Two Totenlieder (Bruckner)

History#

Bruckner composed these two motets in 1852 for the funeral of his friend Josef Seiberl. The original manuscript is in the of Wels and a transcription is in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. The two Totenlieder were first published in band II/2, pp. 141–144 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.

Music#

The works are scored for SATB choir a cappella. The first setting in E-flat major is 10-bar long. The second setting in F major is 19-bar long.

Discography#

There are a few recordings of the Totenlieder: * Jürgen Jürgens, Monteverdi-Chor, Bruckner - Music of St Florian Period (II) - CD: BSVD-0111 (Bruckner Archive), 1985 - only the first Totenlied * Duncan Ferguson, Choir of St. Mary’s Cathedral of Edinburgh, Bruckner: Motets – CD: Delphian Records DCD34071, 2010 * Thomas Kerbl, Chorvereinigung Bruckner 2011, Anton Bruckner Lieder/Magnificat – CD: LIVA 046, 2011 * Philipp von Steinäcker, Vocalensemble Musica Saeculorum, Bruckner: Pange lingua - Motetten - CD: Fra Bernardo FB 1501271, 2015 * Łukasz Borowicz, Anton Bruckner: Requiem, RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin – CD: Accentus ACC30474, 2019

Sources#

• August Göllerich, Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild, – posthumous edited by Max Auer by G. Bosse, Regensburg, 1932
• Anton Bruckner – Sämtliche Werke, Band XXI: Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke, Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag der Internationalen Bruckner-Gesellschaft, Hans Bauernfeind and Leopold Nowak (Editor), Vienna, 1984/2001
• Cornelis van Zwol, Anton Bruckner 1824–1896 – Leven en werken, uitg. Thoth, Bussum, Netherlands, 2012.

External links#

• • Totenlied No.1
• • Totenlied No.2
• Totenlied Es-Dur, WAB 47 and Totenlied F-Dur, WAB 48 Critical discography by Hans Roelofs
• Totenlied No. 1 by the Osaka Bay Mixed Choir - Early spring concert, 24 February 2025