Anton Bruckner

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Born: September 4, 1824, Ansfelden, Austria
Died: October 11, 1896, Vienna, Austria

Bruckner's Mass No. 2 in E minor is a double rarity: a significant 19th century work for wind ensemble, and a significant work for chorus and wind ensemble. The 8-part choral writing in the Mass is gorgeous. Many of the recordings couple the Mass with some of the a capella Motets. Rilling couples it with the Te Deum, while Polyanskii's release couples it with the Mass in C Major. The Bernius is a beautiful recording, but Fanfare has said fine things about the Polyanskii and Rilling performances as well.

Recordings

Works	Performers	Reviews	Stores
Mass No. 2 in E minor	Kammerchor Stuttgart Deutsche Bläserphilharmonie Frieder Bernius	Zagorski	Tower Amazon
Mass No. 2 in E minor	Russian State Symphony Orchestra and Capella Valeri Polyanskii	McColley	Tower Amazon
Mass No. 2 in E minor	Gächinger Cantorei Stuttgart Bach Collegium Helmuth Rilling	McColley	Tower Amazon
Mass No. 2 in E minor	St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Alois Koch		Tower Amazon
Mass No. 2 in E minor	Vienna Chamber Orchestra Hans Gillesberger		Tower Amazon

Scores

Mass No. 2 in E minor

Books

The Wind and Wind-Chorus Music of Anton Bruckner by Keith William Kinder