Anton Bruckner, Johannes Brahms, and Rheinberger

Question 1

What are some of the organ works of Anton Bruckner?

Answer 1

5 preludes in E flat, Prelude and fugue in c minor, Fugue in d minor

Question 2

What are the earlier organ works of Brahms? When where they written/ published?

Answer 2

Prelude and Fugue in a minor, WoO 9, 1856
Prelude and fugue in g minor, WoO 10, 1857
Fugue in a-flat minor, WoO 8, pub. 1864
Chorale Prelude and Fugue on “O Traurigkeit,” WoO 7, 1858

Question 3

What are the Eleven Chorale preludes, op. 122 of Johannes Brahms? When was it published?

Answer 3

Published 1902
1. “Mein Jesu”
2. “Herzliebster Jesu”
3. “O Welt”
4. “Herzlich tut mich erfreuen”
5. “Schmucke dich”
6. “O Wie Selig”
7. “O Gott, du frommer Gott”
8. “Es ist ein Ros”
9. “Herzlich Tut mich verlangen”
10. “Herzlich Tut mich verlangen”
11. “O welt”

Question 4

What is some information around Brahm’s 11 chorale preludes, op. 122?

Answer 4

Fair copy exists of alternative order: 1, 5, 2, 6, 7, 3, 4
With this, key relationships form. 1 in e minor, 5 in e major, 2, 6, 7, all begin minor/end major, G, D, A, 3, 4 in a major and sixth apart, F, D
Brahms might have planned two sets of 7 chorale preludes, with 8 written separately and 9, 10, 11 all on the same manuscript from 1896

Question 5

What are the significant organ works of Joseph Rheinberger?

Answer 5

20 organ sonatas, all in different keys, first 17 of which contain fugues. 2 organ concertos, op 137 in F, op 177 in g minor