http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61129&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fanton-bruckner%2Fplaylists.rssGiven their complexity, great length, and harmonic density, Brukner's symphonic works might be the best representative of the magnificent, challenging endgame of Austro-German Romanticism. <p>There are two very different accounts of Brukner's reputation -- he was either a bumpkinly fish out of the cosmopolitan waters of Vienna, or a musical radical who chewed up tonal traditionalism and spit out the sharp harmonic modulations marking the death of Romanticism. Maybe Gustav Holst's attempt to reconcile this polarity was most accurate when he said, "Brukner: half simpleton, half God."<p> Brukner's lasting popularity is mostly from his symphonies, masses and motets, and his most popular works for orchestra include his breakthrough <i>Symphony No. 4 in E flat major</i> (1874, with a revision in 1878) the <i>Overture in G minor</i> and Symphonies No. 5, 7 and 9. - Nate CavalieriRomanticen720Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:05:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61129&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fanton-bruckner%2Fplaylists.rss Given their complexity, great length, and harmonic density, Brukner's symphonic works might be the best representative of the magnificent, challenging endgame of Austro-German Romanticism. <p>There are two very different accounts of Brukner's reputation -- he was either a bumpkinly fish out of the cosmopolitan waters of Vienna, or a musical radical who chewed up tonal traditionalism and spit out the sharp harmonic modulations marking the death of Romanticism. Maybe Gustav Holst's attempt to reconcile this polarity was most accurate when he said, "Brukner: half simpleton, half God."<p> Brukner's lasting popularity is mostly from his symphonies, masses and motets, and his most popular works for orchestra include his breakthrough <i>Symphony No. 4 in E flat major</i> (1874, with a revision in 1878) the <i>Overture in G minor</i> and Symphonies No. 5, 7 and 9. - Nate Cavalieri http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13783084&variant=play&rws=%2Fanton-bruckner%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:11:31 -0800 Playlists Featuring Anton Bruckner on Rhapsody Online 13783084 ply.13783084 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13783084&variant=play&rws=%2Fanton-bruckner%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9029166&variant=play&rws=%2Fanton-bruckner%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:24:43 -0700 Playlists Featuring Anton Bruckner on Rhapsody Online 9029166 ply.9029166 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9029166&variant=play&rws=%2Fanton-bruckner%2Fplaylists.rss