BRUCKNER 1824-1896
Orchestration
3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets,
2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets,
3 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 timpani, strings
Program Notes
The lives of Bruckner and Schubert offer an interesting comparison. Both were the sons of teachers and each in turn became a teacher during a part of their lives. Both received a choir school education and both had a close circle of friends who offered encouragement in what they perceived as constructive criticism. At almost exactly the same age, each perceived the need to study theory with Simon Sechter. Here is where the parallel ends because Schubert didn’t live long enough to begin his lessons and Bruckner studied diligently for six years.
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