Yet even today, the Bruckner symphonies work best in their own continuum of space, time and, implicitly, spirit.

All those gathering silences in Bruckner symphonies come from a man who began as a church organist.

The key to understanding a Bruckner symphony is to approach it like a big fat novel to which one has allocated an inordinate amount of time.

For these and many other reasons, conducting a Bruckner symphony is not an easy task.

I never hear a Bruckner symphony without thinking of him.

The Bruckner symphony is a tremendous challenge to the character of everyone involved in its performance.

Vienna audiences communed with Bruckner symphonies in total darkness during the early 40's.

That same year, he also made the first recording of any complete Bruckner symphony: his Seventh.

When listening to a Bruckner symphony, one encounters some of the most complex symphonic writing ever created.

However, playing a Bruckner symphony really can be downright exhausting - it is like doing an intensive arm workout at the gym!