Anton Bruckner, the composer, was the son of a rural schoolteacher and was a respected music teacher and celebrated organist.
Anton Bruckner humorously called his Sixth Symphony his 'merriest'.
The complete Sixth Symphony by Anton Bruckner was first performed over two years after his death by his student Gustav Mahler, though with some cuts.
Anton Bruckner's Sixth Symphony was never performed publicly in its entirety during his lifetime.
Ivor Bolton, the conductor on this album, has been the Chief Conductor of the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchester since 2004.
During Anton Bruckner's lifetime, his symphonies were often played with reluctance and looked down upon as amateurish 'future music'.
This album is part of a cycle of Anton Bruckner's symphonies being released by the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg on the OehmsClassics label.
