Anton Bruckner dedicated his Symphony No. 3 in D minor to Richard Wagner, who chose it over Bruckner's Symphony No. 2.
Album & Artwork
This album is the third in a series titled "Böck reads Bruckner", which explores the composer's life and relationships.
Composition History
Anton Bruckner's first encounter with Richard Wagner's music was in 1863, when his teacher Otto Kitzler conducted the Linz premiere of Wagner's opera Tannhäuser.
Compositional Technique
Richard Wagner's song "Der Tannenbaum" (The Fir Tree) is in E-flat minor, a key described by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart as breathing "every fear, every trembling of the shuddering heart."
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album highlights a lesser-known aspect of Richard Wagner's work: his small-scale chamber music pieces, such as songs and piano works.
Composer Biography
After attending the first Bayreuth Festival in 1876, Anton Bruckner made regular 'pilgrimages' to Bayreuth almost every summer until 1892, and visited Wagner's grave after 1883.
Composer Biography
Anton Bruckner premiered the final scene of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Linz in 1868, two and a half months before its full premiere in Munich.
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