The first rehearsals, conducted by Johann Herbeck at the court church, the Augustinerkirche, took place in 1868 or 1869, but "were badly attended by orchestral players" and were "generally unsuccessful." Ultimately, Herbeck found the mass "too long and unsingable." After various delays, the mass was finally premiered on June 16, 1872, at the Augustinerkirche, with Bruckner himself conducting. Herbeck changed his opinion of the piece, claiming to know only two masses: this one and Beethoven's Missa solemnis. Franz Liszt and even Eduard Hanslick praised the piece. A second performance occurred in the Hofmusikkapelle on 8 December 1873.
| Date of composition | 1868 (1867-1868) in Linz, Austria |
| Premiered | 1872, June 16th (Augustinerkirche) in Vienna, Austria |
| First published | 1894, Doblinger |
| Dedicated to | Anton Ritter von Imhof-Geißlinghof |
| Type | Mass |
| Tonality | F Minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 28 |
| Approx. duration | 62 minutes |
| Spoken language | Latin |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
- SATB
Voice - Solo voices ; Orchestra Organ |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Mass n°3 en fa mineur, WAB 28 Anton Bruckner: Mass n. 3 in fa minore, WAB 28 Anton Bruckner: Mass Nr. 3 f-moll, WAB 28 |