JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 1 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2001) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Organist, conductor, composer and teacher, Rheinberger was born in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, where he held his first appointment as organist. He moved in 1851 to Munich, studying at the Conservatory, where he later taught, his pupils including Humperdinck, Wolf-Ferrari and Furtwängler. Rheinberger was an amazingly prolific composer in many genres. Today he is chiefly remembered for his organ music, a continuing element in any performer’s training and repertoire. His twenty Organ Sonatas are varied, impressive and technically accomplished, testifying to the continuing tradition of fugal writing that stems from Bach. The present volume includes the first four of these, with the second, the Fantasie-Sonate, and the third, the Pastorale-Sonate, bearing titles that go some way towards describing their musical content. naxos
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-3.    Sonata No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 28    (13:17)
4-6.     Sonata No. 2 In A Flat Major, Op. 65    (19:11)
7-9. Sonata No. 3 In G Major, Op. 88    (14:05)
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany, June, 1998. 

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 2 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2001) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Organist, conductor, composer and teacher, Rheinberger was born in Vaduz, in Liechtenstein, where he held his first appointment as organist. He moved in 1851 to Munich, studying at the Conservatory, where he later taught, his pupils including Humperdinck, Wolf-Ferrari and Furtwängler. Rheinberger was an amazingly prolific composer in many genres. Today he is chiefly remembered for his organ music, a continuing element in any performer’s training and repertoire. His twenty Organ Sonatas are varied, impressive and technically accomplished, testifying to the continuing tradition of fugal writing that stems from Bach. The present volume contains Sonatas Nos. 5, 6 and 7. naxos
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-3.    Sonata No. 5 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 111  (19:17)
4-7.     Sonata No. 6 In E-Flat Minor, Op. 119  (25:10)
8-10. Sonata No. 7 In F Minor, Op. 127  (25:57)
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany, June, 1998. 

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 3 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2001) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Organist, conductor, composer and teacher, Rheinberger was born in Vaduz, in Liechtenstein, where he held his first appointment as organist. He moved in 1851 to Munich, studying at the Conservatory, where he later taught his pupils including Humperdinck, Wolf-Ferrari and Furtwängler. Rheinberger was an amazingly prolific composer in many genres. Today he is chiefly remembered for his organ music, a continuing element in any performer's training and repertoire. His twenty Organ Sonatas are varied, impressive and technically accomplished, testifying to the continuing tradition of fugal writing that stems from Bach. The present volume contains Sonatas Nos 8 and 9 as well as Ten Trios Op. 49. naxos
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-4.    Organ Sonata No. 8 In E Minor, Op. 132     (26:31)
5-9.     10 Trios, Op. 49, Nos. 1-5    (8:52)
10-12. Organ Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 142    (28:19)
13-17. 10 Trios, Op. 49, Nos. 6-10    (9:55)
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany, June, 1999.

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 4 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2001) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Although Rheinberger was successful during his lifetime in a variety of genres, he is remembered today largely for his demanding organ works, which comprise twenty sonatas and twenty-two trios. The sonatas are composed in a big, bold and virtuosic style and are considered among the major works composed for the instrument in the nineteenth century. The Five Trios, Op. 189 are more intimate pieces, complementing the rhetoric of the sonatas with a more reflective style of composition. naxos
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-3.    Sonata No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 146     (30:05)
4-8.     Five Trios, Op. 189 , Nos. 1 - 5    (13:51)
10-13. Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148    (27:06)
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany, January, 2001.  

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 5 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2003) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Although Rheinberger was successful during his lifetime in a variety of genres, he is remembered today largely for his demanding organ works, which comprise twenty sonatas and twenty-two trios. The sonatas are composed in a big, bold and virtuosic style and are considered among the major works composed for the instrument in the nineteenth century. The Five Trios, Op. 189 are more intimate pieces, complementing the rhetoric of the sonatas with a more reflective style of composition. naxos
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-3.    Sonata No. 12 In D-Flat Major, Op. 154     (25:32)
4-10.     Seven Trios for Organ, Op. 189, Nos. 6-12    (18:46)
11-14. Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161     (24:23)
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany, January, 2002.

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 6 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2008) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Although Rheinberger was successful during his lifetime in a variety of genres, he is remembered today largely for his demanding organ works, which comprise twenty sonatas and twenty-two trios. The sonatas are composed in a big, bold and virtuosic style and are considered among the major works composed for the instrument in the nineteenth century.

“...there are many organ enthusiasts whose concern for stylistic fidelity is less than their enjoyment of the sensuous sounds from organs that are grand and loud. For them this recording is a must-buy. This 72-stop, four-manual organ built by the Rieger firm is magnificent.” American Record Guide on Volume 3 (8.554549). naxos
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-3.    Organ Sonata No. 14 in C Major, Op. 165    (25:59)
4-6.    Organ Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 168    (29:18)
7-9.    Organ Sonata No. 16 in G Sharp Minor, Op. 175     (23:13)
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany, April, 2007.

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 7 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2008) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Successful during his lifetime as a composer in a variety of genres, Rheinberger is remembered today largely for his twenty organ sonatas and other shorter compositions for the instrument. The sonatas, composed in a bold and virtuosic style, rank among the major works composed for the ‘king of instruments’ during the nineteenth century. The Twelve Monologues, six of which are heard on this disc, range across a variety of keys and emotional moods, culminating in an elaborate setting of a chorale best known from its use in the St Matthew Passion of J.S. Bach, whose influence may also be heard in Rheinberger’s D minor Prelude and Fugue. naxos
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-3.  Organ Sonata No. 17 In B Major, Op. 181, Fantasie-Sonate  (25:00)
4-5.    Prelude And Fugue In D Minor, JWV10  (6:21)
6-11.    Monologues, Op. 162, nos. 1-6  (18:07)
12-15.  Organ Sonata No. 18 in A Major, Op. 188  (24:49)
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany, May, 2007.

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER : Organ Works • 8 (Wolfgang Rübsam) (2009) The Organ Encyclopedia Series | Two Version | WV (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Although Rheinberger composed dramatic and orchestral, sacred and secular music, he is now remembered for his twenty organ sonatas and other shorter compositions for the instrument. These works, with their echoes of Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt and, of course, J. S. Bach, nonetheless demonstrate Rheinberger’s own finely honed melodic sense, harmonic development and clear-voiced textures. All eight volumes of Rheinberger’s Organ Works were recorded on the magnificent 72-stop, four-manual Rieger- Sauer Organ in Fulda Cathedral. For details of Volumes 1–7 please see inside this booklet. naxos

JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER (1839-1901)
1-3.    Organ Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 193 (32:51)
4-5.    Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, JWV 16    (8:30)
6-9.    Organ Sonata No. 20 In F Major, Op. 196, 'Zur Friedensfeier'    (32:54
Organ – Wolfgang Rübsam
Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral
Recorded in Fulda Cathedral, Germany, May, 2007.

RHEINBERGER ♦ SCHOLZ : Piano Concertos (Simon Callaghan · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra · Ben Gernon) (2018) Serie The Romantic Piano Concerto – 76 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Hyperion's ongoing Romantic Piano Concerto series reaches its 76th volume, with no sign of slowing down. The series as a whole has been invaluable in setting out the context in which listeners of the 19th century would have heard famous works, and this one sets the stage for how the Beethoven-Brahms axis persisted while facing competition from Liszt and lesser virtuosi. The models for these two works are the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, for Rheinberger's Piano Concerto in A flat major, Op. 94, and the Brahms Piano Concerto in B flat major, Op. 83, for the Piano Concerto in B major, Op. 57. Rheinberger's music is performed from time to time, but Scholz is all but unknown, and his concerto receives its recorded premiere here. It would be wrong to say that the work matches Brahms' intricate weaving of solo and tutti, but it does evoke it, and the notes by Bryce Morrison explain why this was important: The concertos that one thinks of today as the hits were not necessarily hits when they appeared, and those of Brahms and Tchaikovsky had plenty of detractors. Scholz was a champion of Brahms, and in his delicately lyrical slow movement he comes close to hitting the Brahms mark. Pianist Simon Callaghan is smooth in the Rheinberger, which is the more virtuosic of the two works, and he gets fine support from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ben Gernon, with Hyperion operating in the unspectacular but wholly appropriate sound environment of the Glasgow City Halls. Recommended. James Manheim  
Tracklist :
Piano Concerto In A Flat Major Op 94 (30:24)
Composed By – Josef Rheinberger

Piano Concerto In B Major Op 57 (28:50)
Composed By – Bernhard Scholz

Capriccio For Piano And Orchestra Op 35 12:01
Composed By – Bernhard Scholz
Credits :
Conductor – Ben Gernon
Orchestra – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Simon Callaghan

JOSEPH RHEINBERGER : Complete Piano Trios (Trio Parnassus) (1992) 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

  This two-hour double-disc set of Joseph Rheinberger's complete piano trios is a hefty contribution to the rehabilitation of the composer's oeuvre, though it may be more than the average listener can appreciate in one sitting. Rheinberger's music is earnest and perhaps too heavy for some tastes, and it may even seem too stodgy and dryly theoretical. In his mature Romantic style, his reliance on Classical form, and his pensive expression, Rheinberger often resembles Brahms, though it must be said that he lacks Brahms' rhythmic ingenuity, contrapuntal dexterity, and emotional depth. The resemblances between them are really superficial, and listeners may find these four piano trios lackluster and frustratingly dull in comparison with Brahms' three certified masterpieces. Added to this set's problems are the foggy and overly lush playing by Trio Parnassus, and MDG's indistinct and excessively resonant sound quality. If violinist Wolf-Dieter Streicher, cellist Michael Gross, and pianist Chia Chou had played these pieces with more flexibility of tone and sharper characterizations, and if the label had recorded them in a hall with a dry acoustic, the results might have been palatable. Alas, getting through these murky recordings is a hard slog, and they are only recommended for the most serious-minded of Rheinberger's devotees. by Blair Sanderson 
Tracklist 1 :
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 34    
Piano Trio No. 2 in A major, Op. 112    
Tracklist 2 :
Piano Trio No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 121    
Piano Trio No. 4 in F major, Op. 191