Life: Vienna I. (1868 – 1877)

Compiled by Alexandra Jud and Damaris Leimgruber (from: Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen (ed.): Bruckner-Handbuch , Stuttgart 2010, pp. XIII-XXIII).

1868■October: Move to Vienna (first apartment: 9th district, Währingerstrasse 41, 3rd floor) and start teaching at the Conservatory of the Society of Music Friends in Vienna (initially in the old rooms in the Tuchlauben).

■December 28th: ​​Grant of an annual scholarship from the Ministry of Culture for the production of larger symphonic works (500 guilders).

1869■From 1868 to Easter 1869: Bruckner attended lectures by Hanslick.

■April/May: Organ concert trips to Nancy (St. Epvre Basilica) and Paris (Notre Dame).

■May 20th: Honorary member of the Welser Liedertafel.

■June 9th: Honorary member of the Linzer Liedertafel Frohsinn .

■October 21st: Honorary member of the Linz Diocesan Art Association.

Factories:

■January 24th to September 12th: D minor symphony (WAB 100, the later canceled one ) in Vienna and Linz.

■September 29th: First performance of the E minor Mass for the inauguration of the votive chapel of the New Cathedral in Linz under Bruckner's direction.

■October 29th: First performance of the Graduale Locus iste (WAB 23) in the votive chapel of the New Cathedral in Linz under Johann Burgstaller.

■29/31. October: Sketches for the first movement of a symphony in B major (WAB 142).

■November: Start of work on the midnight choir (WAB 80).

1870■January 5th: Laying of the keystone at the Great Music Club Hall of the Society of Music Friends by Emperor Franz Joseph.

■January 6th: first concert in the newly opened Great Music Club Hall under Herbeck with works by Beethoven, Haydn, Bach, Mozart and Schubert.

■January 16: Death of sister Maria Anna in Vienna; Katharina Kachelmaier (1846-1911) took over the management of Bruckner's household (until his death) for a monthly salary of 7 guilders.

■January 27th: Vienna premiere of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg under Herbeck.

■June 10: Organ improvisation in the Piarist Church.

■October 18th: Assistant teacher for piano at the St. Anna teacher training college (until 1874).

■November 7th: Artist grant of 400 guilders is approved by Minister Stremayr.

■November 19th: Honorary member of the Währinger Liedertafel.

■November 22nd: Bruckner becomes an honorary citizen of his birthplace, Ansfelden.

■December: Performances of various works by Beethoven on the occasion of the Beethoven Festival.

Factories:

■May 15th: First performance by the Midnight Choir (WAB 80) in Linz at the founding concert of the Liedertafel Frohsinn under the direction of W. Gericke.

■September 11th: Performance of the D minor Mass (WAB 26) in Salzburg Cathedral in the presence of Bruckner.

1871■January 27th: Vienna premiere of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman under Herbeck.

■April 18th: successful audition on the organ of the Piarist Church as part of a competitive game on the occasion of the preparations for the World Exhibition in London.

■July 20th: Start of the London trip.

■July/August: Organ concerts in London (Royal Albert Hall, Crystal Palace) with works by Bach, Handel and Mendelssohn as well as our own improvisations.

■October 5th: Bruckner's dismissal from his position as assistant teacher ( St. Anna affair ) ; later rehabilitation.

Factories:

■October 11th: Work begins on the Second Symphony .

1872■May 8th: Performance of Wagner's Rienzi under Herbeck.

■May 12th: Bruckner possibly gets to know the fire magic from Die WalkÃ1⁄4re in the Wagner concert in the Musikvereinssaal.

■November 15th: Organ improvisation for the inauguration of the new organ in the Musikvereinssaal in Vienna; Brahms conducts the Wiener Singverein.

Factories:

■June 16: First performance of the F minor Mass under Bruckner's direction in the Hofpfarrkirche St. Augustin.

■September 11: Completion of the Second Symphony ; Start of work on the Third Symphony .

■October: Rejection of the premiere of the Second Symphony by the conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic, Otto Dessoff.

■December 8th: Performance of the F minor Mass under Bruckner's direction in the Vienna Hofburg Chapel.

1873■August/September: Trip to Karlsbad (with organ concert), Marienbad (spa stay), Bayreuth; There he visited Richard Wagner and asked for permission to dedicate the Third Symphony .

■October 15: Joins the Vienna Academic Wagner Association.

Factories:

■August 31: Completion of the sketch for the finale of the Third Symphony .

■October 26: First performance of the Second Symphony (1872 version, with changes from 1873) by the Vienna Philharmonic under Bruckner's direction at the closing ceremony of the Vienna World Exhibition.

■December 8th: First performance of Christus factus est II (WAB 10) for eight-part choir in the Hofburg Chapel.

■December 31st: Third Symphony (1st version) completed.

1874■April 18: unsuccessful application to the Ministry of Culture for a permanent position as a theory teacher at the University of Vienna.

■May 4th: Hanslick's request to reject the application from April 18th.

■May 10th: Correction of the application from April 18th with a request for a teaching position instead of a professorship.

■June 24th: Cosima Wagner thanks Richard Wagner in writing for the dedication of the Third Symphony .

■October: Loss of the piano teaching position at the St. Anna Preparandie due to restructuring.

■October 31st: Rejection of the request from May 10th by the university's professorial staff.

Factories:

■January 2nd to November 22nd: Fourth Symphony (1st version).

1875■July 1st: Deputy archivist of the court music band and second singing teacher of the boys' choir.

■November 8th: Bruckner is admitted by the Ministry of Culture as an initially (until 1880) unpaid lecturer for harmony and counterpoint at the University of Vienna. ■November 22nd: Premiere of the new Viennese production of Tannhäuser under Hans Richter,

supervised by Wagner himself ; December 15th: Premiere of the new production of Lohengrin under Richter, supervised by Wagner himself.

Factories:

■February 14: Work begins on the Fifth Symphony .

■September 19: Beginning of a Requiem in D minor (WAB 141) sketched in Vienna.

■Cuts to the Second Symphony .

1876■March 2nd: Performance of Lohengrin conducted by Wagner.

■April 24th: Inaugural lecture at the university.

■End of August: at the third performance of Ring des Nibelungen in Bayreuth; There he first met the Berlin critic Wilhelm Tappert.

■Summer or autumn: Move to the 1st district (Heinrichshof am Opernring 3, top floor).

Factories:

■February 20: First performance of the Second Symphony (abridged version from 1875/1876) under Bruckner's direction in Vienna.

■May 16: Fifth Symphony completed for now.

■Summer: Changes to the D minor Mass ( improved ).

■December 31st: Men's choir The High Song (WAB 74) completed.

1877■January 7th: unsuccessful application for the position of bandmaster at the Am Hof

​​church ■January 12th: unsuccessful application to the Ministry of Culture for a fixed remuneration for his teaching position at the university.

■April 30: Bruckner's first counterpoint lecture.

■November 15th: Move to the 1st district (Heßgasse 7); The apartment on the 4th floor is made available to Bruckner free of charge by the homeowner, his university student Anton Ölzelt Ritter von Newin.

Factories:

■Revision of the Second Symphony (2nd version). ■September 27th: Philharmonic Orchestra again rejects the Third Symphony

in a novelty rehearsal ; this triggers new makeovers. ■October 28: Death of Herbeck, who had campaigned for a performance of the Third Symphony . ■December 16: First performance of the Third Symphony (2nd version, probably shortened) under Bruckner's direction in Vienna; Theodor Rättig offers Bruckner to publish the Third Symphony at his own expense.