Reger Collection (1)

Reger Collection (1)
Composer Max Reger
Artist Various artists
Format 18 CD
Cat. number 97579
EAN code 5028421975795
Release December 2024

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Brilliant Classics have celebrated the 150th Anniversary of Reger’s birth last year by expanding their Reger Collection of a decade ago from 11 to 18 CDs.

Added to the original set, which presented Reger’s best known works – the glorious orchestral Böcklin Suite, the Mozart, Beethoven and Hiller Variations, the mighty piano and violin concertos, the beautiful clari- net quintet (not in the least inferior to Brahms’ masterpiece), the complete Chorale Fantasias for organ (Reger, an organist himself, wrote extensively and superbly for his instrument) and a fine selection of choral music– is a new set of chamber music including the Piano Trio, Flute-Violin-Viola Serenades, Clarinet-, Piano Sonatas and other works, and Reger’s compostitions for solo viola and for solo cello.

The transparency of the chamber music genre particularly highlights the composer’s absolute mastery of counterpoint.
Also new is an expanded keyboard section, with more works for the organ, so associated with Reger, including the Sonatas and Fantasy- Fugues, and a new solo piano CD recorded in 2023 by Eden Walker featuring Dreams by the Fireside and the Bach Variations and Fugue.

Other information:
Recordings date from 1973–2023
Booklet in English contains new liner notes by Peter Quantrill

Max Reger (1873-1916) was a prolific German composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher. His work spans the late Romantic and early Modern periods, characterized by complex counterpoint and rich harmonic language, deeply influenced by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Johannes Brahms.
Reger’s early musical education began with piano and organ lessons from his mother, and he later studied under Adalbert Lindner. His formal training took him to the conservatories in Sondershausen, where he studied with Hugo Riemann, and Wiesbaden (continuous studies with Hugo Rieman as well as with Albert Fuchs). Hugo Riemann in particular had a significant influence on Reger’s theoretical and compositional development. His early compositions, primarily for piano and organ, demonstrated his affinity for Bach’s counterpoint, which would become a hallmark of his style. In 1907, Reger was appointed as a professor at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he influenced a generation of musicians and composers. His output includes a vast array of compo- sitions: over 1,000 works encompassing organ pieces, piano music, chamber works, symphonies, choral works, and lieder. His organ compositions are particularly renowned for their technical demands and profound musical depth.
This comprehensive collection includes Reger’s orchestral works (Böcklin Suite, Variations on themes by Beethoven, Hiller and Mozart, violin concerto, piano concerto), organ works (the great Chorale Fantasias and Sonatas), chamber music (Clarinet Quintet, Piano Trio, Clarinet Sonatas, suites for viola and cello), piano music (Bach Variations, Träume am Kamin) and choral music.
Performed by excellent performers: Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Rundfunkchor Berlin, organists Roberto Marini and Adriano Falcioni and many others.

Listening

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): I. Variation 1. Un poco più lento
  12. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): II. Variation 2. Appassionato
  13. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): III. Variation 3. Andantino grazioso
  14. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): IV. Variation 4. Vivace
  15. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): V. Variation 5. Andante sostenuto
  16. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): VI. Variation 6. Allegretto con grazia
  17. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): VII. Variation 7. Poco vivace
  18. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): VIII. Variation 8. Allegro pomposo
  19. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 86 (arr. for orchestra): IX. Fugue. Con spirito (non troppo allegro)

Disk 2

  1. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: I. Theme. Andante grazioso
  2. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: II. Variation 1. Più andante
  3. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: III. Variation 2. Allegretto con grazia – Meno allegretto – Andante sostenuto – Largo
  4. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: IV. Variation 3. Vivace
  5. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: V. Variation 4. Poco vivace
  6. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: VI. Variation 5. Andante sostenuto –Quasi più andante – Tempo primo – Più lento
  7. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: VII. Variation 6. Tempo di minuetto – Meno mosso – Tempo primo
  8. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: VIII. Variation 7. Presto
  9. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: IX. Variation 8. Andante con moto
  10. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: X. Variation 9: Allegro con spirito – Poco meno mosso – Tempo primo
  11. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: XI. Variation 10. Allegro appassionato
  12. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.A. Hiller, Op. 100: XII. Variation 11. Andante con moto – Più lento – Largo – Più largo
  13. Max Reger: 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: I. Andante grazioso
  2. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: II. Variation 1. L’istesse tempo
  3. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: III. Variation 2. Poco agitato
  4. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: IV. Variation 3. Con moto
  5. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: V. Variation 4. Vivace
  6. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: VI. Variation 5. Quasi presto
  7. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: VII. Variation 6. Sostenuto
  8. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: VIII. Variation 7. Andante grazioso
  9. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: IX. 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
  6. Max Reger: Hymn of Love, Op. 136

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: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 102: I. Allegro moderato, ma con passione
  2. Max Reger: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 102: II. Allegretto
  3. Max Reger: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 102: III. Largo
  4. Max Reger: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 102: IV. Allegro con moto
  5. Max Reger: Serenade, Op. 77a: I. Allegro
  6. Max Reger: Serenade, Op. 77a: II. Andante semplice con variazioni
  7. Max Reger: Serenade, Op. 77a: III. Presto
  8. Max Reger: Serenade, Op. 141a: I. Vivace
  9. Max Reger: Serenade, Op. 141a: II. Larghetto
  10. Max Reger: Serenade, Op. 141a: III. Presto

Disk 10

  1. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 49: I. Allegro affanato
  2. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 49: II. Vivace
  3. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 49: III. Larghetto
  4. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 49: IV. Prestissimo assai
  5. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 49: I. Allegro dolente
  6. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 49: II. Vivacissimo
  7. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 49: III. Larghetto
  8. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 49: IV. Allegro affabile
  9. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Moderato
  10. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 107: II. Vivace – Adagio – Vivace
  11. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 107: III. Adagio
  12. Max Reger: Clarinet Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 107: IV. Allegretto con grazia (Vivace)
  13. Max Reger: Albumblatt in E-Flat Major, WoO II/13: I. Andante con moto
  14. Max Reger: Tarantella in G minor: I. Äußerst lebhaft

Disk 11

  1. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Op. 131c: I. Präludium
  2. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Op. 131c: II. Adagio
  3. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Op. 131c: III. Fuga
  4. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 131c: I. Präludium
  5. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 131c: II. Gavotte
  6. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 131c: III. Largo
  7. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 131c: IV. Gigue
  8. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 131c: I. Präludium
  9. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 131c: II. Scherzo
  10. Max Reger: Cello Suite No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 131c: III. Andante con variazioni

Disk 12

  1. Max Reger: Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: I. Molto sostenuto
  2. Max Reger: Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: II. Vivace
  3. Max Reger: Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: III. Andante sostenuto
  4. Max Reger: Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 131d: IV. Molto vivace
  5. Max Reger: Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: I. Con moto (non troppo vivace)
  6. Max Reger: Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: II. Andante
  7. Max Reger: Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: III. Allegretto
  8. Max Reger: Suite No. 2 in D Major, Op. 131d: IV. Vivace
  9. Max Reger: Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: I. Moderato
  10. Max Reger: Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: II. Vivace
  11. Max Reger: Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: III. Adagio
  12. Max Reger: Suite No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 131d: IV. Allegro vivace
  13. Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio Op .55 (No. 9 Op.posth) – Hommage à Paganini
  14. Krzysztof Penderecki: Cadenza per viola sola
  15. Benjamin Britten: Elegy
  16. Igor Stravinsky: Élégie, K072

Disk 13

  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 14

  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 15

  1. Max Reger: Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H in B-Flat Minor, Op. 46: I. Fantasy
  2. Max Reger: Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H in B-Flat Minor, Op. 46: II. Fugue
  3. Max Reger: Organ Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 33: I. Fantasy
  4. Max Reger: Organ Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 33: II. Intermezzo
  5. Max Reger: Organ Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 33: III. Passacaglia
  6. Max Reger: Organ Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 60: I. Improvisation
  7. Max Reger: Organ Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 60: II. Invocation
  8. Max Reger: Organ Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 60: III. Introduction
  9. Max Reger: Organ Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 60: IV. Fugue

Disk 16

  1. Max Reger: Symphonische Fantasie und Fuge in D Minor, Op. 57 ‘Inferno Fantasie’: I. Fantasie
  2. Max Reger: Symphonische Fantasie und Fuge in D Minor, Op. 57 ‘Inferno Fantasie’: II. Fuge
  3. Max Reger: Fantasie und Fuge in D Minor, Op. 135b: I. Fantasie
  4. Max Reger: Fantasie und Fuge in D Minor, Op. 135b: II. Fuge
  5. Max Reger: Introduktion, Passacaglia und Fuge in E Minor, Op. 127: I. Introduktion
  6. Max Reger: Introduktion, Passacaglia und Fuge in E Minor, Op. 127: II. Passacaglia
  7. Max Reger: Introduktion, Passacaglia und Fuge in E Minor, Op. 127: III. Fuge

Disk 17

  1. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: I. Thema. Andante (quasi adagio)
  2. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: II. Variation I. L’istesso tempo
  3. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: III. Variation II. (sempre espressivo ed assai legato)
  4. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: IV. Variation III. Grave assai
  5. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: V. Variation IV. Vivace
  6. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: VI. Variation V. Vivace
  7. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: VII. Variation VI. Allegro moderato
  8. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: VIII. Variation VII. Adagio
  9. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: IX. Variation VIII. Vivace
  10. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: X. Variation IX. Grave e sempre molto espressivo
  11. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: XI. Variation X. Poco vivace
  12. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: XII. Variation XI. Allegro agitato
  13. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: XIII. Variation XII. Andante sostenuto
  14. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: XIV. Variation XIII. Vivace
  15. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: XV. Variation XIV. Con moto
  16. Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81: XVI. Fugue – Sostenuto –Più moto – Adagio
  17. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: I. Larghetto in B-Flat Major
  18. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: II. Con moto in E-Flat Major – Andante
  19. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: III. Molto adagio in A Major
  20. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: IV. Allegretto grazioso in E major – Andante – Tempo primo
  21. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: V. Agitato in B Minor
  22. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: VI. Poco vivace in A-Flat Major – Molto sostenuto – Tempo primo – Andante
  23. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: VII. Molto sostenuto in D Major
  24. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: VIII. Vivace (Etüde) in C Major
  25. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: IX. Larghetto in E-Flat Major
  26. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: X. Vivace (Humoreske) in D Minor – Meno mosso – Vivace – Un poco meno mosso – Adagio
  27. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: XI. Andantino in G Minor
  28. Max Reger: Träume am Kamin, Op. 143: XII. Larghetto in D Major (Studie)

Disk 18

  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