Anton Bruckner
Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies.
Unlike other musical radicals such as Richard Wagner and Hugo Wolf, Bruckner showed respect, even humility, before other famous musicians, Wagner in particular. This apparent dichotomy between Bruckner the man and Bruckner the composer hampers efforts to describe his life in a way that gives a straightforward context for his music. Hans von Bülow described him as "half genius, half simpleton". Bruckner was critical of his own work and often reworked his compositions. There are several versions of many of his works.
His works, the symphonies in particular, had detractors, most notably the influential Austrian critic Eduard Hanslick and other supporters of Johannes Brahms, who pointed to their large size and use of repetition, as well as to Bruckner's propensity for revising many of his works, often with the assistance of colleagues, and his apparent indecision about which versions he preferred. On the other hand, Bruckner was greatly admired by subsequent composers, including his friend Gustav Mahler. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
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Published 1979
Published 1979
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Published 1982
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1983
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Published 1986
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1988
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1989
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1985
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1965
Published 1965
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Published 1972
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Published 1970
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Published 1970
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Published 1972
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1958
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1957
Published 1957
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Published 1970
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1890
Published 1890
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1985
Published 1985
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1966
Published 1966
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by Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896
Published 1964
Published 1964
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