A Big Bruckner Bicentennial Blast #2436
. . . celebrating one of the great Romantic Era symphonists, Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), whose music was in no little part inspired by his life as an organist.
Hour 1
BRUCKNER: Prelude in E-flat (1837) –Erwin Horn (1988 Klais/Frauenkirche, Nuremberg, Germany) Novalis 150 071
BRUCKNER (trans. Horn): Adagio-Allegro (i.), fr Symphony No. 5 in B-flat (1873) –Hansjörg Albrecht (2020 Klais/St. Margaret’s Church, Munich, Germany) Oehms 481
BRUCKNER (trans. Albrecht): Abendzauber (1878) –Hansjörg Albrecht (1913-2015 Rieger/Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria) Oehms 480
JOHANNA DODERER: Bruckner Window (Pinus, 2021) –Hansjörg Albrecht (2011-2019 Klais/St. Michael’s Church, Munich, Germany) Oehms 479
BRUCKNER (trans. Horn): Scherzo (iii.), fr Symphony No. 3 in d (1877) –Hansjörg Albrecht (2003-2019 Klais/Church of St Peter, Munich, Germany) Oehms 479
Filler – BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 5 (see above)
Hour 2
PHILIPP MAINTZ: Bruckner Window No. 1 (Orbis factor) –Hansjörg Abrecht (Krismann-Mauracher-Kögler/St. Florian Monastery, Austria) Oehms 476
BRUCKNER (trans. Horn): Adagio (ii.), fr Symphony No. 1 in c (1866) –Hansjörg Albrecht (2018 Rieger/Brucknerhaus, Linz, Austria) Oehms 427
BRUCKNER (trans. Albrecht): 2 Aequales in c (1867). ANDREA LORENZO SCARTAZZINI: Brucknerblume (2022). BRUCKNER (trans. Klotz): Maestoso (i.), fr Symphony No. 6 in A (1881) –Hansjörg Albrecht (1972-2015 Kuhn/Hofkirche, Luzern, Switzerland) Oehms 482
Filler – BRUCKNER: Adagio (iii.), fr Symphony No. 6 (Oehms 482)
With music new and old, we observe he 200th Anniversary of Bruckner’s birth (b. September 4, 1824). For your further illumination, know that organist-conductor Hansjörg Albrecht has recorded all nine of the Bruckner symphonies!
These additional Bruckner-related programs can be enjoyed in our archive:
Anton Bruckner and the Organ (#9805)
Bruckner and the Organ (#2319)
At Large in Austria (#0902)
Sounds Sensational (#2227)
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Jan and Steve Kirchner, from the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, and from listener-contributors to this public radio station. Support also comes from Paul Fritts & Company, Organ Builders of Tacoma, WA and Goulding & Wood, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
