Reger Collection
Composer
Max Reger
Artist
Various artists
Format
11 CD
Cat. number
94663
EAN code
5028421946634
Release
April 2013
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About this release
Inspired to follow a career in music after attending a performance of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, celebrated composer Max Reger began his musical endeavours as an organist. His compositional style gradually developed, and today his name is synonymous with the schools of Brahms and Beethoven, his two greatest influences.
This extensive collection provides a showcase of Reger’s finest music. Although the composer generally avoided large-scale works such as the symphony, some of his Variations nevertheless have a symphonic feel: the J.A. Hiller Variations, which enjoyed much popularity during the composer’s lifetime; the resplendent Fugue finale of the Beethoven Variations; and the Mozart Variations, long considered a masterpiece. The selection also includes his Concertos, both of which have a distinctly Brahmsian quality, his magnificent Chorale Preludes for organ, as well as music for voice – including the renowned Lied To Hope, reminiscent of Wagner’s Tristan, the Hymn of Love and several sacred songs. Reger further proved his versatility by writing A Ballet Suite, something so unlike anything else he had written that the composer himself said of it: ‘[this] could be by any other composer, just not by me.’
The collection boasts a wealth of acclaimed conductors, soloists and orchestras including, among others, violinist Walter Hartwich, organist Wouter van den Broek, and conductors Heinz Rögner and Otmar Suitner.
Other information:
-In 2013, a Reger “Anniversary Year”, Brilliant Classics is proud to release a substantial Collection on 11 CD’s of this great and unjustly neglected composer.
- This set presents Reger’s best known works: the glorious orchestral Böcklin Suite, the Mozart-, Beethoven- and Hiller Variations, the mighty piano concerto and violin concerto, the beautiful clarinet quintet (not in the least inferior to Brahms’ masterpiece), the complete Chorale Fantasias for organ (Reger, organist himself, wrote extensively and superbly for his instrument) and a fine selection of choral works.
- Excellent performances by the finest German forces of the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, Staatkapelle Berlin and Dresden, and conductors like Franz Konwitchny, Günther Herbig and Otmar Suitner.
- Licenced treasures from the Berlin Classics catalogue.
- Contains extensive liner notes on the pieces as well as sung texts and organ disposition information.
Track list
Disk 1
1 Max Reger: A Ballet Suite, Op. 130: I. Entrée: Tempo di marcia
2 Max Reger: A Ballet Suite, Op. 130: II. Colombine: Adagietto (molto tranquillo)
3 Max Reger: A Ballet Suite, Op. 130: III. Harlequin: Vivace
4 Max Reger: A Ballet Suite, Op. 130: IV. Pierrot und Pierrette: Larghetto
5 Max Reger: A Ballet Suite, Op. 130: V. Valse d’amour: Sostenuto – Tempo di valse
6 Max Reger: A Ballet Suite, Op. 130: VI. Finale: Presto
7 Max Reger: Concerto in the Old Style, Op. 123: I. Allegro con spirito
8 Max Reger: Concerto in the Old Style, Op. 123: II. Largo
9 Max Reger: Concerto in the Old Style, Op. 123: III. Allegro
10 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Andante
11 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 1: Un poco più lento
12 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 2: Appassionato
13 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 3: Andantino grazioso
14 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 4: Vivace
15 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 5: Andante sostenuto
16 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 6: Allegretto con grazia
17 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 7: Poco vivace
18 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Variation 8: Allegro pomposo
19 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): Fugue: Con spirito (non troppo allegro)
Disk 2
1 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Theme: Andante grazioso
2 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 1: Più andante
3 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 2: Allegretto con grazia – Meno allegretto – Andante sostenuto – Largo
4 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 3: Vivace
5 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 4: Poco vivace
6 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 5: Andante sostenuto –Quasi più andante – Tempo primo – Più lento
7 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 6: Tempo di minuetto – Meno mosso – Tempo primo
8 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 7: Presto
9 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 8: Andante con moto
10 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 9: Allegro con spirito – Poco meno mosso – Tempo primo
11 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 10: Allegro appassionato
12 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Variation 11: Andante con moto – Più lento – Largo – Più largo
13 : Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: Fugue: Allegro moderato – Meno mosso – Tempo primo –Quasi largo – Più largo
Disk 3
1 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Andante grazioso
2 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 1: L’istesse tempo
3 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 2: Poco agitato
4 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 3: Con moto
5 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 4: Vivace
6 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 5: Quasi presto
7 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 6: Sostenuto
8 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 7: Andante grazioso
9 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 8: Molto sostenuto
10 Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Fugue: Allegretto grazioso
11 Max Reger: Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: I. The hermit playing the violin: Molto sostenuto
12 Max Reger: Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: II. The play of the waves: Vivace
13 Max Reger: Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: III. The isle of the dead: Molto sostenuto (doch nie schleppend)
14 Max Reger: Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: IV. Bacchanal: Vivace
Disk 4
1 Max Reger: Sinfonietta, Op. 90: I. Allegro moderato (quasi allegretto) –
2 Max Reger: Sinfonietta, Op. 90: II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio: Moderato
3 Max Reger: Sinfonietta, Op. 90: III. Larghetto
4 Max Reger: Sinfonietta, Op. 90: IV. Allegro con spirito – Più allegro
5 Max Reger: To Hope, Op. 124, for Alto and Orchestra
6 Max Reger: Hymn of Love, Op. 136, for Alto/Baritone and Orchestra
Disk 5
1 Max Reger: Violin Concerto, Op. 101: I. Allegro moderato
2 Max Reger: Violin Concerto, Op. 101: II. Largo con gran espressione –
3 Max Reger: Violin Concerto, Op. 101: III. Allegro moderato (ma con spirito)
Disk 6
1 Max Reger: Piano Concerto, Op. 114: I. Allegro moderato
2 Max Reger: Piano Concerto, Op. 114: II. Largo con gran espressione –
3 Max Reger: Piano Concerto, Op. 114: III. Allegro con spirito
Disk 7
1 Max Reger: Symphonic Prologue to a Tragedy, Op. 108 (short version): Grave – Allegro agitato – Andante sostenuto – Largo
2 Max Reger: A romantic suite, Op. 125: I. Notturno: Molto sostenuto
3 Max Reger: A romantic suite, Op. 125: II. Scherzo: Vivace
4 Max Reger: A romantic suite, Op. 125: III. Finale: Molto sostenuto
Disk 8
1 Max Reger: String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: I. Sostenuto – Allegro agitato
2 Max Reger: String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: II. Larghetto
3 Max Reger: String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: III. Scherzo: Vivace
4 Max Reger: String Trio in A Minor, Op. 77b: IV. Allegro con moto
5 Max Reger: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 146: I. Moderato ed amabile
6 Max Reger: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 146: II. Vivace
7 Max Reger: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 146: III. Largo
8 Max Reger: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 146: IV. Poco allegretto
Disk 9
1 Max Reger: Chorale Fantasia, Op. 27: Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott
2 Max Reger: Chorale Fantasia, Op. 30: Freu’ dich sehr, o meine Seele
3 Max Reger: Chorale Fantasias, Op. 40: Wie schön leucht’t uns der Morgenstern
4 Max Reger: Chorale Fantasias, Op. 40: Straf’ mich nicht in deinem Zorn
Disk 10
1 Max Reger: Chorale Fantasias, Op. 52: Alle Menschen müssen sterben
2 Max Reger: Chorale Fantasias, Op. 52: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
3 Max Reger: Chorale Fantasias, Op. 52: Halleluja! Gott zu loben, bleibe meine Seelenfreud
Disk 11
1 Max Reger: 8 Sacred Songs, Op. 138, for 4–8 Mixed Voices: No. 1: Der Mensch lebt und bestehet nur eine kleine Zeit
2 Max Reger: 8 Sacred Songs, Op. 138, for 4–8 Mixed Voices: No. 2: Morgengesang (Du höchstes Licht)
3 Max Reger: 8 Sacred Songs, Op. 138, for 4–8 Mixed Voices: No. 3: Nachtlied (Die Nacht ist kommen)
4 Max Reger: 8 Sacred Songs, Op. 138, for 4–8 Mixed Voices: No. 4: Unser lieben Frauen Traum
5 Max Reger: Sacred Songs, Op. 110, 5-part Motets for A Capella Choir: No. 1: Mein Odem is nicht schwach
6 Max Reger: Sacred Songs, Op. 110, 5-part Motets for A Capella Choir: No. 2: Ach, Herr, strafe mich nicht
7 Max Reger: Sacred Songs, Op. 110, 5-part Motets for A Capella Choir: No. 3: O Tod, wie bitter bist du