Bruckner's motets combine the polyphonic techniques of Renaissance masters with his own distinctive urgent chromaticism.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bruckner's sacred music, including these motets, reflects his deep Catholic faith and his confidence in his own compositional abilities, despite personal insecurities.
Composer Biography
Bruckner undertook five years of rigorous contrapuntal study, partly by post, with Simon Sechter, a leading teacher in Vienna.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in St Alban's Church, Holborn, London, in May 1982, with the assistance of the Swiss Life Insurance and Pension Company.
Composer Biography
Bruckner was a choirboy at the Baroque monastery of St Florian after his father's death, later serving there for ten years as an assistant teacher and deputy organist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bruckner had a unique ability to separate his personal disappointments and tribulations from the emotional content and meaning of his musical compositions.
Composition History
Bruckner dedicated several of his more extensive works, including Ecce sacerdos, 'to the greater glory of God'.
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