''Abendklänge'', WAB 110

Abendklänge
by Anton Bruckner
Key E minor
Catalogue WAB 110
Form Character piece
Composed 7 June 1866 (1866-06-07): Linz
Dedication Hugo von Grienberger
Instrumental Violin and piano

Abendklänge (Evening sounds), WAB 110, is a character piece, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1866.

History

Bruckner composed the piece on 7 June 1866. He dedicated it to Hugo von Grienberger, a civil servant in the district court. It is not known when the piece was performed.[1][2][3]

The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. A facsimile of it was first published in Band I, pp. 104–105 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[1][2] The work is issued in Gesamtausgabe, Band XII/7.[2]

Music

The 36-bar long work in E minor is scored for violin and piano. Of the 36 bars only 14 (bars 17-20 and 23-32) are played by the violin.[2]

Discography

There are two recordings of Abendklänge:

  • Josef Sabaini (violin), Thomas Kerbl (piano), Anton Bruckner Chöre/Klaviermusik – CD: LIVA 034, 2009
  • Wolfgang Göllner (violin), Albert Sassmann (piano), 5 aus Österreich – CD: KKV Records[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U. Harten, p. 42
  2. 1 2 3 4 C. van Zwol, p. 681
  3. ↑ C. Howie, Chapter III: p. 122
  4. ↑ This performance by can also be heard on YouTube: Abendklänge

Sources

  • August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, c. 1922 – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
  • Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XII/7: Abendklänge for violin and piano, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Walburga Litschauer (Editor), Vienna, 1995
  • Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. ISBN 978-90-6868-590-9
  • Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg, 1996. ISBN 3-7017-1030-9.
  • Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition
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