Anton Bruckner (* 4.9.1824, Ansfelden; † 11.10.1896, Vienna) did not have it easy. The Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt throughout his life. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at St Florian's Abbey in 1837. After several years as a school assistant and self-taught organ and piano studies, he first worked as an organist in Sankt Florian, then from 1855 as cathedral organist in Linz. Introduced to music theor...