Bruckner, Anton

This latest addition to our composer biography series honors Anton Bruckner on the 200th anniversary year of his birth. Bruckner, a devout Roman Catholic, spent years as a chorister at the Monastery of St. Florian and later he served as the cathedral organist in Linz, where he established a reputation for his improvisatory skills. He composed dozens of choral settings of masses, requiems, psalms, and a Te Deum, in addition to his nine symphonies, plus numerous sketches and revisions. Lots of revisions! Bruckner worked during a period of changing musical tastes and styles, and while his music was indebted to the traditions of Schubert and Beethoven, he was increasingly drawn to the “new” music of Wagner and Liszt.

Week of October 7, 2024

Monday, October 7

Tuesday, October 8

Bruckner, Anton: Mass No. 3 in F Minor
Sanctus  (excerpt)
Symphonieorchester Der Bayerischen Rundfunks/Eugen Jochum
Bruckner: Masses Nos 1-3
DG 447 429
1:30

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor 
I. Ziemlich Schnell
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly
Bruckner: Symphony No. 2
London 436154-1
0:40; 19:35

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 3 in D, “Wagner Symphony” 
I. Gemassight, mehr bewegt, misterioso (excerpt)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vanska
Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
Hyperion CDA 67200
0:40; 20:42

Bruckner, Anton: Te Deum in C, WAB 45 
IV. Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, V. In te, Domine, speravi (excerpt)
Westminster Choir; New York Philharmonic/Bruno Walter
Bruckner: Te Deum; Mozart: Requiem
Sony 64480
4:54

Bruckner, Anton: Mass No. 3 in F Minor
III. Credo (excerpt)
Symphonieorchester Der Bayerischen Rundfunks/Eugen Jochum
Bruckner: Masses Nos 1-3
DG 447 429
1:44

Wednesday, October 9

Bruckner, Anton: Klavierstuck in E-flat, WAB 119
Fumiko Shiraga, piano
Bruckner: Piano Works
BIS 1297
2:18

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No.4 in E-Flat 
I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Claudio Abbado
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major ‘Romantic’
DG 4317192
19:03

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No.4 in E-Flat 

II. Andante quasi allegretto
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Claudio Abbado
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major ‘Romantic’
DG 4317192
1:06, 16:18

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No.4 in E-Flat 
III. Scherzo. Bewegt
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Claudio Abbado
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major ‘Romantic’
DG 4317192
0:46; 1:07; 10:26

Thursday, October 10

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 7 in E, WAB 107 
I.  Allegro moderato
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Georg Solti
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
London 436615
1:10; 1:10; 21:18

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 7 in E, WAB 107 
II. Adagio: Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Georg Solti
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
London 436615
25:07; 1:00

Bruckner, Anton: "Locus iste"
Gebrüder Ohren taub Tuba Quartet
Four Brothers
PMP 2010
3:08

Friday, October 11

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 8 in C, WAB 108 
II. Scherzo
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini
Bruckner: Symphony No 8
DG 445529
1:00; 0:37; 16:25

Bruckner, Anton: "Stille Betrachtung An Einem Herbstabend" in F-Sharp, WAB 123
Fumiko Shiraga, piano
Bruckner: Piano Works
BIS 1297
4:10

Bruckner, Anton: Symphony No. 9 in D, WAB 109 
III. Adagio 
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini
Bruckner: Symphonie No 9
EMI 5651772
1:00; 26:48; 2:00