Abendklänge, WAB 110

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Abendklänge

| composer = Anton Bruckner

| image = Night Sky.jpg

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| key = E minor

| catalogue = WAB 110

| form = Character piece

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| language =

| dedication = Hugo von Grienberger

| composed = {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|1866|06|07|df=y}}|location=Linz}}

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| instrumental = Violin and piano

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{{Lang|de|Abendklänge}} (Evening sounds), WAB 110, is a character piece for violin and piano, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1866.

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.U. Harten, p. 42C. van Zwol, p. 681C. Howie, Chapter III: p. 122

The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the {{lang|de|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 {{lang|de|Gesamtausgabe}}, Band XII/7.

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 three 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 RecordsThis performance by can also be heard on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z48iJdaAwo4 Abendklänge]
  • Alexander Knaak (violin), Daniel Linton-France (piano) in: Bruckner, Anton – Böck liest Bruckner II – CD: Gramola 99237, 2020

References

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Sources

  • August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, {{circa|1922}} – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
  • Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XII/7: Abendklänge for violin and piano, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Walburga Litschauer (editor), Vienna, 1995
  • Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012. {{ISBN|978-90-6868-590-9}}
  • Uwe Harten, Anton Bruckner. Ein Handbuch. {{Ill|Residenz Verlag|de}}, Salzburg, 1996. {{ISBN|3-7017-1030-9}}.
  • Crawford Howie, Anton Bruckner - A documentary biography, online revised edition