FLAC tracks +Booklet | Classical | 00:56:04 | 230 MbOn March 14, 1849, 24-year-old Anton Bruckner finished his first major vocal composition.

The only requiem of the composer who would later become the architect of big symphonic ‘castles in the sky’ was still created during his work in St.

Florian.

Some references to older models and some stylistic incongruities in musical stature still refer to the phase of self-discovery of the young composer.

But those who listen closely will certainly discover the passages in which the mystical aura and sublimity of the large orchestral scores shine through already, be it in the gently glowing tone of the Benedictus, the intimate creed of the Agnus Dei or the powerful or the masterfully conceived double fugue of Quam olim Abrahae.

It is essentially ‘Bruckner on the way to Bruckner’.

After the Missa Solemnis, released in February 2018, this recording marks the second step in the journey of discovery into the cosmos of Anton Bruckners seldom heard early works.

Tracklist:01. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 I. Introitus. Requiem02. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 II. Sequentia. Dies irae03. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 IIIa. Offertorium. Domine04. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 IIIb. Offertorium. Hostias05. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 IIIc. Offertorium. Quam olim06. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 IV. Sanctus07. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 V. Benedictus08. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 IVa. Agnus Dei09. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 IVb. Requiem10. Requiem in D Minor, WAB 39 IVc. Cum sanctis11. Libera me, WAB 2212. Aequale, WAB 14913. Am Grabe, WAB 214. Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 53 (Arr. B.G. Cohrs for 3 Trombones)15. Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 5316. Aequale, WAB 11417. Totenlied No. 1, WAB 47 No. 118. Trosterin Musik, WAB 81b19. Totenlied No. 2, WAB 47 No. 220. Libera me, WAB 21