The bishop of Linz, Franz-Josef Rudigier, had already commissioned a Festive cantata from Bruckner in 1862 to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone of the new cathedral, the Maria-Empfängnis-Dom. In 1866, he asked Bruckner for a mass to celebrate the accomplishment of the construction of the Votive Chapel of the new cathedral. Because of a delay in completing the construction, the celebration of the dedication didn't take place until three years later, on 29 September 1869.
Date of composition | 1866 (revised in 1882) in Linz, Austria |
Premiered | 1869, September 29th in Linz, Austria |
First published | 1896, Doblinger |
Dedicated to | Votivkapelle of the new Linz Cathedral |
Type | Mass |
Tonality | E Minor |
Catalogue | WAB 27 |
Approx. duration | 40 minutes |
Spoken language | Latin |
Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
- SSAATTBB
Concert Band / Wind Orchestra / Wind Ensemble - 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets and 3 trombones |
Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Mass n°2 en mi mineur, WAB 27 Anton Bruckner: Mass n. 2 in mi minore, WAB 27 Anton Bruckner: Mass Nr. 2 e-moll, WAB 27 |