Coesfeld Music Festival 2005 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
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"The Liechtenstein composer Joseph Rheinberger, who trained two generations of young musicians at the Munich Music Academy in the second half of the 19th century, including Engelbert Humperdinck and Wilhelm Furtwängler, has experienced a welcome and justified rediscovery in recent decades.
Exhibitions and symposia on his life and work have highlighted the importance of his influence as a music teacher and the significance of his musical work, a complete edition of his compositions is already well underway and the International Josef Rheinberger Society in Vaduz is dedicated to the cultivation and research of his music...
Mentioning the Rheinberger Initiative of the city of Coesfeld in this context seems rather peripheral at first glance, but on closer inspection it proves to be well justified: Vaduz, Munich, Berlin and now most recently Coesfeld have organized important Rheinberger exhibitions and concert series.
In 2005, the city of Coesfeld dedicated its music festival to Josef Rheinberger with an impressive series of concerts in which local musical forces united with local and internationally renowned performers to create engaging and worthwhile performances...."
(Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Irmen)