• Ideal for concerts or as an impressive conclusion to a church service
• Foreword (Ger/Eng) on the influence of Bruckner’s work as an organist on his early orchestral compositions
• A valuable addition to the small number of Bruckner’s organ works

The early orchestral works of Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) clearly reveal the influence of his work as an organist. These compositions were written towards the end of his studies with Otto Kitzler, when Bruckner – already almost 40 years old – was still working as cathedral organist in Linz.

His organistic thinking is particularly evident in his treatment of the orchestral groups: he creates sound changes in blocks – similar to the way organ registers change. The motivic developments unfold in a quasiimprovised manner, often in the form of sequences, with terraced crescendos (manual changes) or strong dynamic contrasts, which are clearly separated from each other by general pauses (register changes). Against this background, Bruckner’s early orchestral works lend themselves particularly well for organ arrangements.