Bruce Stevens - Josef Rheinberger Organ Sonatas, Vol. 1 - 5 (1988 - 2017)
Artist: Bruce Stevens
Title: Josef Rheinberger Organ Sonatas, Vol. 1 - 5
Year Of Release: 1988 - 2017
Label: Raven
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 6:09:11
Total Size: 1.6 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Josef Rheinberger Organ Sonatas, Vol. 1 - 5
Year Of Release: 1988 - 2017
Label: Raven
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 6:09:11
Total Size: 1.6 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Vol. 1
1. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: 1. Agitato (09:02)
2. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: 2. Cantilena (05:26)
3. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: 3. Intermezzo (04:31)
4. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 11 in D Minor, Op. 148: 4. Fugue (06:45)
5. Bruce Stevens – Improvisation, Op. 174, No. 6 (04:40)
6. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 154: 1. Fantasia (09:20)
7. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 154: 2. Pastorale (07:10)
8. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 154: 3. Introduction and Fugue (10:08)
9. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 3 in G Major, Op. 88: "Pastoral-Sonata": 1. Pastorale (04:28)
10. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 3 in G Major, Op. 88: "Pastoral-Sonata": 2. Intermezzo (02:47)
11. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 3 in G Major, Op. 88: "Pastoral-Sonata": 3. Fugue (07:54)
Vol. 2
1. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: 1. Fuge (07:16)
2. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: 2. Intermezzo (05:19)
3. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: 3. Scherzoso (04:21)
4. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 132: 4. Passacaglia (11:34)
5. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 65, "Fantasie-Sonate": 1. Grave. Allegro (09:45)
6. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 65, "Fantasie-Sonate": 2. Adagio espressivo (04:59)
7. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 65, "Fantasie-Sonate": 3. Finale. Fuga (07:00)
8. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: 1. Preludio (07:57)
9. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: 2. Intermezzo (05:56)
10. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: 3. Marcia Religiosa (07:27)
11. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 119: 4. Fuga (06:10)
Vol. 3
1. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 16 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 175: Allegro Moderato (07:34)
2. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 16 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 175: Skandinavisch (05:24)
3. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 16 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 175: Introduction (02:06)
4. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 16 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 175: Fuge (05:52)
5. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": Präludium (09:14)
6. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": Intermezzo (05:48)
7. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": Pastorale (05:20)
8. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 20 in F Major, Op. 196 "Zur Friedensfeier": Finale (08:51)
9. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 17 in B Major, Op. 181 "Fantasie-Sonate": Fantasie (11:06)
10. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 17 in B Major, Op. 181 "Fantasie-Sonate": Intermezzo (04:40)
11. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 17 in B Major, Op. 181 "Fantasie-Sonate": Introduction (02:06)
12. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 17 in B Major, Op. 181 "Fantasie-Sonate": Fuge (06:30)
Vol. 4
1. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 111: Grave. Allegro Moderato (07:38)
2. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 111: Adagio Non Troppo (06:15)
3. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 111: Allegro Maestoso (07:36)
4. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 98: Tempo Moderato (08:27)
5. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 98: Intermezzo (05:30)
6. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 98: Fuga Cromatica (06:19)
7. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 193: Präludium (09:49)
8. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 193: Provençalisch (07:58)
9. Bruce Stevens – Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 193: Introduction und Finale (09:46)
Vol. 5
1. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 9 in B Minor, Op. 142: Präludium (09:36)
2. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 9 in B Minor, Op. 142: Romanze (05:44)
3. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 9 in B Minor, Op. 142: Fantasie (05:03)
4. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 9 in B Minor, Op. 142: Finale (Fuga) (05:25)
5. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: Phantasie (08:09)
6. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: Canzone (04:43)
7. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: Intermezzo (04:56)
8. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 161: Fuge (07:12)
9. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 127: Preludio. Allegro Non Troppo (08:41)
10. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 127: Andante (07:17)
11. Bruce Stevens – Organ Sonata No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 127: Finale. Grave - Fuga. Moderato (08:18)
Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), acknowledged to this day as one of the most famous native sons of Liechtenstein, became a leading composer and teacher of composition in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century. In his post at the Munich Conservatory, he attracted numerous composition students from abroad, including at least 62 from the United States. American composers Horatio Parker and George Chadwick were among the Rheinberger students who became famous, as were German composers Engelbert Humperdinck and Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Rheinberger was also one of the more prolific and accomplished organ composers of all time, with twenty lengthy organ sonatas and hundreds of shorter organ pieces to his credit. The sonatas demonstrate his proclivity for disciplined perfection, for they unfailingly display his mastery of polyphonic techniques, compact and coherent structures, and richly inventive, noble melodies— the major hallmarks of his style. Although his music was greatly admired in Europe and the U. S. during much of his lifetime, it later suffered a major eclipse due to changing tastes. Thus, when Wagner-mania struck at the end of the 19th century, Rheinberger’s compositions were already regarded as old-fashioned in centers of musical culture. Today, we can assess his works on their merits, removed from moments of fashion, and when we do, we find much that is of the first rank.
Rheinberger was also one of the more prolific and accomplished organ composers of all time, with twenty lengthy organ sonatas and hundreds of shorter organ pieces to his credit. The sonatas demonstrate his proclivity for disciplined perfection, for they unfailingly display his mastery of polyphonic techniques, compact and coherent structures, and richly inventive, noble melodies— the major hallmarks of his style. Although his music was greatly admired in Europe and the U. S. during much of his lifetime, it later suffered a major eclipse due to changing tastes. Thus, when Wagner-mania struck at the end of the 19th century, Rheinberger’s compositions were already regarded as old-fashioned in centers of musical culture. Today, we can assess his works on their merits, removed from moments of fashion, and when we do, we find much that is of the first rank.
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