2024200th Birthday of Anton Bruckner - Set

Anton Bruckner was one of the most significant Austrian composers and organists of the late 19th century. Born in 1824 in Ansfelden, Upper Austria, Bruckner became a choirboy at St. Florian Abbey in 1837. He later worked there as a teacher and organist. After some time as cathedral organist at the Old Cathedral in Linz, he moved to Vienna and taught at the conservatory, where he was also an organist at the imperial court. Initially regarded mainly as an organ virtuoso, he achieved recognition as a composer with his Symphony No. 7 in E major in 1883. His great passion was symphonies, but he also composed numerous choral works, chamber music, organ and piano pieces. Bruckner was a great admirer of Richard Wagner, yet he developed his own distinctive style. He died in Vienna in 1896, and, according to his wishes, his sarcophagus was placed beneath the organ in the St. Florian Abbey church.