Review: ESO magnificent with Bruckner's Symphony No. 9

Austrian composer Anton Bruckner was the cathedral builder of the symphony, creating vast edifices that speak of the glory of God and of humankind. He is also the most spiritual of symphonists: while encompassing human emotions in so much of their variety, his vision opens up vistas that are beyond the human.
Then came his Symphony No. 9, which was given by Alexander Prior and the Edmonton Symphony orchestra in the Winspear on Friday, Sept. 28.
It was left uncompleted at his death, which hasn&rs