Anton Bruckner
Although his work is often summed up in his nine acclaimed symphonies, Anton
Bruckner nonetheless left his mark as one of the giants of the 19th century.
Born in Ansfelden, near Linz, Austria, on September 4, 1824, Josef Anton
Bruckner was the eldest son of a schoolteacher and organist who recognized
Bruckner's aptitude for the instrument at an early age, replacing him at the
parish church when the child was just ten. Sent to live with a cousin in
Hörsching, Johann Baptist Weiss, who could help him progress, the young Bruckner
was entrusted to the care of St. Florian Abbey when h...
