Sextet Op. 191b

Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger was an eminent German organist, conductor, composer, and pedagogue who lived from 1839 until 1901. �He spent most of his life in munich, studying at the Munich Conservatory and serving as principal conductor of the Munich Choral Society. �He also taught organ, piano and composition at the Munich Conservatory. �His reputation as an organ teacher was remarkable and students from around the world came to study with him. �His students included Humperdinck, Wolf Ferrari, Thuille, Sandberger, Kroyer, Trunk, Chadwick, and Furtwangler. �Few of Rheinberger's compositions are performed today. �Yet he composed 20 organ sonatas, 2 symphonies, 2 organ concerti, and a large number of vocal works. �His wife Franziska was a poetess and Joseph set much of her poetry to music. �His chamber music output included 3 string quartets, a string quintet, a piano quintet. 4 piano trios (from which this sextet was arranged), 2 violin sonatas, a cello sonata and an octet which was later enlarged to his nonet and which has also been arranged by John Wilcox as a septet. �Instrumentation includes: �flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet) and piano.