Classique
Contenu
Gattungen: Messen, lateinisch
Verwendung / Kirchenjahr: Weihnachten
Description :
Of Josef Rheinberger's eighteen masses, five are for unaccompanied voices, four with accompaniment by a small instrumental ensemble and nine with organ. Among the last group the "leicht ausführbare" [easy to perform] works take a special place: Considered by their composer as purely "utility music", they achieved great popularity during his lifetime and soon became part of the standard repertory of small church choirs.