Herbstkummer, WAB 72
History. Bruckner composed the lied on the text of "Ernst", in April 1864 during his stay in Linz. It is not known for which purpose the lied was composed. The original manuscript is lost, but a copy of it is stored in the archive of the . A transcription by Emil Posch is also found in the city archive of Linz. In 1930, the work was published in Band III/2, pp. 152–157 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. The song is issued in Band XXIII/1, No. 3 of the . Text. The song uses a text by "Ernst". Music. The  62-bar long work in E minor is scored for solo voice and piano. The emotional mood of the romantic text is outlined by triplet figures on the piano, chromatic developments, fermata, pauses and the contrast E major/E minor. Discography. There are three recordings of "Herbstkummer":