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Newsletter - August 1, 2025

Newsletter - August 1, 2025

Newsletter - August 1, 2025
Welcome to the Newsletter from Abruckner.com!

As of July 31st the Discography Database and the Bruckner Archive Database have been updated. The underlined headlines below will take you to the various sections of the website where the bullet points below are featured. Please use these as guides to the new information offered since the last newsletter.

Newsletter - August 1, 2025
As of this writing, my shipment of 14 cartons of recordings has cleared customs in Rotterdam and will soon be on its way to Vienna and its final destination at the Austrian National Media Library (Osterreichischer Mediathek). In addition, the Mediathek receives monthly updates from me including new CDs and recent webcasts. Once the shipment arrives, the Mediathek will be the repository for the largest collection of Bruckner recordings in the world. While the donation (estimated at over $25,000) was a difficult choice for this obsessive compulsive collector, I know that it was the right thing to do. Nevertheless, the acquisition of recordings continues to ensure that the archive continues to grow without any gaps in the list of new releases and webcasts.

The 2025 Bruckner Society of America Brucknerthon is scheduled for September 5-7. If you have plans to attend, please look at the Brucknerathon page and sign up so that we can keep an accurate account of attendees. The event will have a registration fee of $60.00 which will be due upon arrival, so there is no commitment at this time if you sign up. The fee will cover the three meals provided during the all-day listening session on Saturday. Please note that the special rate at the Hyatt House Hotel is available until August 8th, so make your reservations soon. All details regarding the event will be posted on the Brucknerathon page as information is available.

In addition to my webstore where I sell new releases and hard-to-find CDs, there are still many bargains in my Bargains and collectibles section. Now that the large shipment of recordings to the Austrian Media Library has been fully funded, prices have been further reduced to clear out these duplicate recordings from the Archive. PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT!

Thanks to the help of a colleague in Poland, I was able to locate a website that contains numerous out-of-print biographies on Bruckner. It was a tricky and time consuming endeavor, but I succeeded in downloading a number of interesting books on Bruckner:

In English:
Gabriel Engel: The Life of Anton Bruckner
Hans Redlich: Bruckner and Mahler
Derek Watson: Bruckner
Erwin Doernberg: The Life and Symphonies of Anton Bruckner
Robert Simpson: The Essence of Bruckner
Hans-Hubert Schoenzeler: Bruckner
Lee Lovallo: A Bruckner Discography
Renate Grasberger: The Bruckner WAB Catalog (Werkverzeihnis)

In German:
Gollerich / Auer: Anton Bruckner: Ein Lebens- und Schaffens-Bild – A Picture of His Life and Work (9 Volumes)

They can all be found in the Articles and Essays section.

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LATEST NEWS AND POSTINGS

  • Any news about Bruckner that reaches my desk is posted here. After a while, interesting stories are moved to the FEATURES SECTION (below).


THE BRUCKNER ARCHIVE

  • The Bruckner Archive recording database (with over 10,369 listings) has been updated and it is easy to download as an Excel file. Many of these recordings are available to collectors and researchers. Contact me for details on how you can fill in some holes in your collection. The database is fully sortable including the ability to sort by performance date!


EDITOR'S SECTION

  • There are many subjects covered here. While the topics remain relatively static, the sections themselves are frequently updated, so make it a point to check out the various subjects under this heading.


NEW AND FEATURED RELEASES

  • A listing of new releases and exclusive recordings - many currently available in my webstore.


FUTURE RELEASES AND RECENT DISCOVERIES

  • A listing of future releases and recordings that have recently been discovered.


DOWNLOADS

  • A collection of wonderful downloads including scores and the always popular DOWNLOAD OF THE MONTH.


WEB STORE

  • The web store focuses on new Bruckner recordings and other Bruckner recordings that are not generally available. The store is divided up into sections for CDs and DVDs, books and scores, downloads, bargain samples and collectibles. Be sure to check out each section for new items. My focus is on new releases and hard-to-find items.



FEATURES

  • As stories in the LATEST NEWS AND POSTINGS section get older, those that are still relevant get moved into the FEATURES SECTION. There is a wealth of information here that you may have missed when they were first posted.


ARTICLES / GRAPHICS

  • Essays in English and other languages are entered as they are discovered or accepted.

  • New graphics (over 1,400) are frequently added.


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Stay safe and happy listening!

John F. Berky