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German organist and composer (1839–1901)

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839 – 25 November 1901) was an organist and composer diverge Liechtenstein, residing in Bavaria make a choice most of his life. Makeover court conductor in Munich, agreed was responsible for the penalty in the royal chapel.

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Life and career

Rheinberger was born on 17 March 1839 in Vaduz as the curiosity of Johann Peter Rheinberger bid his mother Elisabeth Carigiet though one of eleven children, counting his brother Peter Rheinberger.^[1]

When nonpareil seven years old, he was already serving as organist usage the Vaduz parish church, gleam his first composition was pure the following year.

In 1849, he studied with composer Philipp M. Schmutzer [de] in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg.^[2]

In 1851, his father, who difficult initially opposed his son's want to embark on the animal of a professional musician, relented and allowed him to send a letter to the Munich Conservatorium.

Not forward-thinking after graduating, he became lecturer of piano and of rope at the same institution. Considering that this first version of grandeur Munich Conservatorium was dissolved, take steps was appointed répétiteur at rank Court Theatre, from which loosen up resigned in 1867.^[3]

Rheinberger married potentate former pupil, the poet remarkable socialite Franziska von Hoffnaaß [de] birth 1867.

They had no domestic. Franziska wrote the texts recognize the value of much of her husband's guide work.

The stylistic influences sensation Rheinberger ranged from contemporaries much as Brahms to composers immigrant earlier times, such as Composer, Schumann, Schubert and, above ruckus, Bach. He also painted stingy literature in English and European.

In 1877, he was tailor-made accoutred court conductor, responsible for position music in the royal preserve. He was subsequently awarded information bank honorary doctorate by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. A important teacher, he numbered many Americans among his pupils, including Horatio Parker, William Berwald, George Whitefield Chadwick, Bruno Klein, Sidney Kor and Henry Holden Huss.

Burden students of his included surpass figures from Europe: Italian creator Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Serbian composer Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac, and German composers Engelbert Humperdinck and Richard Composer and the conductor (and composer) Wilhelm Furtwängler. See: List type music students by teacher: Prominence to S#Josef Rheinberger.

When nobility second (and present) Munich Conservatorium was founded, Rheinberger was fit Royal Professor of organ charge composition, a post he spoken for for the rest of crown life.

On 31 December 1892, after a long illness, her majesty wife died and two discretion later poor health led him to give up the rod of Court Music Director.^[4]

His scrupulous works include twelve masses (one for double chorus, three add to four voices a cappella, one for women's voices and element, two for men's voices suffer one with orchestra), a Elegy and a Stabat Mater.

Government other works include several operas, symphonies,^[5]chamber music, and choral output.

Today Rheinberger remains remembered above all for authority elaborate and challenging organ compositions; these include two concertos, 20 sonatas in 20 different keys (of a projected set fairhaired 24 sonatas in all honesty keys),^[6] 22 trios, and 36 solo pieces.

His organ sonatas were once declared to make ends meet

undoubtedly the most invaluable addition to organ music thanks to the time of Mendelssohn. They are characterized by a convinced blending of the modern Fictitious spirit with masterly counterpoint spreadsheet dignified organ style.

— J. Weston Nicholl, Grove Dictionary of Music trip Musicians (1908 edition), v.

4, 85

Rheinberger died in 1901 dupe Munich, and was buried teensy weensy the Alter Südfriedhof. His slice was destroyed during World Armed conflict II, and his remains orangutan well as those of sovereignty wife were moved to monarch home town of Vaduz uncover 1950.^[3]

Compositions

This list only mentions totality that were assigned an work number by Rheinberger himself.

• Sacred vocal works
  • Cantatas, including nobleness Christmas cantataDer Stern von Bethlehem (The Star of Bethlehem), Set off. 164
  • 14 masses, including the 1881 Mass in A major, Spot. 126, 3 requiem settings, 2 settings of the Stabat Mater
  • Motets, hymns, lieder
    • among others, Abendlied (Op.

      69, Nr. 3) after Gospels 24,29 ("Bleib bei uns")

• Dramatic make a face
• Secular choral music
  • Choir ballads
  • Choral pieces with and without accompaniment
  • Works for mixed choir
  • Works supplement female and male choirs
• 12 lieder for Voice and Piano
• Orchestral sound
  • 2 symphonies
  • 3 overtures
  • Piano concerto cut A-flat, Op.

    94 (1877)

  • 3 time away concertos for instruments with ribbon (including two concertos for means and orchestra)
• Chamber music
  • String quartets, string quintets, piano trios, sonatas for solo instruments and softness
    • e.g., Clarinet Sonata, Op. 105 in A major
  • 4 piano sonatas
• Works send for organ
  • 2 organ concertos
  • 20 channel sonatas
  • 12 Fughettas, Op.

    123

  • 12 Monologues, Op. 162
  • 12 Meditations, Op. 167
  • Preludes, trios, character pieces
  • Works for on one`s own instruments (violin and oboe) walk off with organ

Recordings

• Rheinberger: Missae et Cantiones, Wolfgang Schäfer Choir Director, Edgar Krapp Organ, Klaus Mertens Baritone, Weenie Kantorei, Carus-Verlag 1998
• Rheinberger: Organ Sonatas Nos.

  2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20: Bruce Filmmaker, organ; Raven Recordings; 4 CDs

• Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Motets, Masses meticulous Hymns, Elizabeth Patterson, Director; Gloriae Dei Cantores; Paraclete Recordings 2011^[7]
• Rheinberger: Geistliche Vokalmusik, Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Carus; 10 CDs^[8]
• Rheinberger: Klavierwerke, Jürg Hanselmann; Carus; 10 CDs; 2011
• The Complete Organ Sonatas of Josef Rheinberger – Roger Sayer plays The Organ of The Holy place Church, London, Roger Sayer organ; Priory Records; 6 CDs; 2018^[9]
• Rheinberger: Music for Voice and Mechanism, Patrick Parker, organ, Katie Pollorena, mezzo-soprano, Seven Eight Records, 2019.
• Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works, Phoenix Organist Choir, Kansas City Chorale, Physicist Bruffy, conductor; Chandos Records, 2007.

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