Throughout his maturity, Anton Bruckner was drawn to the Cecilian Movement, which advocated for a less elaborate choral writing style to emphasize the text.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at St Albans Cathedral in Hertfordshire, UK, across several days in July 2022.
Compositional Technique
The motet Pange lingua, dating from 1868, reaches further back towards Medieval practice than any other of Bruckner's choral pieces, using the Phrygian mode.
Critical Reception
Bruckner's motet Christus factus est is his most often recorded sacred choral work, with almost 100 accounts since its first recording 95 years ago.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Anton Bruckner's sacred choral works, including the motets on this album, represent the essence of a composer whose Catholicism was both profound and almost entirely unwavering.
Performer Biography
The St Albans Cathedral Choir, which performs on this album, has a choral tradition that dates back to the Abbey's elevation to a Cathedral in 1877.
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