Bruckner’s sacred music

From the village church to the concert hall The cliché of the deeply religious and pious Bruckner, who stood out as an eccentric in his Viennese environment due to his firm roots in Catholicism, is one of the most persistent images of the composer. Nevertheless, it is safe to assume that Bruckner was religious. He practised his Catholic faith throughout his life, regularly attended church services and confession and conscientiously noted down his numerous prayers in a calendar. However, ...