When a recording of Symphonies Nos 1 to 9 — the entirety of Anton Bruckner's symphonic cycle — was released by NCPA Classics on Dec 22, it was a groundbreaking achievement, not just for the ...

‘I never had a more serious pupil than you,’ remarked Bruckner’s renowned teacher of counterpoint, Simon Sechter. Certainly, no one could ever accuse Bruckner of being frivolous and quite how this ...