Bruckner

American

[brook-ner, bruhk-, brook-nuhr] / ˈbrʊk nər, ˈbrʌk-, ˈbrʊk nər /

noun

Anton 1824–96, Austrian composer and organist.

Bruckner British

/ ˈbrʊknər /

noun

Anton (ˈantoːn). 1824–96, Austrian composer and organist in the Romantic tradition. His works include nine symphonies, four masses, and a Te Deum

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Dell said Rob Bruckner, who joined the company in early December, will now lead the commercial PC business.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other gifts include Bruckner’s Fourth and Eighth Symphonies, Schubert’s “Great” C major, Dvořák’s “New World” and Sibelius’s Fifth—a work in which Karajan remains sovereign.

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Phil’s 89-year-old conductor emeritus, has canceled concerts that require travel, he took on Bruckner’s massive Eight Symphony with his old band.

From Los Angeles Times

For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Pärt’s setting of the ancient text takes its place in a proud line that in the 19th century alone included Berlioz, Verdi and Bruckner.

From The Wall Street Journal

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