Bruckner's Symphony No 1, an introduction by Gerd Schaller
Gerd Schaller on the immediacy and philosophical nature of the composer’s first numbered symphony
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Buried beneath a pipe organ: Anton Bruckner, organist (1824–1896)
It is one thing to love a pipe organ, but to be buried under one is another thing. Yet that is exactly what Josef Anton Bruckner did. He designed his own sarcophagus and had himself placed under his favorite organ in Saint Florian Monastery in Austria.
Source: thediapason.com
Top 10 Symphony Composers
After the extraordinary musical developments of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven the composition of a symphony became a daunting challenge, for many years the ultimate challenge for any composer. Many rose magnificently to that challenge, not least Brahms, Mahler, Sibelius and Shostakovich
Source: gramophone.co.uk
A guide to Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 and its best recordings
Devout yet unconventional, Bruckner’s Fifth has long been misjudged, says Terry Williams, who finds which recordings reveal its greatness
Source: classical-music.com