<p>Composed in 1849 in memory of Bruckner's friend Franz Sailer the <em>Requiem in D minor</em> was the composer's first large scale work. The premiere was given at the St. Florian Abbey in Linz on September 15 1849 under Bruckner's direction. The vocal score reissued here was originally prepared by Ludwig Berberich in the decades after the first world war. Not a mere reprint it has been digitally enhanced with measure numbers contents instrumentation.&nbsp;Matching large conductor score and orchestral parts are now also available from Serenissima Music (92584).</p><p></p><p><br></p>