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Abendklänge, WAB 110

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Key
  
E minor

Form
  
Character piece

Instrumental
  
Violin and piano

Catalogue
  
WAB 110

Dedication
  
Hugo von Grienberger

Abendklänge, WAB 110

Composed
  
7 June 1866 (1866-06-07): Linz

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

Contents

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.

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. The work is issued in Gesamtausgabe, Band XII/7.

Text and 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.

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

    • References

    Abendklänge, WAB 110 Wikipedia
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