Volkslied, WAB 94

The ("National hymn"), WAB 94, is a patriotic song composed by Anton Bruckner in 1882 for a competition for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria).
History.
On 16 October 1881, the "Deutsche Zeitung" invited submissions for a text (for a singable national hymn). From 1,750 texts entered, Josef Winter's was awarded the first prize. On 1 January 1882 a second invitation appeared for a (Hymn for the German People in Austria), for men's choir as well as for voice and piano. Bruckner, as one of the 1,320 participants, sent a sample of both settings. No prize was awarded for any of the submissions.
The manuscripts are stored in the archive of the "Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" and the "Bibliothèque nationale de Paris". The two settings were first published in Band III/2, pp. 191 and 192 of the Göllerich/Auer biography. The setting for voice and piano is issued in Band XXIII/1, No. 6 of the . The setting for men's choir is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 32 of the .
Lyrics.
The song uses Josef Winter's lyrics:
Music.
There are two settings of the "Volkslied" WAB 94:
Discography.
Setting for voice and piano.
There is no commercial recording of this setting. A live performance by Raymond Armstrong (1 April 2017) is stored in the Bruckner Archive.
Setting for men's choir.
There is a single recording of this setting: