Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Rheinberger's concert overtures are completely beholden to the tradition of the genre established at least since the 1820s. The spread of this genre was favored in equal measure by the growth of bourgeois musical culture and the overwhelming model of Beethoven's nine symphonies, which sowed a certain perplexity and discouragement among composers of the next generation and led them to turn increasingly to the smaller single-movement genre in their orchestral music. Soon a generic distinction arose between two types of overture. One was the autonomous overture, whose character results from its specific introductory function. Rheinberger's Academic Overture follows in thissame line of tradition. The other type was the overture with subject-matter, in which the romantic inclination to recreate extra-musical material in music found an expecially fruitful field of exploration. Having originated as the opening item of an opera or play, the overture had, after all, long been accustomed to accommodating the contents of the work that followed. The concert overture on an extra-musical subject is in turn associated in particular with the works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Rheinberger too, closely modeled his opp. 11 and 110 on Mendelssohn's overtures./ Répertoire / Orchestre

This collection contains settings from the late Romantic period through to the Early Modern. It sets a new standard in terms of the range and the broad stylistic features of popular as well as unknown compositions. Included are original Ave-Maria settings specifically arranged for medium voice and organ. Solo singers and musicians will find these settings arranged for ease of performance and playability.With works from Bizet, Bruckner, Cherubini, Dvorak, Franck, Gounod, Guilmant, Liszt, Rheinberger , Saint-Saëns, Schubert and others.The EditorPeter Wagner is a church musician, concert organist and editor. Currently he teaches organ and composition at the Episcopal Church Music Seminar in Würzburg . / Voix Et Orgue / Partition

c-Moll-The not-too-difficult choral setting which nevertheless demands careful intonation alternates between simple song-like but harmonically charming sections and a few fugal parts? For lovers of romantic choral music this work for the Passion is an absolute must. The edition is an exemplar and contains a detailed forward which makes the work easily accessible. Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik 3/1999