die Anekdote aus
"      In Music's Domain.
[...]
     Bruckner's unfinished ninth symphony in D minor was given by the Wagner Society at Vienna recently for the first time and with great success. The scherzo was redemanded, but the conductor refused the request. It is highly original and humorous. The most attractive was the final adagio, which the composer styled his "Farewell to Life."  " (***).