Newsletter - March 1, 2025

Newsletter - March 1, 2025
Welcome to the Newsletter from Abruckner.com!

As of March 1st the Discography Database and the Bruckner Archive Database have been updated. The underlined headlines below will take you to the various sections of the website where the bullet points below are featured. Please use these as guides to the new information offered since the last newsletter.

Newsletter - March 1, 2025

The task of preparing the audio / video section of the Bruckner Archive for eventual shipment to Austria will be an ongoing project for several months. It will be a labor-intensive, detailed-oriented process. Right now, duplicates and triplicates are being identified – not only to save shipping costs, but the sale of these duplicates are helping to fund the project.
But the effort does not only entail physical labor. There are significant psychological stresses as well. Any of you who have a tendency to collect things may well understand the obstructions that one’s mind places on such an endeavor. The collection has taken years to amass and has cost tens of thousands of dollars. So, giving it away is not a simple thing to do. But it is going to happen and it will be accomplished by the end of the year.

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LATEST NEWS AND POSTINGS

  • Any news about Bruckner that reaches my desk is posted here. After a while, interesting stories are moved to the FEATURES SECTION (below).


THE BRUCKNER ARCHIVE

  • The Bruckner Archive recording database (with over 12,041 listings) has been updated and it is easy to download as an Excel file. Many of these recordings are available to collectors and researchers. Contact me for details on how you can fill in some holes in your collection. The database is fully sortable including the ability to sort by performance date!


EDITOR'S SECTION

  • There are many subjects covered here. While the topics remain relatively static, the sections themselves are frequently updated, so make it a point to check out the various subjects under this heading.


NEW AND FEATURED RELEASES

  • A listing of new releases and exclusive recordings - many currently available in my webstore.


FUTURE RELEASES AND RECENT DISCOVERIES

  • A listing of future releases and recordings that have recently been discovered.


DOWNLOADS

  • A collection of wonderful downloads including scores and the always popular DOWNLOAD OF THE MONTH.


WEB STORE

  • The web store focuses on new Bruckner recordings and other Bruckner recordings that are not generally available. The store is divided up into sections for CDs and DVDs, books and scores, downloads, bargain samples and collectibles. Be sure to check out each section for new items. My focus is on new releases and hard-to-find items.



FEATURES

  • As stories in the LATEST NEWS AND POSTINGS section get older, those that are still relevant get moved into the FEATURES SECTION. There is a wealth of information here that you may have missed when they were first posted.


ARTICLES / GRAPHICS

  • Essays in English and other languages are entered as they are discovered or accepted.

  • New graphics (over 1,400) are frequently added.


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Stay safe and happy listening!

John F. Berky