Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Complete 20 Organ Sonatas (6CD)

CD1                                                                                                                                                                                81’00

Sonata No.1 in C minor Op.27

1. I. Praeludium 3’41
2. II. Andante 2’45
3. III. Finale 5’59

Sonata No.2 in A flat Op.65

4. I. (Grave) 8’17
5. II. Adagio espressivo 4’20
6. III. Finale 6’25

Sonata No.3 in G Op.88

7. I. Pastorale 3’44
8. II. Intermezzo 2’23
9. III. Fuge 6’59

Sonata No.4 in A minor Op.98

10. I. (Tempo moderato) 7’06
11. II. Intermezzo 4’28
12. III. Fuga cromatica 5’28

Sonata No.5 in F sharp Op.111

13. I. (Grave - Allegro moderato) 7’06
14. II. (Adagio non troppo) 5’54
15. III. Finale 6’16

CD2                                                                                                                                                                                69’57

Sonata No.6 E flat minor Op.119

1. I. Praeludium 6’37
2. II. Intermezzo 4’08
3. III. Marcia Religiosa 5’18
4. IV. Fuga 5’41

Sonata No.7 in F minor Op.127

5. I. Praeludium 8’45
6. II. (Andante) 6’25
7. III. Finale 7’30

Sonata No.8 in E minor Op.132

8. I. Praeludium 7’23
9. II. Intermezzo 4’16
10. III. Scherzoso 3’30
11. IV. Passacaglia 10’17

CD3                                                                                                                                                                                77’43

Sonata No.9 B flat minor Op.142

1. I. Praeludium 9’48
2. II. Romanze 5’19
3. III. Fantasie und Fuge 10’09

Sonata No.10 in B minor Op.146

4. I. Praeludium und Fuge 8’54
5. II. Thema mit Veränderungen 6’20
6. III. Fantasie und Finale 10’31

Sonata No.11 in D minor Op.148

7. I. Agitato 8’58
8. II. Cantilene 6’10
9. III. Intermezzo 4’52
10. IV. Fuge 6’36

CD4                                                                                                                                                                                70’50

Sonata No.12 in D flat Op.154

1. I. Phantasie 8’35
2. II. Pastorale 5’35
3. III. Introduction und Fuge 10’02

Sonata No.13 in E flat Op.161

4. I. Phantasie 7’48
5. II. Canzone 4’06
6. III. Intermezzo 5’13
7. IV. Fuge 7’03

Sonata No.14 in C Op.165

8. I. Praeludium 9’07
9. II. Idylle 6’13
10. III. Toccata 7’02

CD5                                                                                                                                                                                69’58

Sonata No.15 in D Op.168

1. I. Phantasie 7’57
2. II. (Adagio) 5’22
3. III. Introduction und Ricercare 11’36

Sonata No.16 in G flat minor Op.175

4. I. (Allegro moderato) 7’37
5. II. Skandinavisch 5’00
6. III. Introduction und Fuge 8’56

Sonata No.17 in B minor Op.181 “Fantasie-Sonate”

7. I. Fantasie 11’00
8. II. Intermezzo 4’36
9. III. Introduction und Fuge 7’47

CD6                                                                                                                                                                                80’33

Sonata No.18 in A Op.188

1. I. Phantasie 6’34
2. II. Capriccio 4’42
3. III. Idylle 4’17
4. IV. Finale 7’38

Sonata No.19 in G minor Op.193

5. I. Praeludium 9’57
6. II. Provençalisch 8’24
7. III. Introduction und Finale 10’32

Sonata No.20 in F Op.196 “Zur Friedensfeier”

8. I. Praeludium 9’12
9. II. Intermezzo 5’21
10. III. Pastorale 6’13
11. IV. Finale 7’34

Christian von Blohn

at the organ of the Josefskirche St. Ingbert, Germany

Recording: 1 November 2021, 29 March, 31 July & 6 November 2022, 30 April & 25 Juni 2023, Josefskirche St. Ingbert, Germany