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Bruckner and brevity - his shortest pieces
Since the average length of a Bruckner symphony is more than one hour and large-scale sacred works tend to be equally long, it might come as a surprise that Bruckner's oeuvre includes pieces so short that they could be mistaken as written by another famous composer of the same first name, namely Anton Webern. Some short pieces include: Two Funeral Songs (Totenlieder WAB 47, 48 ), Andante (WAB 130) and Perger Prelude for the organ (WAB 129), Abendklänge (WAB 110), Das
Mateusz Luczak
Aug 272 min read


Small Bruckner Problems
What has been often referred to as the “Bruckner Problem” is the multitude of versions and editions of his symphonies and the difficulty...
Mateusz Luczak
Nov 12, 20243 min read


Virgin Territory
There are many websites devoted exclusively or mainly to Bruckner; classical guitar and guitar music also feature as the main theme of numerous sites. It seems, however, that hardly anyone is interested in an intersection of the two musical niches. In 2011, French guitarist Noël Akchoté recorded arrangements of 10 Bruckner motets (among works of many other classical composers) on the acoustic guitar but, as far as I know, these arrangements, however they are evaluated, have
Mateusz Luczak
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Bruckner for Guitar - a contradiction in terms?
Bruckner has been often described as a composer of works excessively long, large and complex, one notable example being: Full-blooded romantic that he was in his music, his creative fancy was able to express itself only in over-sized, frame-bursting forms... [1]. On the other hand, the guitar, even if sometimes described as a small orchestra, e.g. by Segovia , has limited polyphonic possibilities and is generally distinguished by its mostly soft, intimate and ephemeral sound
Mateusz Luczak
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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