Anton Bruckner - 5 Famous Choir Works (1835-91) SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart

Re-uploaded video minus Locus iste which was blocked world wide.
Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 - 11 October 1896) was an Austrian composer known for his symphonies, masses, and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies.
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5 Choir works
1. Ave Maria - Hymn WAB 6 (1861) (0:00)
2. Afferentur regi - Offertorium WAB 1 (1861) (3:36)
3. Pange lingua - Hymn WAB 33 (c. 1835 restored in 1891) (5:10)
4. Os justi - Gradual WAB 30 (1879) (9:55)
5. Christus factus est - Gradual WAB 11 (1884) (14:10)
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart (VE) conducted by Marcus Creed
1. Bruckner composed the motet, also known as Ave Maria II, in 1861. He did this after completing five years of studies with Simon Sechter. The motet was first performed on 12 May 1861 as Offertorium of a mass in the Linz Cathedral (now the Old Cathedral). Bruckner was their organist and was also from 1860 director of the Liedertafel (choral society) "Frohsinn" who performed the motet to celebrate the anniversary of its founding. Bruckner wrote in a letter about the reception in a letter dated 3 October 1861: "I was, in the end, splendidly applauded by my choir-twice."
2. Afferentur regi is the second of the two "great motets" during a "fruitful though brief" period of Bruckner's compositional career following Sechter's tuition, the other motet being the Ave Maria WAB 6. Afferentur regi was premiered in St. Florian Abbey on the feast day of Saint Lucy, 13 December 1861.
3. Bruckner composed the motet in c. 1835 when, as eleven-year-old boy, he was studying by Johann Baptist Weiß in Hörsching. It is not known whether it was performed at that time. In 1891, towards the end of his life, Bruckner "restored" this beloved very first composition.
4. Bruckner composed this gradual on 18 July 1879 and dedicated it to Ignaz Traumihler, choirmaster of St. Florian Abbey.
When Traumihler saw the manuscript, he asked: "Ist's der ganze Text?" (Is this the whole text?) Therefore, Bruckner added on 28 July 1879 a verse Inveni David in a Gregorian mode followed by a repeat of the Alleluja.
While the first performance was expected on Traumihler's name-day (31 July 1879), it finally occurred four weeks later on 28 August 1879 on the feast of Saint Augustinus. Traumihler conducted while Bruckner played the organ.
5. Bruckner composed this motet, which uses the gradual of Maundy Thursday, on 25 May 1884. The piece was performed six months later, on 9 November, in the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle. Bruckner dedicated the work to Oddo Loidol, one of his students.

[@mr-wx3lv]

Thanks so much. These little choral gems tend to get overlooked by his enormous symphonies..

[@musicatraian]

Thank you for uploading these master choral works! Indeed they are profound and spiritual! Bruckner was a very religious person all his entire life!

[@brendanward2991]

Nice to hear some Bruckner besides the wonderful symphonies.

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und detaillierte Interpretation dieser fünf romantischen und fein komponierten Vokalwerke mit gut harmonisierten und perfekt entsprechenden Stimmen aller Sängerinnen und Sänger. Der intelligente und erfahrene Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Vokalensemble im gut betrachteten Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wundervoll und tiefempfunden zugleich!

[@carlosmontes6568]

Enormously beautiful!!! 👌🏻🎶❤️🎵🎼🎵🎶❤️🎼

[@60bui]

Big performance!!! 👍👍👍

[@elmiramuradova561]

Nice Performance, thank you.

[@arashdb551]

Beautiful 👍

[@someperson6329]

Very beautiful.

[@stevebartley8902]

Glowing.

[@jesusfernandocastillovazqu5451]

La opera es hermosa

[@Mark-eq8xq]

oh purr!

[@yuehchopin]

Gottes Segen

[@anbruck1]

The selection of Creed and Pančík for these five motets is an excellent choice. Creed would also be an excellent choice for an upload of the second version of the Mass in E minor.

[@schmitzbackes1]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@xoknight8166]

Amazing, thank you for this. Just a question, do you have a bruckner mass no.3 score video uploaded? If you do it must be an unavailable video in my region.

[@bartjebartmans]

That one also got unfortunately blocked world wide.

[@xoknight8166]

@@bartjebartmans ah that’s a shame, such a lovely piece. But I really appreciate your work. These videos are the only recordings I listen to when I listen to bruckner.

[@bethlehemeisenhour8352]

ABOMINATION. EXODUS chapter 20, Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[@jackdomanski6758]

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[@Senhor_Bolacha]

Yes, thank God that He send Holy Mary to help us to do that

[@bethlehemeisenhour8352]

@@Senhor_Bolacha RUN TO JESUS

[@Senhor_Bolacha]

@@bethlehemeisenhour8352 Thank for your council, I will ask Holy Mary to help me to run to Jesus

[@bethlehemeisenhour8352]

@@Senhor_Bolacha HELL IS A HOT PLACE, AND GOD IS NOT MOCKED.. HAVE FUN IN HELL WITH YOUR PAPA DEVIL!

[@biagioliandrea667]

can't stand poor pronunciation, it's obEdiens not obidiens or obeediens), Dèus not Dius or Deeus...

[@bartjebartmans]

It is not poor pronunciation. Every country has it's own use of Latin diphthongs. What is permissible in one is impermissible in another. The one you object to is German Latin. Check the ones who sing Kyrie as Kuhrihe for instance. Not wrong just their way.

[@whateverfin]

this entire video of incredibly sung and incredibly written music and you're focusing on one vowel in a language you don't even speak?

[@SilSie]

In addition to what @bartjebartmans wrote: since Bruckner was Austrian it is quite likely that he didn't use any italian pronounciation but the German one.