Josef Rheinberger - Organ Concerto No. 1, Op. 137 (1884)
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- Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (17 March 1839, in Vaduz - 25 November 1901, in Munich) was an organist and composer, born in Liechtenstein and resident for most of his life in Germany.
Organ Concerto No. 1 in F major, Op. 137 (1884)
1. Maestoso
2. Andante
3. Finale. Con moto
Michael Murray, organ and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Jahja Ling
Description by James Reel [-]
The first and better-known of Rheinberger's two organ concertos, though not derivative, reveals the strong influence of both Felix Mendelssohn (including his interest in Baroque music) and, mainly in structural details, César Franck. This concerto is by no means an overpowering display piece; the soloist is afforded few truly virtuosic passages in the company of a warm but modest ensemble of strings and three horns. With a Romantic organ on hand, Rheinberger apparently felt that most of the woodwind and brass colors were already accounted for. The first movement, Moderato, begins with three stately, ascending notes that will recur in later movements, sometimes as the foundation of completely new melodies. This, with Rheinberger's fondness for thematic metamorphosis instead of more conventional development and variation patterns, links the concerto to the cyclic practices of Franck. In sound, though, this first movement has more in common with Mendelssohn, particularly the nobler passages of his second, third, and fifth symphonies.
For twenty years now, this has been my favorite recording of the work!
absolutely! The best!
I absolutely can't get enough of this piece and the recording thereof. I play it almost multiple times everyday
The ending never fails to give me chills.
Ha ha! I did that back in the 80's after the recording first came out. I put it onto a cassette tape and it resided in my Walkman for a couple of years at least! It is still in my top favorite organ pieces. . . . still listening today!
Josef Rheinberger:1.F-dúr Orgonaverseny Op.137
1.Maestoso 00:05
2.Andante 08:25
3.Finálé:Con moto 16:14
Michael Murray-orgona
Philharmonia Zenekar
Vezényel:Jahja Ling
The organ heard here is the historic Willis organ of the Royal Albert Hall in London, prior to its recent renovation by Mander Organs Limited.
I have a CD of this recording, I believe. What an unbelievable performance by Michael Murray. I actually met him a long time ago when I was a student working in a Blockbuster Video store. :) He came in to rent some movies and I recognized his name. He was probably shocked that a teenager recognized him. Haha! The organ in the Royal Albert Hall is a masterpiece in and of itself. :)
This is a wonderful concerto!! I am a huge Rheinberger fan and I think he is under appreciated these days. Great composer! This work is full of wonderfully memorable themes and they are developed very skillfully. Michael Murray is one of the greatest organists, and the London Symphony is top notch. The mighty Royal Albert Hall Organ sounds wonderful here, and this is before its extensive renovation by Mander Organs in 2004.
the pride of vaduz
Totally agree! His music is absolutely awesome!
Best performance ever! Love to all these fantastic musicians, especially Michael Murray! His recordings expanded and helped me in so many ways!
Meiner Mainung nach ist die 'beste Performance' nur in der letzten knappen Minute vorhanden, ansonsten ist das Fortefortissimo der Orgel eher ein zartes Lüftchen.
Thanks for including the score :-)
Josef Rheinberger - Organ Concerto no. 1 in F major, Op. 137
1. - Maestoso: 0:00
2. - Andante: 8:20
3. - Finale: Con moto: 16:08
Wow! I will buy this. The sheer power of a pipe organ truly beautiful and powerful. Probably the only instrument able to drown out a large orchestra.
Marvelous!
fabulous
Thank you!
17:40 - starting fugato)) I like it)
The recording here is decidedly more robust than the very same performance and recording at Amazon Music...it's slightly muffled there.
How well-known is Rheinberger in his home country?
He’s from Lichtenstein, in Germany very unknown actually
Rather boring.
you either are at least 35 or a teen who thinks he was born in the wrong generation and uses words like "rather, and unsatisfactory" to describe songs from the 1800s
Songs?
I admit the 1st mvmt doesn't move me much, but the 2nd & 3rd are wonderful - the sonic texture between the strings, horns, & organ is a delight!
+Questionable Potato It is you who give off a vibe of someone who must appreciate something just because it's supposed to be respected.
What does being 35+ have to do with anything? If anything, they'd know more, having heard and experienced more. I would always take the advice of an elderly over that of a teen.
I am 20 years old, I play piano at home and I like to compose from time to time. Being raised by 2 fathers who are both musicians and spent their entire lives collecting and appreciating classical, jazz and film music, I can safely say that I have some experience in that area. I still am nobody but so are you. This piece is utter rubbish. It's not even pretentious as the words I'm using to describe it. It's like a piece that was taken from mid 18th century wanna-be composer and forced to sound neo-romantic. Beauty is subjective but, come on? I couldn't listen to this for more than 30 seconds without the urge to fast forward for some more skillfully composed section, with a 'zing' to it that will give me that A-HA! moment. I heard no themes that would leave me asking for more. Want something mind-blowing? Of the top of my head - Alwyn Harp Concerto, Theodorakis 1st symphony (the slow movement is just wow) and why not some Vladigerov's piano concertos. This is real music, composed by people who didn't become composers just because it was modern at the time or had some piano skills. What was once thought as "musical prodigy" (back in the Mozart times), is now every Asian kid in a conservatory.
At the first sight it seems boring. After sometimes listening to it you feel it is very lyric and has interesting harmonies. After Looking at the score you will see that this concerto has a very good Instrumentation.