I’ve had dozens of conversations that discussed the greatest symphonies of all time. I’ve read dozens of articles on the same topic. The usual suspects are all there, Beethoven’s Ninth, Mahler’s Ninth ...

When it comes to symphonies, very few composers have all of their symphonic utterances consistently performed. Of course, Beethoven sits atop the heap even if his First, Second, Fourth, and Eighth ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Jakub Hrusa and the Bamberg Symphony have released a new recording of them all. By J.S. Marcus The Austrian composer Anton Bruckner died in 1896, but ...

Honoring important classical composers on the anniversaries of their births and deaths may not be the most imaginative tradition, but it is a longstanding one. And 2024 marks the bicentennial of Anton ...

Need to brush up on your Bruckner? Or discover his symphonies for the first time? Let conductor Daniel Barenboim guide you through all nine... Why Bruckner Matters: A Listener's Guide With Daniel ...

There is a considerable tradition of – if not outright derision so at least tut-tutting of the Zeroth Symphony. Not the least by the great and sympathetic Bruckner scholar and expert Robert Simpson ...

Bruckner is not a big draw at the box office, but playing one of his demanding symphonies is a good thing for an orchestra to do as an act of artistic integrity and growth. Take it or leave it, a ...

During his lifetime, Anton Bruckner was known principally as a virtuoso organist rather than a composer, and that background has informed all of his compositions but probably none more interestingly ...

Here’s a parlor game of sorts: Pick your Bruckner First Eleven. How does that work? Easy enough - there are only a few rules to follow (lest you make some up of your own). Take every one of Bruckner’s ...

You have to admire the gumption of a provincial teacher and church organist who, after encountering Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, decides to commit his professional life to the symphonic form. Where ...