The setting was a case of interest, as the Frisian island of Heligoland had just been given to Germany in 1890 by Great Britain (in exchange for Zanzibar). Helgoland was conducted on 8 October 1893 by the Men's Choir of Vienna and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Eduard Kremser's baton in the Winterreitschule of the Hofburg Palace.
| Librettist | August Silberstein (Mein Herz in Liedern) |
| Date of composition | 1893 |
| Premiered | 1893, October 8th (Hofburg Palace) in Vienna, Austria |
| First published | 1893, Cyrill Hynais |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | G Minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 71 |
| Instruments |
Male Chorus
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: Helgoland en sol mineur, WAB 71 Anton Bruckner: Helgoland in sol minore, WAB 71 Anton Bruckner: Helgoland g-moll, WAB 71 |