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Josef Rheinberger
12+ albums
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Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839 – 25 November 1901) was a Liechtensteiner organist and composer, residing in Bavaria for most of his life. Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, whose father was the treasurer for Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, showed exceptional musical talent at an early age. When only seven years old, he was already serving as organist of the Vaduz parish church, and his first composition was performed the following year. In 1849, he studied with composer Philipp M. Schmutzer (31 December 1821 – 17 November 1898) in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg. In 1851, his father, who had initially opposed his son's desire to embark on the life of a professional musician, relented and allowed him to enter the Munich Conservatorium. Not long after graduating, he became professor of piano and of composition at the same institution. When this first version of the Munich Conservatorium was dissolved, he was appointed répétiteur at the Court Theatre, from which he resigned in 1867. Rheinberger married his former pupil, the poet and socialite Franziska "Fanny" von Hoffnaass (eight years his senior) in 1867. The couple remained childless, but the marriage was happy. Franziska wrote the texts for much of her husband's vocal work. The stylistic influences on Rheinberger ranged from contemporaries such as Brahms to composers from earlier times, such as Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert and, above all, Bach. He was also an enthusiast for painting and literature (especially English and G
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Abendlied
3,6892Der Stern von Bethlehem, Op. 164: Expectation: Die Erde schweigt (Chorus)
3,6593Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3
3,4934Confirma Hoc Deus
2,3235Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109 "Cantus Missae": I. Kyrie
1,3476Mass in E-flat Major, Op. 109 "Cantus missae": IV. Sanctus
8807Cantilena (from Organ Sonata No.11, Op.148)
8238J. G. Rheinberger: Abendlied
64793 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69: No. 3, Abendlied
54910Cantilena from Sonata No.11 in D minor, Op.148
498albums
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Rheinberger, J.G.: Stern Von Bethlehem (Der) / Rhapsodie in D Major / Organ Sonata No. 7
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Cantus Missae. Musica sacra II
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Rheinberger, J.G.: Mass in E-Flat Major / Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen / Stabat Mater / 5 Hymnen / Abendlied
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Chilled Piano Vol.3
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Lighten Our Darknesss - Music for The Close Of Day
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A Choral Tapestry
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Rheinberger: Oster-Hymne, Vier sechsstimmige Motetten & Mass
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Drei geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69 "Bleib bei uns": No. 3 in F Major, Abendlied
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Abendlied
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Cello Adagios
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Rheinberger: Sacred choral music
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Rheinberger: Musica Sacra