Abendklänge, WAB 110

Abendklänge (Evening sounds), WAB 110, is a character piece for violin and piano, which Anton Bruckner composed in 1866.

History
Bruckner composed the piece on 7 June 1866. He dedicated it to Hugo von Grienberger, a civil servant in the district court. It is not known when the piece was performed.

The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. A facsimile of it was first published in Band I, pp. 104–105 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. The work is issued in Gesamtausgabe, Band XII/7.

Music
The 36-bar long work in E minor is scored for violin and piano. Of the 36 bars only 14 (bars 17-20 and 23-32) are played by the violin.

Discography
There are three recordings of Abendklänge:
 * Josef Sabaini (violin), Thomas Kerbl (piano), Anton Bruckner Chöre/Klaviermusik – CD: LIVA 034, 2009
 * Wolfgang Göllner (violin), Albert Sassmann (piano), 5 aus Österreich – CD: KKV Records
 * Alexander Knaak (violin), Daniel Linton-France (piano) in: Bruckner, Anton – Böck liest Bruckner II – CD: Gramola 99237, 2020