Abendklänge, WAB 110

Abendklänge (Evening sounds), WAB 110, is a character piece for violin and piano, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1866.

Abendklänge
by Anton Bruckner
Key	E minor
Catalogue	WAB 110
Form	Character piece
Composed	7 June 1866 (1866-06-07): Linz
Dedication	Hugo von Grienberger
Instrumental	Violin and piano

History

Bruckner composed the piece on 7 June 1866. He dedicated it to Hugo von Grienberger, a civil servant in the district court. It is not known when the piece was performed.^[1][2][3]

The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. A facsimile of it was first published in Band I, pp. 104–105 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.^[1][2] The work is issued in Gesamtausgabe, Band XII/7.^[2]

Music

The 36-bar long work in E minor is scored for violin and piano. Of the 36 bars only 14 (bars 17-20 and 23-32) are played by the violin.^[2]

Discography

There are three recordings of Abendklänge:

• Josef Sabaini (violin), Thomas Kerbl (piano), Anton Bruckner Chöre/Klaviermusik – CD: LIVA 034, 2009
• Wolfgang Göllner (violin), Albert Sassmann (piano), 5 aus Österreich – CD: KKV Records^[4]
• Alexander Knaak (violin), Daniel Linton-France (piano) in: Bruckner, Anton – Böck liest Bruckner II – CD: Gramola 99237, 2020