Bruckner's "saucy" sixth is the symphony that disproves those lazy received opinions about his music “He wrote the same symphony nine times.” "His one-dimensional orchestration is all thanks to his ...

The words brought to mind by Anton Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony—“awesome,” “sweeping,” “epic,” “apocalyptic”—have mostly wilted from overuse, which is unfortunate, because the Eighth invites bombast. It ...

There is a stereotype about the classical music form known as minimalism, and it is best summed up in a joke about one of the genre’s most famous composers: Knock, knock. Who’s there? Knock, knock.

There’s no dearth of Anton Bruckner, either in concert or on record. He’s become an ‘event-concert’ composer (almost as much as Gustav Mahler) that draws people into halls – despite his superficially ...

Seven conductors share what it’s like to lead Anton Bruckner’s monumental symphonies, and why they resonate today. By David Allen Christian Thielemann led the storied orchestra in three concerts at ...

"You can be sure that one composer I won't be conducting is Bruckner, because I don't understand his symphonies; in fact, his music means nothing at all to me." With scant regard for the Hallé's long ...

Herreweghe leads the Collegium Vocale of Ghent and Orchestre des Champs-Élysées in a flavoursome performance of Bruckner's church music Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an ...

Claudio Abbado, too, only really developed a knack for Bruckner, as many conductors do, in his autumn years. Filmed for Accentus Music, DG has licensed this live recording of Abbado’s last concert and ...

From Withnail and I on stage to Olivia Rodrigo on tour, Sally Wainwright’s new drama to Blondie, Bruckner and Jez Butterworth, our experts guide you through the treats in store this year Compiled from ...