Overture in G minor, WAB 98 (Bruckner, Anton)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Composition Year 1862-63*
Genre Categories Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1862-63. (Dec. 24-Jan.22).
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Source: Stift Kremsmünster (OSB), A-KR-C56-5. The score has notes added by Otto Kitzler, August Göllerich, and Max Auer. It contains the 1863 version (sheet No. VII is missing, see p.29) and, on pp. 44-50, the coda of 1862.
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Revised 2nd version (1863)

 Complete Score
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Done by the same copyist responsible for the scores for WAB 96, 97, and 99. See also: Bruckner-online.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Alfred Orel (1889–1967)
Josef Venantius Wöss (1863–1943)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1921. Plate U.E. 6570.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Alfred Orel (1889–1967)
Josef Venantius Wöss (1863–1943)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1921. Plate U.E. 6570.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A8209.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Josef Venantius Wöss (1863–1943)
Publisher. Info. Eulenbergs kleine Partitur-Ausgabe. Ouvertüren, No.81
Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1921).
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Misc. Notes 'Practical' edition based upon the critical edition above (with Orel as principal editor) in study score format.
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 Complete Score
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 Complete Score
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Parts

 Piccolo, Flute
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⇒ 12 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3
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 Timpani
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor Alfred Orel (1889–1967)
Josef Venantius Wöss (1863–1943)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1921. Plate U.E. 6570.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A8209.
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 Flute
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⇒ 12 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3
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 Timpani
#47553 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 848×⇩ - Philippmaier

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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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 Piccolo
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⇒ 20 more: Flute • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Trumpet 1 (B♭) • Trumpet 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Double Basses

 Flute
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 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1
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 Bassoon 2
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 Horn 1 (F)
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 Horn 2 (F)
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 Trumpet 1 (B♭)
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 Trumpet 2 (B♭)
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 Trombone 1
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 Trombone 2
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 Trombone 3
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 Timpani
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Double Basses
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 Trombone 1/2/3
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Misc. Notes I rewrote the parts for trombone 1 and 2 in tenor/alto clef. Offer bass/bass/bass clef, tenor/tenor/bass clef and alto/tenor/bass clef combinations.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano

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Copyist J.H.
includes handwritten notes by August Göllerich
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Mus.Hs.19678. See also: Bruckner-online.
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Free Recordings

  • 1862 version.
Royal Metropolitan Orchestra, Shunsaki Tsutsumi (conductor)
  • 1863 version.
London Symphony Orchestra, Elyakum Shapirra (conductor)
Altomonte Orchester, Matthias Giesen (conductor), 2005.
Orquestra Sinfónica de Leiria, Rodrigo Queirós (conductor), 2012
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General Information

Work Title Overture in G minor
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Ouverture en sol mineur; Ouvertüre (Bruckner)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n2001068358; BNF: 139273451
Composer Bruckner, Anton
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WAB 98
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAB 77
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1862-63*
First Performance. 1921-09-08 in Klosterneuburg: Franz Moissl (conductor)
First Publication. 1921 – Vienna: Universal Edition
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings
Discography Discography (Berky)
Manuscript Sources autograph score (Archive of the Kremsmünster Abbey)
sketches in the Kitzler-Studienbuch (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Mus.Hs.44706)
External Links Wikipedia article
The Bruckner Journal. Part 1: Orchestral Music
Extra Information 18 November 1862 to 4 January 1863; 2nd version with new coda: 22 January 1863. A critical edition was released in 1996.

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