布鲁克纳的音乐是复杂的,冗长的,让人灰心丧气的。但是,如果我们给予布鲁克纳一些应有的关注,他便有能力让你为之着迷。很少有作曲家像安东·布鲁克纳(Anton Bruckner)那样将乐迷分为截然不同的两个阵营。对许多人来说,比如他的同时代人勃拉姆斯,布鲁克纳的音乐就像是一条“交响乐的大蟒蛇”(Symphonic Boa-constrictor)。但对另一些人来说,这位作曲家的音乐就像是牧师一样。引用一下他的传记作者马克斯·奥尔(Max Auer)的话:“布鲁 Bruckner’s music is complex, lengthy, discouraging. However, if we give Bruckner some of the attention he deserves, he will be able to fascinate you. Few composers, like Anton Bruckner, divide fans into two distinct camps. For many, like his contemporaries Brahms, Bruckner’s music is like a ”Symphonic Boa-constrictor.“ For others, however, the composer’s music is like a priest. Cite the biography of his biographer Max Auer: ”Bruce