Bruckner: Complete Piano Music

Featuring

Francesco Pasqualotto
Anton Bruckner

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Composition History

The Quattro Lancier-Quadrilles (1850) were dedicated to Aloisa Bogner, who was Bruckner's piano student.

Performer Biography

Francesco Pasqualotto, the pianist on this album, graduated with a first-class diploma from the Milan Conservatoire and has studied with internationally renowned teachers like Bruno Canino and Louis Lortie.

Composer Biography

Anton Bruckner, known for his organ, choral works, and symphonies, only marginally focused on piano composition.

Historical Context

Many of Bruckner's piano pieces, such as Polkas, Marches, and Waltzes, were likely played by amateur musicians in domestic settings, reflecting the piano's role as a companion for the well-to-do at home.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bruckner, who studied composition until nearly forty, was influenced by earlier composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, rather than his immediate predecessors like Mendelssohn or Chopin.

Recording & Production

Many of the pieces from the Kitzler-Studienbuch, which are included as an appendix on this CD, are recorded here for the first time.

Composition History

Many of the works on this album, including the Sonata, were written between 1861 and 1863 when Bruckner was studying under conductor and cellist Otto Kitzler in Linz.