I recently gave the Bruckner 9th a good listen (by good, I mean that I
was relaxed, and paid attention to the whole symphony from beginning to
end) and one of my impressions was that the piece sounds quite complete
with the three movements.  I'm assuming that Bruckner sketched a finale,
since there are performing versions of it, but I wonder if at some level
Bruckner intended the symphony to be only three movements.

I used to think that the Adagio rambled on aimlessly.  Now, after having
just listened to it, I think it's a masterpiece, and one of the most
perfect pieces Bruckner wrote.

-Mike Leghorn