The original manuscript, of which sheet No. 7 (bars 188-212) is missing, is stored in the archive of the Kremsmünster Abbey. A copy of the complete score of the Overture was given by Bruckner to his friend Cyrill Hynais, together with that of Four Orchestral Pieces and the Symphony in F minor. These scores are stored in the archive of the Stadt- und Landesbibliothek of Vienna.

Date of composition 1863 (1862-1863) in Linz, Austria
Premiered 1821, September 8th in Klosterneuburg, Austria
First published 1921
Type Overture
Tonality G Minor
Catalogue WAB 98
Instruments Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Anton Bruckner: Ouverture en sol mineur, WAB 98
Anton Bruckner: Ouverture in sol minore, WAB 98
Anton Bruckner: Ouvertüre g-moll, WAB 98