Abendklänge (Evening sounds), WAB 110, is a character piece for violin and piano, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1866.
| Abendklänge | |
|---|---|
| by Anton Bruckner | |
 | |
| Key | E minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 110 |
| Form | Character piece |
| Composed | 7 June 1866: Linz |
| Dedication | Hugo von Grienberger |
| Instrumental | Violin and piano |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
There are three 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]
- Alexander Knaak (violin), Daniel Linton-France (piano) in: Bruckner, Anton – Böck liest Bruckner II – CD: Gramola 99237, 2020
References edit
Sources edit
- 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
External links edit
- Abendklänge, WAB 110: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Abendklänge e-Moll, WAB 110 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs (in German)
- Live performance by Laurens Weinhold (violin) and Philipp Scheucher (piano) on 17 August 2020 at the St. Florianer Brucknertage[1] can be heard on Abendklänge
- Live performance by YuEun Gemma Kim (violin) and Alexander Maria Wagner (piano) at 1:14:10 on Jubiläumskonzertreihe 1 : Alte & neue Fantasien (13 March 2024)
- ^ [https://www.brucknertage.at/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Festivalprogramm_2020-online-1.pdf St. Florianer Brucknertage 2020