Josef Gabriel RheinbergerJosef Gabriel Rheinberger was born in 1839 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and began showing exceptional musicality at a young age. At the age of seven he played organ during church services in his hometown, at 12 he entered the Munich Conservatory where hecomposed numerous works. When he was 19, the Conservatory offered him a professorship for piano and later also for organ and composition - a post he kept until shortly before his death.Rheinberger belongs to the composers of the second half of the 19th century who, after years of being forgotten, have gained increasing awareness. His extensive works- more than 197 - includes music for piano and organ, religious and secular choral music, solo Lieder, chamber music, symphonies, concert overtures, incidental music, and operas. Read More Read Less