Wolfgang Rübsam
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Wolfgang Friedrich Rübsam (born October 16, 1946, in Gießen
, Germany
) is a German-American organist
, pianist
, composer
and pedagogue.
, Germany, Rübsam studied at the Musikhochschule
in Frankfurt am Main with Helmut Walcha
. Additional studies in organ followed with Marie-Claire Alain
in France
and with Robert T. Anderson
at Southern Methodist University
in Dallas, Texas
. He won the first prize at the International Organ Competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana
and the Grand Prix de Chartres for interpretation in 1973.http://orgues.chartres.free.fr/agocp32.htm
In 1974, he was appointed as professor of sacred music and organ at Northwestern University
. In addition, he also served as University Organist at Rockefeller Chapel
at the University of Chicago
from 1981 until 1997. Since 1997, he has been professor of organ at the Hochschule für Musik Saar in Saarbrücken
, Germany.http://www.hfm.saarland.de/ From 1998 until 2003, he was also artist in residence and university organist at Lawrence University
in Appleton, Wisconsin
.
Wolfgang Rübsam has published more than 130 recordings, including two recordings of the complete organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach
, the complete organ works of Dietrich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn
, Joseph Rheinberger, César Franck
, Louis Vierne
, and Jehan Alain
, as well as recordings of Franz Liszt
, Johann Pachelbel
and Max Reger
. In addition, he has recorded a major part of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach on modern Bösendorfer
pianos. He is also sound engineer and producer for the Naxos Organ Encyclopedia Series. Wolfgang Rübsam is in great demand as concert organist and jury member for international competitions.
Wolfgang Rübsam is also working as composer for the publishing houses Augsburg Fortress
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
and Schott Music
in Mainz
, Germany.
Gießen
Gießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) is a German-American organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
, pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and pedagogue.
Biography
After his musical training with Erich Ackermann in FuldaFulda
Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
, Germany, Rübsam studied at the Musikhochschule
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts is a state Hochschule for Music, Theater and Dance in Frankfurt and is the only one of its kind in the Federal State of Hesse. It was founded in 1938....
in Frankfurt am Main with Helmut Walcha
Helmut Walcha
Helmut Walcha was a blind German organist who specialized in the works of the Dutch and German baroque masters and is known for his recordings of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach.- Biography :Born in Leipzig, Walcha was blinded at age 19 after vaccination for smallpox...
. Additional studies in organ followed with Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Alain is a French organist and organ teacher best known for her prolific recording career. She is particularly known for her ability to perform substantial works entirely from memory.-Background and education:...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and with Robert T. Anderson
Robert T. Anderson (organist)
Robert Theodore Anderson was an American organist, composer and pedagogue.- Biography :He was born on October 5, 1934 in Chicago. He received his musical training at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois...
at Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. He won the first prize at the International Organ Competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
and the Grand Prix de Chartres for interpretation in 1973.http://orgues.chartres.free.fr/agocp32.htm
In 1974, he was appointed as professor of sacred music and organ at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. In addition, he also served as University Organist at Rockefeller Chapel
Rockefeller Chapel
Rockefeller Chapel is, by order, the tallest building on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. It was meant by patron John D...
at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
from 1981 until 1997. Since 1997, he has been professor of organ at the Hochschule für Musik Saar in Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
, Germany.http://www.hfm.saarland.de/ From 1998 until 2003, he was also artist in residence and university organist at Lawrence University
Lawrence University
Lawrence University is a selective, private liberal arts college with a nationally recognized conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lawrence University is known for its rigorous academic environment. Founded in 1847, the first classes were held on November 12, 1849...
in Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
.
Wolfgang Rübsam has published more than 130 recordings, including two recordings of the complete organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
, the complete organ works of Dietrich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
, Joseph Rheinberger, César Franck
César Franck
César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck was a composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life....
, Louis Vierne
Louis Vierne
Louis Victor Jules Vierne was a French organist and composer.-Life:Louis Vierne was born in Poitiers, Vienne, nearly blind due to congenital cataracts, but at an early age was discovered to have an unusual gift for music. Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French...
, and Jehan Alain
Jehan Alain
Jehan Ariste Alain was a French organist and composer.-Biography:Alain was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the western suburbs of Paris, into a family of musicians. His father, Albert Alain was an enthusiastic organist, composer and organ-builder who had studied with Alexandre Guilmant and Louis...
, as well as recordings of Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
, Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher, who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most...
and Max Reger
Max Reger
Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger was a German composer, conductor, pianist, organist, and academic teacher.-Life:...
. In addition, he has recorded a major part of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach on modern Bösendorfer
Bösendorfer
Bösendorfer is an Austrian piano manufacturer, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha. The brand is known for producing pianos with a uniquely rich, singing, and sustaining tone...
pianos. He is also sound engineer and producer for the Naxos Organ Encyclopedia Series. Wolfgang Rübsam is in great demand as concert organist and jury member for international competitions.
Wolfgang Rübsam is also working as composer for the publishing houses Augsburg Fortress
Augsburg Fortress
Augsburg Fortress is the official publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and also publishes for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada as Augsburg Fortress Canada...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and Schott Music
Schott Music
Schott Music is one of the oldest German music publishers. It is also one of the largest music publishing houses in Europe and is currently the second oldest music publishing house. The company headquarters of Schott Music was founded by Bernhard Schott in Mainz, Germany in 1770.Established in...
in Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, Germany.
Discography
- Jehan Alain: Complete organ works.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in 1973 on the RiegerRieger OrgelbauRieger Orgelbau is an Austrian firm of organ builders, known generally as Rieger. The firm was founded by Franz Rieger. From 1873 it was known as Rieger & Söhne, and from 1879 as Gebrüder Rieger, after his sons took over. At the end of World War II, the firm was nationalised by the Czech government...
organ at the Abteikirche Marienstatt. Bietingheim, Germany: Bayer Records, 1996. BR 100 198/99. 2 CDs.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in 1973 on the Rieger
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete organ works & The Art of Fugue.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in 1977 on the MetzlerMetzler OrgelbauMetzler Orgelbau is a firm of organ builders based in Dietikon, near Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the most important makers of the European classical organ revival and has built many important and respected instruments throughout Europe...
& Söhne organ at St. Nikolaus Church, Frauenfeld, Switzerland (works on discs 1-12), and on the Hockhois/Marcussen organ in the nave of the Freiburg Münster (works on discs 13-16). Netherlands: Philips, 1993. 16 CDs.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in 1977 on the Metzler
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludes and Fugues.
- Preludes and Fugues in E minor BWV 548, A major BWV 536, A minor BWV 543 and C major BWV 545 (coupled with the Largo from Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major BWV 529).
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in 1974 at Chartres Cathedral. Philips 6549950 (051007). 1 LP.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suites Nos. 1-3.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.553012. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suites Nos. 4-6.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.553013. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suites Nos. 1 & 2, Italian Concerto, Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue.
- Italian Concerto BWV 971; Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903; French Suite in d minor BWV 812; French Suite in c minor BWV 813.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.550709. 1 CD.
- Italian Concerto BWV 971; Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903; French Suite in d minor BWV 812; French Suite in c minor BWV 813.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suites Nos. 3-6.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.550710. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: From the Notebook for W. F. Bach; 5 Little Preludes BWV 539-543.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.553097. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.550960. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Partitas Nos. 1 & 2.
- Partitas BWV 825 & 826; Prelude & Fughetta BWV 902; Capriccio BWV 992.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.550692. 1 CD.
- Partitas BWV 825 & 826; Prelude & Fughetta BWV 902; Capriccio BWV 992.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Partitas Nos. 3 & 4.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Naxos 8.550693. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Partitas Nos. 5 & 6.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Recorded in May 1992 in Valparaiso, Indiana (United States). Naxos 8.550694. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccatas BWV 910-916.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, piano. Recorded in September 1989 in Heidelberg, Germany. Naxos 8.550708. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Schübler Chorales.
- Chorales BWV 645-650; Fantasia & Fugue BWV 537; Toccata & Fugue BWV 538; Pièce d’Orgue BWV 572; Prelude& Fugue BWV 545.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in July 1988 at the Metzler organ of St. Michael’s Church, Eutin (Germany). Naxos 8.553150. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 645-650; Fantasia & Fugue BWV 537; Toccata & Fugue BWV 538; Pièce d’Orgue BWV 572; Prelude& Fugue BWV 545.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Famous Organ Works.
- Prelude & Fugue BWV 552; Pastorella BWV 590; Toccata BWV 565; Prelude & Fugue BWV 532; Prelude & Fugue BWV 548.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in August 1988 at the Flentrop organ (Warner Concert Hall) at the Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College, Ohio (United States). Naxos 8.550184. 1 CD.
- Prelude & Fugue BWV 552; Pastorella BWV 590; Toccata BWV 565; Prelude & Fugue BWV 532; Prelude & Fugue BWV 548.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonatas Nos. 1-3.
- Trio Sonatas BWV 525-527; Prelude & Fugue BWV 543.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in November 1989 at the Schnitger organ at the Martinikerk, Groningen (Netherlands). Naxos 8.550651. 1 CD.
- Trio Sonatas BWV 525-527; Prelude & Fugue BWV 543.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Trios Sonatas Nos. 4-6.
- Trio Sonatas BWV 525-527; Prelude & Fugue BWV 547.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in November 1989 at the Schnitger organ at the Martinikerk, Groningen (Netherlands). Naxos 8.550653. 1 CD.
- Trio Sonatas BWV 525-527; Prelude & Fugue BWV 547.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludes, Fantasias and Fugues BWV 536, 541, 542, 544 & 546.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in November 1989 at the Schnitger organ at the Martinikerk, Groningen (Netherlands). Naxos 8.550652. 1 CD.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue Vol. 1.
- Contrapunctus I-XV.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in April 1992 at the Flentrop organ of Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (United States). Naxos 8.550703. 1 CD.
- Contrapunctus I-XV.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue Vol. 2.
- Contrapunctus XVI-XIX; Partita sopra “Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig” BWV 768; Passacaglia BWV 582.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in April 1992 at the Flentrop organ of Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (United States). Naxos 8.550704. 1 CD.
- Contrapunctus XVI-XIX; Partita sopra “Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig” BWV 768; Passacaglia BWV 582.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Transcriptions.
- Six Concertos BWV 592-597; Trios BWV 585 & 586; Aria BWV 587.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in May 1993 at the Flentrop organ of St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, Washington (United States). Naxos 8.550936. 1 CD.
- Six Concertos BWV 592-597; Trios BWV 585 & 586; Aria BWV 587.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Chorales from the Leipzig Manuscript Vol. 1.
- Chorales BWV 651-658; Toccata, Adagio & Fugue BWV 564.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in June 1993 at the Taylor and Boody organ at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts (United States). Naxos 8.550901. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 651-658; Toccata, Adagio & Fugue BWV 564.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Chorales from the Leipzig Manuscript Vol. 2.
- Chorales BWV 659-668; Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her"Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her"The Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" , BWV 769, are a set of five variations in canon for organ with two manuals and pedals by Johann Sebastian Bach on the Christmas hymn by Martin Luther of the same name...
BWV 769.- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in June 1993 at the Taylor and Boody organ at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts (United States). Naxos 8.550927. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 659-668; Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her"
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavierübung III Vol. 1.
- Prelude BWV 552; Chorales BWV 669-681.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in July 1993 at the Silbermann organ of Freiberg Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.550930. 1 CD.
- Prelude BWV 552; Chorales BWV 669-681.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavierübung III Vol. 2.
- Chorales BWV 682-689; Duettos BWV 802-805; Fugue BWV 552.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in July 1993 at the Silbermann organ of Freiberg Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.550930. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 682-689; Duettos BWV 802-805; Fugue BWV 552.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Little Organ Book Vol. 1.
- Chorales BWV 599-617; Preludes & Fugues BWV 531 & 534; Prelude BWV 568; Fantasia BWV 570; Fugue BWV 579.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in January 1994 at the Flentrop organ of Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (United States). Naxos 8.553031. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 599-617; Preludes & Fugues BWV 531 & 534; Prelude BWV 568; Fantasia BWV 570; Fugue BWV 579.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Little Organ Book Vol. 2.
- Chorales BWV 618-644; Fantasia BWV 562; Prelude & Fugue BWV 539.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in January 1994 at the Flentrop organ of Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (United States). Naxos 8.553032. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 618-644; Fantasia BWV 562; Prelude & Fugue BWV 539.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Works.
- Preludes & Fugues BWV 535 & 550; Partita sopra „O Gott, du frommer Gott“ BWV 767; Trio BWV 584; Fantasia super „Valet will ich dir geben“ BWV 736; Canzona BWV 588; Allabreve BWV 589.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in January 1994 at the Taylor and Boody organ at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts (United States). Naxos 8.553033. 1 CD.
- Preludes & Fugues BWV 535 & 550; Partita sopra „O Gott, du frommer Gott“ BWV 767; Trio BWV 584; Fantasia super „Valet will ich dir geben“ BWV 736; Canzona BWV 588; Allabreve BWV 589.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Kirnberger Chorales and other organ works Vol. 1.
- Chorales BWV 690-701; Preludes & Fugues BWV 549 & 566; Partita sopra „Christ, der du bist der helle Tag“ BWV 766; Fugue BWV 574.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Naxos 8.553134. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 690-701; Preludes & Fugues BWV 549 & 566; Partita sopra „Christ, der du bist der helle Tag“ BWV 766; Fugue BWV 574.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Kirnberger Chorales and other organ works Vol. 2.
- Chorales BWV 702-713; Toccata & Fugue BWV 540; Fugues BWV 576 & 578; Partita sopra „Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen“ BWV 770.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Naxos 8.553135. 1 CD.
- Chorales BWV 702-713; Toccata & Fugue BWV 540; Fugues BWV 576 & 578; Partita sopra „Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen“ BWV 770.
- Dietrich Buxtehude: The complete works for organ.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. St. Martin's Cathedral, Colmar, Metzler organ of the Catholic Church, Zurzach, Switzerland, Metzler organ of the Catholic Citizen Church, Frauenfeld, Switzerland, and the Metzler organ of the Jesuit's Church, Luzern. Germany: Bellaphon Records, 1982-1984. 9 CDs.
- Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works Vol. 3.
- Prelude & Fugue BuxWV 146; Ciacona BuxWV159; Te Deum laudamus BuxWV 218; Passacaglia BuxWV 161; Prelude BuxWV 142; Chorales BuxWV 180, 182-186.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in March 2002 at the John Brombaugh organ of Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, Oregon (United States). Naxos 8.555991. 1 CD.
- Prelude & Fugue BuxWV 146; Ciacona BuxWV159; Te Deum laudamus BuxWV 218; Passacaglia BuxWV 161; Prelude BuxWV 142; Chorales BuxWV 180, 182-186.
- François Couperin: Messe solemnelle à l'usage des paroisses.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Callinet organ in St. Martins-Kirche in Masevaux, France. Germany: Bellaphon Records, 1983. 1 LP.
- César Franck: Complete organ works.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded February 1983 at the Cathédrale St. Croix, Orléans, France. Bietigheim, Germany: Bayer Records, 1990. BR 100 091-93. 3 CDs.
- Jean Adam Guilain: Suites for organ.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Rieger Organ of the Abteikirche, Marienstatt. Neckargemünd, Germany: Da Camera, 1974. DaCa 93 263. 1 LP.
- Felix Mendelssohn: Complete organ works.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded on the Silbermann organ in Saint Pierre-le-Jeune, Strassburg, and the Metzler organ in the Jesuitenkirche, Lucerne, during the summer of 1982. Düsseldorf, Germany: Schwann Musica Mundi, 1983. 3 LPs.
- Olivier Messiaen: La Nativité du Seigneur.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded February 1983 at the Cathédrale St. Croix in Orléans, France. Heilbronn: Bayer Records, 1988. BR 100 004. 1 CD.
- Johann Pachelbel: Organ Works Vol. 1.
- Prelude in d; Fantasia in g; Toccatas in C, C,c, e & g; Ricercari in c & f-sharp; Fugues in C, D & d; Komm, Gott Schöpfer heilger Geist; Gott der Vater wohn uns bei; Ciaconas in d & f; Three Christmas Chorales.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in September 1998 at St. Peter and Paul, Weissenau (Germany). Naxos 8.554380. 1 CD.
- Prelude in d; Fantasia in g; Toccatas in C, C,c, e & g; Ricercari in c & f-sharp; Fugues in C, D & d; Komm, Gott Schöpfer heilger Geist; Gott der Vater wohn uns bei; Ciaconas in d & f; Three Christmas Chorales.
- Max Reger: Organ works.
- Two Chorale Fantasias op. 40; Chorale Fantasia on "Wachet auf" op. 52 No. 2.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Rieger Organ of the Abteikirche, Marienstatt. Neckargemünd, Germany: Da Camera, 1976. 1 LP.
- Two Chorale Fantasias op. 40; Chorale Fantasia on "Wachet auf" op. 52 No. 2.
- Max Reger: Organ works.
- Monologue op. 63 (excerpts), 52 easy preludes to common evangelical chorales op. 67 (excerpts).
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Rieger Organ of the Abteikirche, Marienstatt. Neckargemünd, Germany: Da Camera, 1978. 1 LP.
- Monologue op. 63 (excerpts), 52 easy preludes to common evangelical chorales op. 67 (excerpts).
- Max Reger zum 125. Geburtstag.
- Variations and Fugue on a theme by Mozart op. 132a for two pianos; Fantasia and fugue on BACH op. 46; Chorale Fantasia on "Halleluja! Gott zu loben" op. 52 No. 3.
- Wolfgang Rübsam (op. 52) and Andreas Rothkopf (op. 46), pianos and organ. Recorded September 1998 at Fulda Cathedral (op. 46 & 52) and the Hochschule für Musik Saar in Saarbrücken, Germany (op. 132a). Mainz: Wergo, 1998.
- Variations and Fugue on a theme by Mozart op. 132a for two pianos; Fantasia and fugue on BACH op. 46; Chorale Fantasia on "Halleluja! Gott zu loben" op. 52 No. 3.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 1.
- Sonata I in c minor op. 28; Sonata II in A-Flat major op. 65; Sonata III in G major op. 88; Sonata IV in a minor op. 98.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in June 1998 at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.554212. 1 CD.
- Sonata I in c minor op. 28; Sonata II in A-Flat major op. 65; Sonata III in G major op. 88; Sonata IV in a minor op. 98.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 2.
- Sonata V in f-sharp minor op. 111; Sonata VI in e-flat minor op. 119; Sonata VII in f minor op. 127.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in June 1998 at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.554213. 1 CD.
- Sonata V in f-sharp minor op. 111; Sonata VI in e-flat minor op. 119; Sonata VII in f minor op. 127.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 3.
- Sonata VIII in e minor op. 132; Sonata IX in b-flat minor op. 142; Ten Trios op. 49.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.554549. 1 CD.
- Sonata VIII in e minor op. 132; Sonata IX in b-flat minor op. 142; Ten Trios op. 49.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 4.
- Sonata X in b minor op. 146; Sonata XI in d minor op. 148; Trios op. 189 Nos. 1-5.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.554809. 1 CD.
- Sonata X in b minor op. 146; Sonata XI in d minor op. 148; Trios op. 189 Nos. 1-5.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 5.
- Sonata XII in D-flat major op. 154; Sonata XIII in E-flat major op. 161; Trios op. 189 Nos. 6-12.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in January 2002 at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.557184. 1 CD.
- Sonata XII in D-flat major op. 154; Sonata XIII in E-flat major op. 161; Trios op. 189 Nos. 6-12.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 6.
- Sonata XIV in C major op. 165; Sonata XV in D major op. 168; Sonata XVI in g-sharp minor op. 175.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in April 2007 at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.570313. 1 CD.
- Sonata XIV in C major op. 165; Sonata XV in D major op. 168; Sonata XVI in g-sharp minor op. 175.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 7.
- Sonata XVII in B major op. 181 (Fantasie-Sonata); Sonata XVIII in A major op. 188; Prelude and Fugue in D minor JWV 10; Monologues op. 162 Nos. 1-6.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in May 2007 at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.570314. 1 CD.
- Sonata XVII in B major op. 181 (Fantasie-Sonata); Sonata XVIII in A major op. 188; Prelude and Fugue in D minor JWV 10; Monologues op. 162 Nos. 1-6.
- Josef Rheinberger: Organ Works Vol. 8.
- Sonata XIX in G minor op. 193; Sonata XX in F major op. 196 ("Zur Friedensfeier"); Prelude and Fugue in C minor JWV 16.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded in May 2007 at the Sauer/Rieger organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Naxos 8.570315. 1 CD.
- Sonata XIX in G minor op. 193; Sonata XX in F major op. 196 ("Zur Friedensfeier"); Prelude and Fugue in C minor JWV 16.
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Selected Organ Works.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. D.C. Gloger organ in St. Nikolai Church, Cadenberge, Germany. Neckargemünd, Germany: Da Camera, 1974. 1 LP.
- Louis Vierne: Pièces de Fantaisie.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded September 1983 at St. François-de-Sales in Lyon, France. Bietigheim, Germany: Bayer Records, 1989. 2 CDs.
- Louis Vierne: Complete organ works Vol. 1&2.
- Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Pièces en style libre op. 31 (Nos. 1-6), Triptyque op. 58.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded 1992-1993 at St. François-de-Sales, Lyon, and St. Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France. Saarbrücken, Germany: IFO Records, 1999. 2 CDs.
- Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Pièces en style libre op. 31 (Nos. 1-6), Triptyque op. 58.
- Louis Vierne: Complete organ works.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded at St. François-de-Sales, Lyon, St. Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France, and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago. Saarbrücken, Germany: IFO Records, 2009 (in preparation). 8 CDs.
- Johann Gottfried Walther: 15 Barockkonzerte für Orgel nach verschiedenen Meistern der deutschen und italienischen Schule.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded 1982 at the Cathedral of St. Martin in Colmar, France. Cologne, Germany: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 1982. 3 LPs.
- Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony No. 5 op. 42.
- & Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique op. 70.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded February 1983 at the Cathedral of St. Croix in Orléans, France. Germany: Signum, 1983. 1 LP.
- & Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique op. 70.
- The C.B. Fisk Organ, Opus 101, at Southern Methodist University.
- Works of Grigny (Pange lingua), Tournemire (Paraphrase-Carillon), Zwillich (Praeludium), Buxtehude (Praeludium in A Major, BuxWV 151), Bach (Trio Sonata VI in G Major, BWV 530), and Reger (Chorale Fantasia on "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", op. 52, No. 2).
- Robert T. Anderson (Grigny, Tournemire, Zwillich) und Wolfgang Rübsam (Buxtehude, Bach, Reger), organ. Recorded in June 1994 (Anderson) and July 1994 (Rübsam) on the C. B. Fisk organ at Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Valparaiso, IN: RMC Classics, 1994. 1 CD.
- Works of Grigny (Pange lingua), Tournemire (Paraphrase-Carillon), Zwillich (Praeludium), Buxtehude (Praeludium in A Major, BuxWV 151), Bach (Trio Sonata VI in G Major, BWV 530), and Reger (Chorale Fantasia on "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", op. 52, No. 2).
- Orchestral Dreams.
- Works of Percy Whitlock (Sonata in c minor) and Louis Vierne (Adagio from Symphony VI op. 59; Marche triomphale op. 46).
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded 1992 (Vierne) and 1997 (Whitlock) at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago. Saarbrücken, Germany: IFO Records, 2003. 1 CD.
- Works of Percy Whitlock (Sonata in c minor) and Louis Vierne (Adagio from Symphony VI op. 59; Marche triomphale op. 46).
- The romantic organ.
- Works of Edward Elgar (Sonata op. 28), Max Reger (Straf mich nicht op. 40 No. 2), Charles-Marie Widor (Toccata from Symphony No. 5), and Franz Liszt (Ad nos).
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded November 1988 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago. Bietigheim: Bayer Records, 1988. BR 100 049. 1 CD.
- Works of Edward Elgar (Sonata op. 28), Max Reger (Straf mich nicht op. 40 No. 2), Charles-Marie Widor (Toccata from Symphony No. 5), and Franz Liszt (Ad nos).
- Soli Deo Gloria: The Reddel Memorial Organ.
- Works of Marchand, Bach, Scheidemann, Buxtehude, Widor and Dupré.
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded 1996 at the Chapel of the Resurrection, Valparaiso University, Indiana. Valparaiso, IN: VUCA Media, 1999. 1 CD.
- Works of Marchand, Bach, Scheidemann, Buxtehude, Widor and Dupré.
- Wolfgang Rübsam live in concert.
- Works of Louis Vierne, Max Reger ("Wachet auf" op. 52 No. 2), Julius Reubke (94th Psalm), and Jehan Alain (Trois Danses).
- Wolfgang Rübsam, organ. Recorded February 2003 on the Stahlhut/Jann organ at St. Martin in Dudelange, Luxembourg. Saarbrücken, Germany: IFO Records, 2003. 1 CD.
- Works of Louis Vierne, Max Reger ("Wachet auf" op. 52 No. 2), Julius Reubke (94th Psalm), and Jehan Alain (Trois Danses).