About the composer
Joseph Rheinberger was born on 17 March 1839 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. He spent most of his
life in Munich, Germany where he died in 1901. He was composer, organ player and a
renowned teacher of counterpoint and held the position of Munich Court Kapellmeister. He
composed music for organ, church music and opera's.
Felipe Gasper wrote me, that Rheinberger composed another Stabat Mater in 1864
(c minor, opus 16). It is written for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, choir and orchestra
and has 5 movements of 4 stanzas each..
| Date | 1890 |
| Performers | Mixed choir and organ, but a string orchestra is optional. |
| Length | 13.40 minutes (CD 1) and 15.19 minutes (CD 2) |
| Particulars | Rheinberger's Stabat Mater in g minor, opus 138 is divided into four sections and has been written for use in the liturgy. It is described as having a popular-traditional quality, using some baroque rhythms and ending in a quiet fugue. |
| Textual variations | The "Analecta"-version of the text is used, with
the following variations: - Stanza 4, line 2: not "Et tremebat" but "Pia Mater" - Stanza 6, line 2: not "Piam Matrem" but "Christi Matrem" - Stanza 13, line 1: not "Fac me vere tecum flere" but "Fac me tecum, pie, flere" - Stanza 14, line 2: not "Te libenter sociare" but "Et me tibi sociare" - Stanza 16, line 2: not "Passionis eius sortem" but "Passionis fac consortem" - Stanza 17, line 2: not "Cruce hac inebriari" but "Fac me cruce inebriari". |
| CD 1 | CALIG CAL 50923: Marian Hymns of the 19th century |
| About this CD | A very diverse collection of little hymns by great composers. Recorded at the Villa Berg, Stuttgart, in March 1993. |
| Choir | Philharmonia Chor Stuttgart |
| Conductor | Helmut Wolf |
| Other works | E.T.A.Hoffmann: Ave maris stella Franz Schubert: Salve Regina Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria + Virga jesse floruit Johannes Brahms: 4 Marienlieder Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Magnificat Gioacchino Rossini: Salve, o vergine Maria + Ave Maria for alto and piano + Ave Maria for choir and organ Giuseppe Verdi: Lauda alla vergine Maria Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella |
| Added | Unknown (RHE 01)) |
| CD 2 | Mitra Cd 16 290: Stabat Mater |
| About this CD | Another excursion into the world of Stabat Mater settings. As
the CD contains 5 Stabat Mater settings, it should be a "must" for every
collector, especially as it has the only Gaffori registration that I know of. Recorded at the St.Martinus church, Euskirchen-Kirchheim, in July 1995. I bought this CD in a record shop in the Netherlands, 1998 |
| Choir | Figural Chor Köln |
| Conductor | Richard Mailänder |
| Other works | Dom Fonteinnes, Gregorian chant Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina, Stabat Mater Franchino Gaffori, Stabat Mater Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, Stabat Mater |
| Added | 1998 (GAF 01) |
| CD 3 | Stabat Mater 2006 SSM 22006 |
| About this CD | The cd is a live registration of the performance in 2006 in Oirschot. The cd was published by the dutch Stabat Mater Foundation. |
| Orchestra | Brabants Orkest |
| Choir | Brabant Koor |
| Conductor | Fabrice Bolton |
| Other works | Peter Cornelius: Stabat Mater Franz Schubert: Stabat Mater (D.175) |
| Added | 2006 (CORN 02) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl