Te Deum (Bruckner)
The Te Deum in C major by Anton Bruckner ( WAB 45), created in 1881, rev. 1883-84, is considered one of the most important large choral works of his time and the highlight of the artistic creativity of the composer.
Work history and reception
It was first performed on 10 January 1886 the Vienna Singing Club in Vienna under Hans Richter. A second performance of the two-piano version was held in Vienna on May 2, 1885. The work was published in 1885 by Verlag Theodor Rättig, Vienna.
His Te Deum was described by Bruckner as a " pride of my life ": "If I love God once calls to him and asks, 'Where you have the talents that I have given you,' then I consider him the roll of music with my Te Deum out, and he will be a merciful judge me. "
In the Adagio of Bruckner 's 7th Symphony cited the subject non confundar in aeternum from his Te Deum. The final movement of his Symphony No. 9 could not finish Bruckner. Shortly before his death, he is said to have decreed that they had to play in this case, the Te Deum as a substitute for it. This has however been considered rare in the concert practice. With Bruckner's composition (and Verdi's Te Deum, the fourth part of the Quattro pezzis sacri ), the Te Deum established as a concert piece.
Occupation
- Soli ( SATB), chorus ( SATB), orchestra and organ ad lib.