What first opened my ears and soul to Bruckner was hearing excerpts from his F Minor Mass being rehearsed by singers, orchestra & choir while touring the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. No idea about the composer, but captured a few mins of the Benedictus on an old fon. Back home, would figure out on my own it was Bruckner thru some musical sleuthing online. What a majestic work!
Interesting contrast of Mahler and Bruckner. Mahler seems all pain and longing, while Bruckner finds release and comfort and calm later on.
Brucker was also, from what I've read, a personally endearing man. Rural background, very humble among other composers and high society types, and fond of beer.
Yes, this is quite true! And he was probably the most modest of all great composers. In fact, he frequently let other more famous conductors and composers convince him his music needed revising, which most of the time it didn't - it's just that they failed to understand what he was up to.
Happy Birthday, Anton Bruckner!
What first opened my ears and soul to Bruckner was hearing excerpts from his F Minor Mass being rehearsed by singers, orchestra & choir while touring the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. No idea about the composer, but captured a few mins of the Benedictus on an old fon. Back home, would figure out on my own it was Bruckner thru some musical sleuthing online. What a majestic work!
Interesting contrast of Mahler and Bruckner. Mahler seems all pain and longing, while Bruckner finds release and comfort and calm later on.
Thanks for this- will do a closer reading later!
Brucker was also, from what I've read, a personally endearing man. Rural background, very humble among other composers and high society types, and fond of beer.
Yes, this is quite true! And he was probably the most modest of all great composers. In fact, he frequently let other more famous conductors and composers convince him his music needed revising, which most of the time it didn't - it's just that they failed to understand what he was up to.
Thank you. Bruckner (the fourth "B"?) has been one of my favorites since I was introduced to him some 30 years ago:
https://www.abruckner.com/downloads/downloadofthemonth/April15/