Christian von Blohn - Rheinberger: Complete 20 Organ Sonatas (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 27: I. Praeludium
02. Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 27: II. Andante
03. Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 27: III. Finale
04. Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 65: I. Grave
05. Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 65: II. Adagio Espressivo
06. Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 65: III. Finale
07. Sonata No. 3 in G Major, Op. 88: I. Pastorale
08. Sonata No. 3 in G Major, Op. 88: II. Intermezzo
09. Sonata No. 3 in G Major, Op. 88: III. Fuge
10. Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 98: I. Tempo Moderato
11. Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 98: II. Intermezzo
12. Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 98: III. Fuga Cromatica
13. Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 111: I. Grave - Allegro Moderato
14. Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 111: II. Adagio non Troppo
15. Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 111: III. Finale
16. Sonata No. 6 E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: I. Praeludium
17. Sonata No. 6 E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: II. Intermezzo
18. Sonata No. 6 E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: III. Marcia Religiosa
19. Sonata No. 6 E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: IV. Fuga
20. Sonata No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 127: I. Praeludium
21. Sonata No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 127: II. Andante
22. Sonata No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 127: III. Finale
23. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: I. Praeludium
24. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: II. Intermezzo
25. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: III. Scherzoso
26. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: IV. Passacaglia
27. Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 142: I. Praeludium
28. Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 142: II. Romanze
29. Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 142: III. Fantasie und Fuge
30. Sonata No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 146: I. Praeludium und Fuge
31. Sonata No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 146: II. Thema mit Veränderungen
32. Sonata No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 146: III. Fantasie und Finale
33. Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: I. Agitato
34. Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: II. Cantilene
35. Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: III. Intermezzo
36. Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: IV. Fuge
37. Sonata No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 154: I. Phantasie
38. Sonata No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 154: II. Pastorale
39. Sonata No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 154: III. Introduction und Fuge
40. Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: I. Phantasie
41. Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: II. Canzone
42. Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: III. Intermezzo
43. Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: IV. Fuge
44. Sonata No. 14 in C Major, Op. 165: I. Praeludium
45. Sonata No. 14 in C Major, Op. 165: II. Idylle
46. Sonata No. 14 in C Major, Op. 165: III. Toccata
47. Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 168: I. Phantasie
48. Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 168: II. Adagio
49. Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 168: III. Introduction und Ricercare
50. Sonata No. 16 in G-Flat Minor, Op. 175: I. Allegro Moderato
51. Sonata No. 16 in G-Flat Minor, Op. 175: II. Skandinavisch
52. Sonata No. 16 in G-Flat Minor, Op. 175: III. Introduction und Fuge
53. Sonata No. 17 in B Minor, Op. 181 "Fantasie-Sonate": I. Fantasie
54. Sonata No. 17 in B Minor, Op. 181 "Fantasie-Sonate": II. Intermezzo
55. Sonata No. 17 in B Minor, Op. 181 "Fantasie-Sonate": III. Introduction und Fuge
56. Sonata No. 18 in A Major, Op. 188: I. Phantasie
57. Sonata No. 18 in A Major, Op. 188: II. Capriccio
58. Sonata No. 18 in A Major, Op. 188: III. Idylle
59. Sonata No. 18 in A Major, Op. 188: IV. Finale
60. Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 193: I. Praeludium
61. Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 193: II. Provençalisch
62. Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 193: III. Introduction und Finale
63. Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": I. Praeludium
64. Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": II. Intermezzo
65. Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": III. Pastorale
66. Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": IV. Finale

New recordings of Romantic sonatas which were once a staple of the church organist’s repertoire, Josef Rheinberger’s organ sonatas are still overshadowed by Romantic-era composers for the instrument such as Liszt and Guilmant. With a few exceptions, they are rarely heard in concerts today, regarded as ‘well-crafted’ but melodically uninspired and stylistically ‘out of date’. For the German organist Christian von Blohn, however, Rheinberger’s sonatas include several outright masterpieces. The cycle of 20 sonatas as a whole demonstrates a memorable engagement with the great organ composers of the past, as well as an ambition to mark out a new territory for the instrument within the Romantic era. Von Blohn has accordingly taken a colourful approach to the crucial matter of registration, which Rheinberger left largely up to the individual player. His performances reject the kind of thick textures with which these sonatas have become identified. While there are many individual highlights in the first four sonatas, such as the yearning Intermezzo of No.3 and the sweeping fugal movement of No.2, the Fifth Sonata announces a step up in scale and ambition towards the organ symphonies of Widor and Vierne. Guilmant himself congratulated Rheinberger on the success of the Ninth Sonata (dedicated to him), and its elegiac Praeludium serves as an object example of Rheinberger’s under rated feeling for poetic song on the organ. In his extensive booklet introduction, Christian von Blohn draws out the highpoints of each sonata and places them in the context of the composer’s long career. Rheinberger had intended to compose 24 sonatas, following the model of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, but his death in 1901, aged 62, brought the cycle to a premature halt with the vaulting paragraphs of No.20, which builds with undimmed energy towards a proudly march-like finale. The recordings were made on the organ of the Josefskirche, St. Ingbert, a town to the east of Saarbrücken, and the booklet also includes a full specification for the instrument.

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