Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. In memory of my dear godson max hanfried poppen, from frau max reger, munich april 1937. Bach was written for piano but its richness and virtuosity exceed the scope of the instrument. Complete organ works performed by bernard haas, ludger lohmann, josef still, hansjurgen kaiser, stefan frank, martin welzel, edgar krapp, christian barthen, kirsten sturm, wolfgang rubsam. Your selections total more than the whole disc price. This twocd set features roberto marini performing max reger complete organ works at the sauer organ of the erloserkirche, bad homburg, germany. Max reger composer 18731916 play streams in full or download mp3 from. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He worked as a concert pianist, as a musical director at the leipzig university church, as a professor at the royal conservatory in leipzig, and as a music director at the court of duke georg ii of saxemeiningen.
Born in bavaria, he was a pupil of the important theorist hugo riemann and taught at the university of leipzig before his appointment as conductor of the meiningen court orchestra in 1911. Discs 1 12 present an overview of the complete organ works of max reger in manageable units. In the late 80s and early 90s haas recorded the complete reger organ music for mdg on twelve cds. Complete organ works, an album by max reger, various artists on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In january 2008 the max reger institut mri, located in karlsruhe, germany, has initiated the first ever scholarlycritical edition of works by max reger. This new recording contains three monumental organ works by max reger. Other features shown are translation of titles, key, scoring, year of composition, genre, information about texts and their authors, a link to the maxreger institute, which provides detailed information about times of composition. This is the magnificent set regularly maligned by reger purists. Bernhard buttmann reger complete organ works series page 1. Max reger composer 18731916 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical. Max reger was a german composer of the lateromantic period. Poppen perhaps the son of reger biographer hermann poppen, 18851956. His extensive series of works for the instrument include the popular toccata and fugue in d minor and fantasy and fugue on bach, the symphonic fantasia and fugue, which he called his most technically challenging, and the glorious sequence of choral preludes, a body of work of huge. At long last max reger s complete organ works are available again in one box set.
A new influence was the anglogerman organist and conductor karl straube, and thereafter the rich flow of reger s organ works music that greatly extended the instruments expressive vocabularyregularly enriched the repertory. Easy max reger sheet music high quality, pure digital sheet music to download and print with audio music files. He composed the work in three groups in 1915 and 1916. As a goody for all reger fans the complete organ arrangements of works by johann sebastian bach are also part of this edition.
Complete organ works box set rosalinde haas on allmusic 1991. Previous sheet music next sheet music 30 little chorale preludes op. Complete organ works classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Johann baptist joseph maximilian reger 19 march 1873 11 may 1916, commonly known as max reger, was a german composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. The exception organist martin schmeding has recorded the complete organ works by max reger on a total of 17 volumes, and without exception on. Max reger complete organ works played by david goode volume 1. Max reger 18731916 was the greatest german composer for organ after johann sebastian bach. Max reger was the greatest german composer for organ since johann sebastian bach. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. Max reger 1873 1916 reger enjoys a particularly high reputation among organists, to whose repertoire he made important additions. Other features shown are translation of titles, key, scoring, year of composition, genre, information about texts and their authors, a link to the max reger institute, which provides detailed information about times of composition.
Alphabetical listing of all musical works return to top of page how. Reger complete organ works cybele records 051500 sg. His extensive series of works for the instrument include the popular toccata and fugue in d minor and fantasy and fugue on bach, the symphonic fantasia and fugue, which he called his most technically challenging, and the glorious sequence of choral preludes, a body of work of huge complexity and. Complete organ works in 7 volumes volume 5 by max reger.
Complete organ works in 7 volumes by max reger 18731916. The titles of seven individual character pieces reflect aspects of world war i and christian feasts. After time in weiden and munich he moved to leipzig as musical director at the leipzig university. Back in april 2015 we had a taster of this edition of max reger s complete organ works in the first three volumes which arrived as loose card cd slipcases. In 1901 he settled in munich, where he taught organ and composition, and from 1907 he worked in leipzig, where he was music director of the university. A new influence was the anglogerman organist and conductor karl straube, and thereafter the rich flow of regers organ worksmusic that greatly extended the instruments expressive vocabularyregularly enriched the repertory. In 1904 max reger wrote what was to be the first in a major sequence of variations on themes by his great predecessors. Sep 25, 2012 reger s beautiful benedictus on the bangor cathedral organ. Shop and buy complete organ works in 7 volumes sheet music. For the form of many of his larger pieces he took bachs music as a starting. He generally favors slower tempos, in comparison to rosalinde haas, whose complete reger cycle for mdg remains the version of reference. Cd 2, 3 max reger complete organ works on the most beautiful romantic organs in prague. Easy max reger sheet music to download, high quality, interactive with audio files. Written for intermediate or intermediate advanced players, includes digital sheet music to print instantly.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The organ sonatas are not written in the traditional sonata form, but use the generic title sonata for a 3 or 4 movement work of contrasting character. All twelve are gathered in this box set that sells at a reduced price, averaging out to a little less than four dollars per disc. Easy max reger sheet music download sheet music at virtual. Complete organ works 6 from max reger buy now in stretta sheet. Chorale fantasias breitkopf urtext on the basis of the reger complete edition music score urtext edition. Yes, its a bargain, but only diehard reger acolytes or organ buffs would truly care about all this obscure music. Organ method or collection ebook written by max reger. The exception organist martin schmeding has recorded the complete organ works by max reger on a total of 17 volumes, and without exception on different historic organs from reger time and the very first time in onedimensional cd layer, twodimensional surround sound as well as in threedimensional sound quality 3dbinauralstereo sacdstereo version. This twocd set features roberto marini performing max reger complete organ works at the kuhn organ of saint johann church in schaffhausen. Click here to download the full sleeve notes as a adobe acrobatpdf file click here max reger, the reluctant revolutionary. Choral and organ music by max reger reger carusverlag. His extensive series of works for the instrument include the. Born in brand, bavaria, reger studied music in munich and wiesbaden with hugo riemann.
His huge chamber music output, consisting of nine sonatas for violin and piano and many other works, is an important body of work. Actually, she isnt too fast at all, and her choice of organ is inspired in its and her ability to clarify reger s dense polyphony. Reger, m organ works complete 16cd box set max reger was the greatest german composer for organ since johann sebastian bach. For the form of many of his larger pieces he took bachs music as a starting point. Max reger bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Complete organ works by various artists year of production 2015. Complete works by max reger 18731916 complete works. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. Reger was born in brand, bavaria on march 19, 1873, and grew up in weiden. All albums by the composer max reger available to download and stream in high quality. Max reger has long been neglected by academic research. Max reger 18731916 complete organ works martin schmeding organ rec.
Back in april 2015 we had a taster of this edition of max regers complete organ works in the first three volumes which. He comes fully armed to the challenge, deftly employing the formidable resources of bath abbeys klais organ to tackle and tame reger s combustible contrapuntalism and fierce technical demands choir and organ this 2 disc set is available from signum. The noteheads in the manuscript that appear to be xs are simply his way of writing notes that cross a ledger line. Shop and buy complete organ works in 7 volumes volume 5 sheet music. Complete organ works by martin schmeding, max reger edition, none from amazons classical music store. The compositions are based on traditional german hymns, sometimes combining several in one piece. His extensive series of works for the instrument include the popular toccata and fugue in d minor and fantasy and fugue on bach, the symphonic fantasia and fugue, which he called his most technically challenging, and the glorious sequence of choral preludes, a body of work of huge complexity and transparency. His extensive series of works for the instrument include the popular toccata and fugue in d minor and fantasy and fugue on bach, the symphonic fantasia and fugue, which he called his most technically challenging, and the glorious sequence of choral preludes, a. At 11, he began studies with organist adalbert lindner. At long last max regers complete organ works are available again in one box set. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read organ works, op. May 11, 1916 was a german composer, organist, pianist and teacher. The last giant, a documentary film about the life and works of max reger, was released on 6 dvds around december 2016 to mark the 100th anniversary of reger s death.
He studied organ and violin with his father, and piano with his mother. Following the death of johann sebastian bach, organ music suffered something of a decline, becoming an obsolete genre that not even the contributions of mendelssohn and liszt could satisfactorily rehabilitate. The list of fugues and fugal pieces written for organ, here. Max reger was a paradoxical combination of radical and reactionary.
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