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.