Orchestra Solo Voices, SATB Chorus, Orchestra, Organ SKU: CA.2709209
Composed by Anton Bruckner. Edited by Knut Breyer. Set of Orchestra Parts. WAB 26. Duration 45 minutes. Carus Verlag #2709200. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2709209). ISBN 9790007248727. Key: D minor. Latin.
Anton Bruckner composed his first mass, the Mass in D minor, in 1864 in just four months. It was not ready in time for the Kaiser Franz Joseph I's birthday, as planned, but was first performed on 20 November at the Feast of St Cecilia in Linz Cathedral - with great success. The mass is one of the first works by Bruckner to be written in his characteristic symphonic style. It was revised several times and first published in 1892. This edition is based on a critical evaluation of all the relevant sources, and offers an improved musical text. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.2709200.