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2021
Vol. 25/1
RIP: Dr. Keith Gifford, 1955-2021
Let's Dance the Polka! William Carragan
Formal Challenges in the Adagio of Bruckner's Ninth Eric Lai
“For Later Times”: A Bruckner Film for the Bicentenial Miguel J Ramirez
An Unusual Year: But Bruckner Marathons Go On! Neil Schore
Interview: Gerd Schaller
Vol. 25/2
Bruckner – A Simple Man but a Great Composer Andrea Harrandt
William Tappert Out of the Shadows Felix Diergarten
Anton Bruckner Documentary Biography – Chapter 2: Bruckner's Apprentice
Years at St. Florian (1845-55) Crawford Howie
Vol. 25/3
“He Had Seen Days Of Glory”: Emil Lamberg and the Story of a Bruckner
Reminiscence Miguel J. Ramirez
Anton Bruckner Documentary Biography – Chapter 3: Bruckner in Linz:
Growing Maturity (1856-1868) Crawford Howie
Brucknertage 2021 & Bruckner's Fourth Michael Cucka
Book Review: Anton Bruckner: Eleven Symphonies, by William Carragan
Ken Ward
East Coast Brucknerathon 2021: A Report Sol Siegel
Bruckner Meets Electone Takanobu Kawasaki
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N.B. Every issue contains numerous media and concert reviews not listed here
2023
Vol. 27/1
2023 Readers Conference: Presenters & Registration
In memoriam… Dietmar Achenbach
Felix Maria Gatz: A Forgotten Bruckner Pioneer John F Berky
Mystery in the Music of Anton Bruckner Crawford Howie
How it all began. Anton Bruckner in St. Florian Klaus Heinrich Kohrs
USA Bruckner Marathons Reconvene in Person! Neil Schore
Bruckner Documentary Biography – Chapter 6: Bruckner in Vienna:
The Final Years (1888-1896) Crawford Howie
Vol. 27/2
Germanenzug in Context Felix Diergarten
The Essential Oddness of Bruckner Ken Ward
Questioning the Limits of the Deductive Approach by the SPCM Scholar's
Group and Exploring Possibilities to Overcome Them Sébastien Letocart
Report: International Bruckner Symposium Freiburg Klaus Petermayer
Report: 2023 Journal Readers Conference Michael Cucka
Vol. 27/3
Bruckner in the Pampas: Earliest Performances of Bruckner in
South America, 1910-1960 Miguel J Ramirez
Interview: Editing the Seventh Symphony with Benjamin
Gunnar-Cohrs Lee Denham
Bruckner and Elgar: Ecce sacerdos magnus Crawford Howie
Anton Bruckner Seen Through Schopenhauer's Aesthetics Jason Kiss
Sébastien Letocart on the SPCM Finale of Bruckner's Symphony No. 9:
A Rhettorical Critique Richard Lehnert
How I Discovered Bruckner Dermot Gault
Report: St Florian Brucknertage 2023 Ken Ward
2024
Vol. 28/1
RIP: Benjamin Gunnar-Cohrs
Anton Bruckner's First Symphony in the Late Version as a Result of
"Restoration" Thomas Röder
Poem: "Zeittreffen" David Radavich
Bruckner in Vienna: Eccentric, Naive or Sustaining His Identity and Creativity?
Malcom Hatfield
Poem: "To Bruckner's Lost Coda" Richard Lehnert
Bruckner at the Proms (1903-2023) Crawford Howie
USA Bruckner Marathons Neil Schore
Vol. 28/2
In memoriam: William Carragan Benjamin Korstvedt
Bruckner's Road to America: The Early Reception of His Works in the
United States Andrea Harrandt
"Where Then is the Third Theme?": About a Misunderstanding in the
Symphonies of Anton Bruckner Rudolf Innig
Bruckner in the Vienna Philharminc's Annual New Year's Day Concert
from Vienna, January 2024 Andreas Lindner (Crawford Howie)
Why Bruckner? Crawford Howie
Vol. 28/3
2022
Vol. 26/1
Announced: 12th Readers Conference
In memoriam… Bernard Haitink
Letters to the Editor
How Should It Go? Ken Ward
The New Bruckner Complete Edition Paul Hawkshaw
“…I take refuge in strength…” Andrea Harrandt
Bruckner and Vöcklabruck John Berky
Pivotal Points in Bruckner Symphonies Malcolm Hatfield
Anton Bruckner Documentary Biography – Chapter 4: Vienna (1868-77)
Crawford Howie
US Bruckner Marathons Neil Schore
Vol. 26/2
In memoriam...
Kenneth “Ken” A. Jacobson, Abram “Chip” Chipman, David Cheepen
Anton Bruckner Meets Franz Schubert Alan George
Bruckner in Iceland Fidel Atli Quintero Gasparsson
Bruckner Documentary Biography – Chapter 5: Bruckner in Vienna: The
Second Ten Years (1878-1887) Crawford Howie
Vol. 26/3
2023 Readers Conference: Presenters & Registration
Bruckner Society of America – Recording of the Year Award
“SPCM” Finale of Bruckner's Ninth Redux: Revision 2021–2022
John A Phillips
Notes and Suggestions for a Possible Performance of Bruckner's Eighth
Symphony William Zucker
A Quick Guide to Identifying the Different Bruckner Versions and Editions
John F Berky
2021-