Bruckner's compositional style in these motets, influenced by his symphonic works, distances itself from pietistic mellowness and was ahead of its time.
Critical Reception
The gradual "Virga Jesse" is considered "the crown of Bruckner's short sacred works" due to its boldly modulating waves of intensification.
Composition History
Bruckner's motet "Libera me" was first performed in 1854 at the burial of Prelate Arneth in St. Florian and again at Bruckner's own burial in 1896.
Compositional Technique
The motets on this album span almost forty years in their creation, leading to understandable stylistic differences and varied harmonies.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bruckner's sacred choral works were primarily inspired by the Catholic liturgy, to which he dedicated his creative efforts.
Composer Biography
Anton Bruckner, the composer, wrote his first choral compositions in his youth and completed his last at the end of his life.
Compositional Technique
The motets on this recording range from a cappella style to works for four to eight voices accompanied by three or four trombones and organ.
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