Volume 2 contains Rheinberger’s Masses for mixed choir a cappella, in which the art of counterpoint, functional harmony, the strength of the formal design and the beauty of sound are united in a whole which is exemplary. In 1879 Pope Leo XIII awarded him the medal of the Gregorius Order for his famous double choir work, the Cantus Missae op. 109, a work described by Otto Ursprung as “the most beautiful pure vocal mass of the 19th century.” All works are also available in separate editions.
- ISBN: 9783899480016 (3899480015)
- ISMN: 9790007087197 (M007087197)
